Ahmadi Man Killed in Punjab Shooting; Police Probe Suspected Targeted Attack

An Ahmadi community member was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Punjab province, with police investigating it as a suspected targeted killing. The victim, Mirza Safdar, died after being attacked near Mandi Bahauddin. Safdar was reportedly traveling home after closing his workshop when two armed men followed him and opened fire near the Eidgah area before fleeing. Police took his body into custody and began legal formalities, though the attackers' identities and motives remain unknown. The attack has raised concerns within Pakistan's Ahmadi community, which has faced legal discrimination since a 1974 constitutional amendment declared Ahmadis non-Muslims. Mandi Bahauddin has a history of anti-Ahmadi violence, including a 2005 attack on a place of worship that killed eight people.