1953 Lahore riots
The Lahore riots of 1953 were a series of violent riots against the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, an Islamic sect, mainly in the city of Lahore, Pakistan as well as the rest of Punjab, which were eventually quelled by the Pakistan Army who declared three months of martial law. The demonstrations began in February 1953, soon escalating into citywide incidents, including looting, arson and the murder of somewhere between 200 and 2000 Ahmadis, while thousands more were left displaced. Unable to contain the increasingly widespread civil disorder, Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad handed over the administration of the city to the army under Lieutenant General Azam Khan, imposing martial law on March 6.
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1953 Lahore riots
The Lahore riots of 1953 were a series of violent riots against the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, an Islamic sect, mainly in the city of Lahore, Pakistan as well as the rest of Punjab, which were eventually quelled by the Pakistan Army who declared three months of martial law. The demonstrations began in February 1953, soon escalating into citywide incidents, including looting, arson and the murder of somewhere between 200 and 2000 Ahmadis, while thousands more were left displaced. Unable to contain the increasingly widespread civil disorder, Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad handed over the administration of the city to the army under Lieutenant General Azam Khan, imposing martial law on March 6.
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The Lahore riots of 1953 were ...... posing martial law on March 6.
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Лахорские волнения 1953 года — ...... есто него Мухаммада Али Богра.
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between 200 and 2000 Ahmadis killed 3 Jawans and 1 NCO of Baloch Regiment killed in riots
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Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-IslamMajlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatme Nabuwwat
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1953-02-01
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*dismissal of theKhwaja Nazimuddingovernment byGhulam Muhammad
*lifting ofmartial lawover Lahore
*mass anti-Ahmadiviolence ended
Decisive military suppression of riots
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(Badshahi Mosque, Lahore)
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The Lahore riots of 1953 were ...... posing martial law on March 6.
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Лахорские волнения 1953 года — ...... вел военное положение 6 марта.
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1953 Lahore riots
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Лахорские волнения
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Lahore riots of 1953
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