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Qazi Nigah Mustafa Chishti, affiliated with Markaz Ahl-e-Sunnat Jamia Masjid Hameed Shah Company Bagh, Sargodha, is reportedly distributing forced conversion certificates to Christians in the region. He is also known to hold positions as a district member of the Peace Committee and divisional president of the Interfaith Harmony Committee.
This deeply troubling situation raises several questions:
Why are local Christian political, social, and religious leaders silent?
Why has no legal action been taken?
Why is this individual, openly issuing such certificates, being protected from any institutional accountability?
Such actions not only violate basic human rights, but also create widespread fear and distress among Pakistani Christians, both within the country and abroad. The silence of authorities and influential leaders further fuels suspicion and mistrust.
We urge human rights organizations, media, and responsible authorities to investigate and act immediately before the situation worsens. Religious freedom is not optional—it’s a constitutional right. Let us not allow it to be trampled under the guise of “peace committees.”
