Declaring Ahmadis non-Muslim triggered ever-narrower definitions of Islam in Pakistan

Evidence

Another result of this shift in Bhutto’s focus was the declaration in 1974 that the Ahmediyya community should no longer be recognized as Muslims within Pakistan owing to heterodox aspects of their beliefs. As commentators have noted, this declaration gave a green light to religious interests to push for ever more aggressive and narrow definitions of Islam and therefore of “Pakistaniness.” — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 866

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the defection/orthodoxy-drawing mechanism defining who counts as a true believer, relevant to reading contestation within Muslim communities in both Hamid and Naqvi.
• QUESTION: Could chase whether this 1974 declaration is itself a hinge the two novels (or their characters’ family histories) silently carry.