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Violence against the Ahmadis has increased in the recent past. Incidentally, the Ahmadis are known for not supporting violent Jihadist movements. They uphold high standards of education in their community. For example, Mohammad Abdus Salam, who received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1974, belonged to this religious group. The words The First Muslim Nobel Laureate was originally inscribed on his tombstone, but the word Muslim was erased later all sanctioned by the Pakistani state.

The situation of the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan can be compared to that of the Romani or the Jews in Europe. Any suggestion of providing basic rights to the Ahmadiyya is enough to trigger massive protests and even riots among Muslim extremists, who then are allowed to dictate terms to the sitting government and even the military leaders. In recent years, several leading politicians and human rights activists who have attempted to soften the Sharia laws in Pakistan have been assassinated by extremists in Pakistan.