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Pakistan: Muslim mob screaming “Allahu akbar” lynches student for “blasphemy”

Apr 14, 2017 9:48 am By Robert Spencer

They accused him of being an Ahmadi, which he repeatedly denied, and made him recite the Qur’an. Then they beat him and murdered another student. In their eyes, all this brutality and violence makes them righteous and blessed by Allah. Western analysts should pause and consider the implications of that. They won’t.

“Mardan university student lynched by mob over alleged blasphemy: police,” by Ali Akbar and Hassan Farhan, Reuters, April 14, 2017:

A 23-year-old student of Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan was killed and another seriously injured by a vigilante mob for allegedly “publishing blasphemous content online”, local police said Thursday.

The incident occurred within the university premises. The campus was shut down following the incident until further notice and its hostels vacated to avoid a further escalation of violence.

At least 45 people had been arrested in connection with the incident by Thursday evening, according to Mardan District Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed.

No case had been filed against the two students prior to the incident and police had not been investigating the two on blasphemy charges.

The mob instead seems to have been incited by rumours circulating among the university’s student body.

Mardan’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mohammad Alam Shinwari said the deceased student, Mashal, had been accused of running Facebook pages “which allegedly published blasphemous content”.

He was attacked by a large group of students and appears to have succumbed to a gunshot wound, the DIG said.

“The charged students then wanted to burn his body,” Shinwari said, before police intervened.

An eyewitness at the scene of the incident said Mashal and Abdullah, two Mass Communication students, were attacked because they were believed to be “promoting the Ahmadi faith on Facebook”.

The eyewitness said a mob of university students first surrounded Abdullah and forced him to recite verses from the Holy Quran. Although he repeatedly denied the accusation that he was an Ahmadi, the students beat him nonetheless.

The police, when alerted, reached the site of the attack and rescued Abdullah, after which the mob set its sights on Mashal, who was in the hostel at the time, the eyewitness said.

Mashal was beaten and shot by the mob and succumbed to the injuries he received.

Video footage of the incident showed Mashal lying on the floor surrounded by men. The student was not moving and his body bore marks of severe torture. Men could be seen kicking his lifeless body and beating it with wooden planks.

Towards the end of the video, he was pulled from his clothes by an unidentified man.

A student requesting anonymity said several leaders of the university’s student bodies were part of the attacking mob.

One of Mashal’s teachers later told Reuters that he was a passionate and critical student.

“He was brilliant and inquisitive, always complaining about the political system of the country, but I never heard him saying anything controversial against the religion,” the teacher said.
‘Police unable to control the situation’

University administration official Fayaz Ali Shah confirmed that the mob of students had killed Mashal over allegations of ‘blasphemy’.

He said over 20 officers had arrived at the scene, but were unable to control the situation because there were so many students involved….

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  1. somehistory says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 10:03 am

    A group of normal humans, when looking for a time occupier, might go out for pizza, to a movie or have a party and dance. The normal group activities of people seeking normal human pleasures.

    A group of moslims…a mob…looks for vulnerable victims for rape and murder. Because rape and murder, bloodshed and violence…are the activities that cause them pleasure…evil pleasure.

    This lynch mob…made up of children of satan the devil, doing as he commands.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 15, 2017 at 12:36 am

      A group of normal humans, when looking for a time occupier, might go out for pizza, to a movie or have a party and dance.
      …………………..

      Yes, somehistory–that’s what *normal* college students do–not Mohamemdans, though.

      • mortimer says

        Apr 15, 2017 at 12:58 am

        If you have not witnessed Muslims on Al Quds Day, I urge you to make the effort of attend so you may OBSERVE the party atmosphere of ISLAMIC HATE towards ‘the other’. When I attended one of these ISLAMIC HATE PARTIES, I witnessed Muslims from the entire Muslim world joining to HATE JEWS. The atmosphere of hatred was so intense, I could well imagine the people stoning and slaughtering any Jews who had the misfortune of falling into the hands of this HATE-FILLED MOB of VIGILANTES for Allah.

        Muslims hate ‘OTHERS’ and Ahmadis are ‘others’ because they ADD TO THE REVELATIONS of the false prophet Mohammed through re-incarnations of Mohammed and Jesus. Ahmadis do not have the right to call themselves Muslims and if they do so, they can be lynched in Pakistan and the police will look the other way.

        • dumbledoresarmy says

          Apr 18, 2017 at 5:35 am

          Taught to hate.

          Taught to hate in the mosque.

          Sometime within the past two years I was reading through the Comments to an article that appeared in the UK Telegraph on the subject of the Muslim attacks on Jews in Israel, which became a lot more frequent from October 2015 onward.

          http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11921994/Why-is-the-world-ignoring-a-wave-of-terror-in-Israel.html

          In those Comments there was this, from one ‘steviebaby’:

          “During my very early days of working in Pakistan at the beginning of the 90s, I, along with my co-workers, were fortunate enough to be accommodated at the Karachi Sheraton.

          “It was probably the best hotel in town with very friendly and helpful staff.

          “Across the road, behind the Pearl Continental hotel, was a small mosque/prayer area, where the hotel staff would go for friday prayers.

          “For 6 days a week, 24 hours a day, the hotel staff were as nice as pie.

          “But, when Friday prayers finished and they all left the mosque to return to the hotel, the looks on all of their faces was frightening as they reentered the hotel and passed western guests.

          “It was as if they were restraining themselves from doing you harm.

          Goodness knows what the imam was saying in the mosque, but whatever it was, it worked!”

          Let’s just reread this bit – “But, when Friday prayers finished and they all left the mosque to return to the hotel, the looks on all of their faces was frightening as they reentered the hotel and passed western guests.

          “It was as if they were restraining themselves from doing you harm.

          Goodness knows what the imam was saying in the mosque, but whatever it was, it worked!”

        • Michael says

          Apr 18, 2017 at 5:47 am

          excellent, eye-opening post dumbledoresarmy. and they are mind controlled like this from birth. and it never, ever stops. never. no break, no respite, no time to breathe, to assess, to think … all by design to create killers the likes of which history has never known.

          and as IQ has said repeatedly, any one of them is a ticking time bomb. your note makes his point seem pretty right on. the rage is stirred hard at least once a week.

          give them this: they know how to control their people, absolutely, every aspect of their lives.

          I don’t think Hitler got into telling ‘his people’ how to go to the bathroom, how to wash, and all the other aspects of life that the Koran controls. The control in Islam must surpass anything in history.

          I wonder if the CIA learned from Islam, in its experiments on mind control and creating sex slaves, e.g., Cathy O’Brien, and many other documented case of it. And they’ve been experimenting and researching and developing techniques for many decades.

    • balam says

      Apr 15, 2017 at 5:06 am

      Take HUMANITY out of human being and you would be left with a GOOD MUSLIM

  2. BlueRaven says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 11:01 am

    Ever been to Pakistan? – it is a Hellhole.

    • Michael says

      Apr 14, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      for a long time, I thought I wanted to visit India. I’ve lost that interest. and I’ll do my best to avoid Pakistan. One’s life obviously isn’t safe there.

      what was it like when you were there, BlueRaven?

      • DFD says

        Apr 14, 2017 at 2:16 pm

        Michael & Mousey
        ==============

        Let me know if you are ready for the next part.

        Mousey, hgave read about the school of frankfurt on the schiller institute?

        • Michael says

          Apr 14, 2017 at 2:24 pm

          Give it to me, DFD .. I’m ready.

          And thank you, my friend. I truly do marvel at your knowledge and understanding, and am grateful for what you share.

      • berserker says

        Apr 14, 2017 at 4:25 pm

        India is a big country. Go to the South. You will be fine. Just be careful with food and drink, especially water.

        • Michael says

          Apr 14, 2017 at 4:28 pm

          I appreciate the advice, Berserker. I will remember that should I venture over there!

        • Bent Thystrup says

          Apr 14, 2017 at 7:58 pm

          Berserker say South India is safe.
          Try south India. Your ok if your do . Stay away from food, and drinks special do not drink the water . Hi I shall recommend this . For people
          wanting too. loosing weight Stay fore 2 – 3 weeks. And your are a total different Persona.
          Halfdan

  3. john spielman says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 11:37 am

    the self righteousness of these muslims is typical for a “works righteous” theology. there is no humility but only a proud murderous heart in these deceived people-. no wonder all islamic dominate countries are CRAPISTANS

  4. Sam says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 12:11 pm

    Pakistan: Muslim mob screaming “Allahu akbar” lynches student for “blasphemy”

    Islam remains still as a religion of peace of course.

  5. Hindu American says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 1:13 pm

    This guy’s twitter account:

    https://twitter.com/mashalkhan20

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 15, 2017 at 12:40 am

      Thanks for that, Hindu American. Given his sadness over the Jihad terror attack in St. Petersburg, his caring about women, and his Western look, he may well have been an apostate. Poor guy.

  6. Millard Stanford Brown Bunson says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 2:00 pm

    please, it’s the cultural equivalent of a pep rally. Young people celebrating their unique and classically superior heritage engaging in a religiously singular and poignant demonstration of Islamic faith. So they got a little rambunctious; I certain that if the aggrieved students had just read and followed the Abdul Wali Khan University student resources manual that none of this would have happened.

  7. Karen says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 2:06 pm

    They kill and are killed. No trial, no jury, no forgiveness, no mercy. No grace. Just revenge.

  8. berserker says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    Ahmadis in the West are trotted out by the media every time a Mohammed runs amok. These people defend Islam without blinking and the Kuffars eat it up.

    • PRCS says

      Apr 14, 2017 at 5:53 pm

      They get away with that because the interviewers, being ignorant of the subject, don’t know they’re being buffaloed.

  9. Benedict says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    “a mob ……forced him to recite verses from the Holy Quran”. –

    That’s as close to free speech you will ever get in a Muslim culture.

  10. Eur says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    The fastest growing religion….. and they are coming. These barbarities will occur in our societies.

  11. TheBuffster says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 8:00 pm

    And apologists try to tell us that it’s only the poor and uneducated among them that behave badly.

    • Rob says

      Apr 15, 2017 at 9:14 pm

      Many of the highest positions in the Taliban, ISIS,Hamas, Hezbulloh, Muslim Brotherhood, etc. are college educated and wealthy. This kind of animalistic behavior comes from religious doctrine, not lack of economic or educational status. And thanks to pressure from the left, 1,400 Syrians have entered the U.S. since early January of 2017.

  12. Sam says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Islam is not a religion.

    • Monty says

      Apr 14, 2017 at 10:06 pm

      Islam IS a religion, that is the problem. I’m a Christian. Christianity is NOT a religion. Jesus confronted religious bigotry constantly. His followers were mostly ordinary people. It was the religious elite, who saw their power and wealth at risk, that demanded His death. It is not that well known that the High Priest of the Jerusalem temple was effectively owner/manager of the business. He was the richest man in Israel. Religion is man’s attempt to please a god. In Islam’s case, it is Allah, who is in reality Satan. I do not understand why anyone would say that the God of Israel and Christianity is the same as Allah. God would command Muslims to murder others who believe in the same God? I don’t think so.

      • Rob says

        Apr 15, 2017 at 9:26 pm

        Have you read the Koran? The first chronological part (the “Mecca” part) is where Islamic apologists get the “religion of peace” stuff. The second chronological part of the Koran (the “Medina”part) introduces abrogation, where approx. 225 “peaceful” passages are changed to a violent stance. Why? Mohammad said that Allah “changed his mind”. The GOD of Christians and Jews doesn’t change his mind like a feckless child; the Allah of Islam and the GOD of Judaism and Christianity are NOT the same entity.

  13. gravenimage says

    Apr 14, 2017 at 11:31 pm

    Pakistan: Muslim mob screaming “Allahu akbar” lynches student for “blasphemy”
    ……………………

    And all on the basis of rumors.

    This is what a society infused by Islam looks like. *Ugh*.

  14. Aman says

    Apr 15, 2017 at 1:09 am

    “Men could be seen kicking his lifeless body and beating it with wooden planks.”

    Religion of peace…

  15. Robert says

    Apr 15, 2017 at 6:05 am

    Under Sharia law, one can be stoned or beaten to death just on a rumor….. where are the defenders of The Human Rights, the basis on which Western societies are built? Pakistan is a member of the UN and by becoming a member it signs it will uphold the Bill of Human Rights, on which the Unites Nations were founded in San Francisco, California.

    • Rob says

      Apr 15, 2017 at 9:34 pm

      Robert…as you know, the concept if “human rights” is based on Judaeo-Christian religious teachings. I’m certainly not holding my breath until the U.N (or the Pakistani government, for that matter) punishes abusers of this sort.

  16. peter says

    Apr 16, 2017 at 8:48 am

    Lot of Indians in US when their friends are visiting US caution them be careful in New York ,Do not use subway and do not visit Harlem,Bronx and Brooklyn .Do not trust anyone .You will be safe in US.!

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