A spiritual assembly was elected for the first time in Jammu in 1946. Baháʼís from Karachi were among those to help elect the local spiritual assemblies in Sukkur and Rawalpindi in 1948. Further local assemblies were formed in Sialkot in 1949, Multan, Chittagong, and Dhaka in 1950, Faisalabad in 1952, Sargodha in 1955, and Abbottabad, Gujranwala, Jahanabad, Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah, and Sahiwal by 1956 thus raising the number of local spiritual assemblies to 20.
In 1960 Mason Remey declared himself to be the successor of Shoghi Effendi,[51] as he became the second Guradian of the Bahai Faith . Charles Mason Remy excommunicated all the Hands of Cause and expelled them from the Baháʼí faith. And declared them as a covenant-breaker.[52]
The second Guardian Charles Mason Remey announced in 1964 that almost all the Baháʼís in Pakistan accepted him as the successor to Shoghi Effendi.[54] Encyclopædia Iranica
A newsletter published by Baháʼís loyal to Remey announced in 1964 that almost all the Baháʼís in Pakistan accepted Charles Mason Remey as the successor to Shoghi Effendi.
Almost the entire Baha’i community of Sialkot accepted the Guardianship of Second Guardian Charles Mason Remy. Today also there are a number of Orthodox Baha’i in Sialkot. One very prominent Orthodox Baha’i was Mr. C. Saleem. He passed away few years ago but his whole family including, children and grandchildren are now carrying the banner of matter of continuation of Guardianship.
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