ON Dec 14 I read in Dawn with great anguish the news of the anti-Ahmadi riots in Chakwal district. It was not a spontaneous riot and the trouble had been simmering for a long time. The Ahmadya community had even lodged a complaint with the administration, but it appears no preventive measures were taken.

There is a need for educating the people on this issue and inculcating in them the virtue of tolerance. Persecuting minorities is against the injunctions of Islam.

Salahuddin Mirza

Karachi

Published in Dawn December 25th, 2016