Washington DC, Oct. 16 -- The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan body of the US House of Representatives, has opposed a gruesome assault on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan and called on the US State Department to act decisively to ensure the protection of religious minorities.

The Commission's statement came after six Ahmadiyyas were shot and injured when gunmen attacked the Bait-ul-Mehdi mosque in Rabwah during Friday prayers, as reported by Rabwah Times.

According to Rabwah Times, in a post on X, the Commission termed the incident an "appalling attack" and urged the US government to use the diplomatic leverage granted under Pakistan's designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).

"@StateDept must use ...