Pakistan sentences woman to be stoned to death for "illicit relations": walking together with a man

Posted by Robert on July 10, 2010 8:44 AM

Just as the media outrage over the [1] planned stoning of an accused adulteress in Iran is winding down, with the [2] predictable claims that Islam doesn't sanction stoning, more Misunderstanders of Islam crop up, this time in Pakistan.

"WAF outraged at jirga's judgment of stoning to death," from the [3] Daily Times, July 9 (thanks to Kisan):

LAHORE: Women's Action Forum (WAF) is outraged at reports of yet another "judgement of stoning to death due to illicit relations", pronounced by a self-styled jirga convened in Kala Dhaka, wherein it was alleged that a man and a woman were seen walking together in a field in Madakhail....

Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/07/pakistan-sentences-woman-to-be-stoned-to-death-for-illicit-relations-walking-together-with-a-man.html

URLs in this post:
[1] http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/07/iran-backs-down-wont-stone-adulterous-mother----but-she-is-not-safe-yet.html
[2] http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/09/quran-doesnt-call-for-stoning-experts-insist/?hpt=C1
[3] http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\09\story_9-7-2010_pg7_17