Oops, can't congratulate an infidel

Some people are just not pure:

Controversy arose in Pakistan after Mahershala Ali — who won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of a drug dealer in coming-of-age drama “Moonlight” — was given the title of the first ‘Muslim’ film star to pick up a golden statuette.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi was forced to delete a congratulatory tweet when people on Twitter began pointing out that Mahershala Ali was an Ahmadi.

Why would the Pakistani rep. to the UN delete such a tweet? Because, Ahmadis are not considered to be Muslims. The Pakistani government explicitly discriminates against them.