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Pakistan's Ahmadiyya Problem
A controversial appointment that shed light on Pakistan's Amaddiyya community.
Last week Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, appointed a renowned Pakistani economist to an advisory economics panel. But Professor Mian is also a member of the Ahmadiyya religious community, which many Muslims consider to be sacrilegious. Following protests he resigned. So why do the Ahmadiyya stir such passions in Pakistan? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Urdu's Khalid Karamat explains.
Image: A man cries as he prays at the graves of victims killed in attacks against Ahmadiyya community mosques in 2010.
Credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
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