The Riots of 1953 — Page 1
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful, We praise Him and invoke His blessings on His noble Prophet. ——— Before the Hon’ble the Court of Enquiry constituted under Ordinance III of 1953, High Court, Lahore. Written statement on behalf of the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan Rabwah, named as a party by order dated 1. 7. 53 by the Hon’ble Court. ——— Respectfully sheweth:- 1. By order dated the 1 st July, 1953, the Hon’ble Court of Enquiry has been pleased to implead the Sadr (Central) Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Pakistan, Rabwah (hereinafter referred to as the Anjuman) as a party to the present proceedings and has directed it to state its case on each of the terms of reference, namely; i - Responsibility for the disturbances, ii - Circumstances that led to the declaration of Martial Law on the 6 th of March, 1953, and iii - Adequacy or otherwise of the measures taken by the Provincial Civil Authorities to pre v ent and subsequently, to deal with the disturbances, and particularly its attitude towards the Ahrar-Ahmadiyya controversy. 2. In order to ascertain accurately the causes of the recent disturbances it is necessary to examine the antecedents of the Ahrar in pre-partition India and in the light of these antecedents to assess the nature of their activities in Pakistan and the motives