Tag: Mob lynching over blasphemy

  • National Assembly, Islamic Ideology Council unite in condemning Swat mob lynching incident

    National Assembly, Islamic Ideology Council unite in condemning Swat mob lynching incident

    The National Assembly of Pakistan on Sunday passed a resolution condemning the recent Swat mob lynching incident, demanding action against the culprits.

    The resolution, presented by Federal Law Minister Nazir Tarar, was approved by a majority vote.

    “Action must be taken against the perpetrators of such heinous acts,” stated the resolution.

    It further underscored the need for both federal and provincial governments to ensure the protection of minorities.

    “Although we may have our differences, we must unite on certain fundamental issues. Any incident akin to the one in Swat, regardless of where it occurs in the country, should prompt immediate and decisive action by the respective governments,” stated the law minister.

    Furthermore, the Chairman of the Islamic Ideological Council (IIC), Dr Allama Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi, also strongly condemned the incident, saying, “No individual or group is allowed to punish anyone legally, morally, or according to Sharia.”

    He further said that the accused should be identified through forensic and mobile geo-location in the Swat case and punished according to the law.

    Chairman IIC also said that in Islam, burning a person’s body is a great sin; there is an intense punishment for this act.

    On June 20, an unfortunate incident took place when a man accused of blasphemy was lynched and burned by a violent mob in Swat district.

  • Christian man lynched by Sargodha mob dies of injuries after nine days

    Christian man lynched by Sargodha mob dies of injuries after nine days

    A Christian man in Sargodha, who became a victim of a lynch mob last month, died at a hospital in Rawalpindi on Monday, nine days after the unfortunate incident.

    On May 25, Sargodha police rescued Nazir Masih, 70, from a raging mob accusing the victim of desecrating the Holy Quran. The mob also attacked the homes of some other members of the minority community in the district’s Mujahid Colony.

    The crowd knocked on the door of the victim and when he came out he was attacked with kicks and fists and stones were hurled at him. A shoe shop belonging to the Christian family was also set on fire. The walls and doors of the minority community’s homes were also damaged.

    The victim’s nephew denied allegations of discretion.

    A terrorism case had been registered against 44 people and 300/400 unidentified suspects, with more than 100 arrests being made. Meanwhile, the police had also registered a blasphemy case against the Christian man.

    Previously, the rumors of the man’s death spread all over social media but a nephew denied them straight away.

    Today, Dawn talked to the Christian man’s other nephew and he confirmed that his uncle passed away at a hospital in Rawalpindi, adding that his body was being shifted back to Sargodha for the funeral this afternoon.