Islamabad, May 21 -- Amnesty International has issued a strongly worded open letter to Pakistan's Punjab provincial government, accusing Pakistani authorities of enabling "structural and persistent discrimination" against the Ahmadiyya community and warning of escalating repression.

The organisation said Ahmadis in Pakistan continue to face harassment, unlawful restrictions on worship, arbitrary arrests, violence, and administrative discrimination, particularly during major Islamic festivals. Amnesty urged the provincial government to take "immediate and preventive measures" to protect the community's fundamental rights, including freedom of religion, peaceful assembly, and equality before the law.

According to the letter, authorities a...