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Ahmadi Man Killed by Mob in Karachi During Anti-Blasphemy Rally

Police investigate the fatal attack on Laeeq Cheema as Ahmadis face escalating threats and state inaction in Pakistan.

Police officers arrive to control the situation as supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community at outside their place of worship, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Paramilitary soldiers and police officers stand guard at outside the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community's place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Police officers stand guard at outside the Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community's place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)
Police officers rescue members of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community from their place of worship, where supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or TLP party hold a demonstration against the Ahmadi, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP P hoto/Fareed Khan)

Overview

  • Laeeq Cheema, an Ahmadi man, was beaten to death by a mob in Karachi during a rally led by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters near an Ahmadi worship site.
  • The mob, reportedly chanting anti-Ahmadi slogans, attacked Cheema with sticks and bricks, according to police and community representatives.
  • Police have detained 25 Ahmadis for their safety and deployed additional forces in Karachi, while investigations into the killing continue.
  • The Ahmadi community, legally declared non-Muslim in Pakistan since 1974, has faced decades of systemic persecution, including over 280 killings since 1984.
  • Human rights groups criticize the Pakistani state for failing to protect the Ahmadi minority, citing complicity in their ongoing marginalization and violence.