LAHORE: The Hindus and the Sikhas having failed to “drive the Musalmans out of the Punjab” by resorting to violence, have now started a campaign of harassment of Musalmans in the Punjab. It is surprising to note that the guardians of law and order in the Province, the Police, have succumbed to … rank communalism. Stories are coming in of how the Hindu and Sikh police officials harass the Muslim residents in their jurisdictions with utter disregard of … decency and … rules. The Muslim women are the worst sufferers… . Even though the Punjab has a full-fledged Women’s Constabulary, Muslim women are searched by Hindu and Sikh male officers.

[Meanwhile, according to reports from Pesha­war,] A huge procession was taken out in defiance of the Frontier Ban from the City Muslim League Office today [April 9]. The procession was heavily teargassed… . The … teargas bombs failed to break the demonstration.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2022