A Deplorable Scheme of Falsification and Accusations — Page 12
Against the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama’at and Its Background [ 12 ] In 1974, before the Bhutto government made its decision, the representatives of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at testified for fourteen days before the National Assembly. The Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at also presented its viewpoint in writing. During the testimony, the government, which was shrewdly clever, realised that making the National Assembly proceedings accessible to the public would not serve its objectives but might have a reverse effect. They feared that the world, instead of acknowledging the proceedings as due process where the Ahmad i s were given every right, might conclude quite the opposite. It seemed conceivable that as a result of these deliberations, the world might view the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at as oppressed and persecuted. The Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at presented such forceful and convincing arguments, which were logical as well as authentic, that no one could conclude that it was non- Muslim. Therefore, the government circumvented this impending danger by making the recording of the National Assembly proceedings unlawful. It also decided not to make the proceedings public. How Pakistan Would React to the Truth Once a member of the National Assembly was asked why they do not publish the proceedings and expose the falsehood of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jam a ‘at, as they