Asia Bibi is back in the news. The “mother of four, in 2010 became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws.” Her recent appeal hearing was postponed. Now, a so-called “hard-line Islamist group” has warned of “terrible consequences” if she is shown any mercy:
The ultra-religious Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) party, which makes punishing blasphemy its main campaign rallying cry and lionizes the bodyguard who killed Taseer, warned the court against any “concession or softness” for Bibi.
Meanwhile, as Christians in Pakistan call for prayer for Asia Bibi, “Muslims are calling for riots.”
Pakistan tries to give the impression that “ultra-religious” groups are an exception, when in fact, such groups are a welcome part of the landscape in that country. Its new prime minister Imran Khan has vowed to “take the matter of blasphemy to the United Nations, saying that few in the West understand the pain caused to Muslims by such activities.”
Also in Pakistan, its blasphemy law is used as a weapon to persecute Christians. Asia Bibi is one such victim, and has suffered for eight years in prison under the threat of death.
“Pakistan Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ of blasphemy appeal”, by Saad Sayeed and Drazen Jorgic, Reuters, October 8, 2018:
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency in an appeal heard on Monday, a case that has drawn global headlines and indignation.
Asia Bibi, a mother of four, in 2010 became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws.
She appealed to the Supreme Court which concluded proceedings on Monday but reserved its judgment. The court did not specify when it would announce a ruling.
Her case has outraged Christians worldwide and been a source of division within Pakistan, where two politicians who sought to help Bibi were assassinated, including Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who was shot by his own bodyguard.
The ultra-religious Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) party, which makes punishing blasphemy its main campaign rallying cry and lionizes the bodyguard who killed Taseer, warned the court against any “concession or softness” for Bibi.
“If there is any attempt to hand her over to a foreign country, there will be terrible consequences,” TLP said in a statement.
Insulting Islam’s prophet is punishable by death under Pakistani law, and blasphemy accusations stir such emotions that they are almost impossible to defend against. Dozens have been killed following blasphemy claims, sometimes by mobs of men.
TLP won more than two million votes in the July 25 elections, though it has no parliamentarians in the National Assembly and only holds two provincial seats. But it wields outsized influence due to street power of its die-hard supporters.
In November, TLP staged a crippling blockade of the capital after a tweak to a religious oath, which it claims was tantamount to blasphemy. Seven people were killed and more than 200 wounded in clashes with the police and TLP’s supporters only dispersed after striking a deal with the military.
In May, an extremist linked to TLP shot and wounded Pakistan’s then-Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
Bibi was sentenced to death for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Islam after neighbors objected to her drinking water from their glass because she was not Muslim.
Bibi has always denied blaspheming and her representatives have claimed she was involved in a dispute with her neighbors and that her accusers had contradicted themselves….
Jaladhi says
Oh, the religion of peace and moderate Muslims strikes again on the weak and vulnerable! these cowards runaway when they meet strong opposition!
Martin says
video – Pakistan – Lahore – Oct 12 2018 – “Hang Asia Bibi” rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EhIc_GNxgg
gravenimage says
Martin, thanks for that hideous video.
Joan says
So is this a kindergarten? If they had two brain cells that coordinated they might have an inckling of what asses they make of themselves, nothing else to do? Expect the womenfolk are out earning their keep. Even in the most primitive societies this was never part of their culture. Wonder what Imran is doing about this evil lunacy?
Thomas Arthur (Sultan) says
There is only ONE way to free Aisa Bibi from the Satans prison JUST BAN ALL SORT OF AIDS TO Pakistan. Pakistan is a very poor country. Pakistan won’t survive even a moth with out foreign aids. Stop aiding Pakistan. JOB DONE,
zoniek says
And don’t forget that these primitives are bandying about nuclear weapons. What kind of crazy world do we live in?
nabi ZK (pbum)
zonik says
And don’t forget that these primitives are bandying about nuclear weapons. What kind of crazy world do we live in?
nabi ZK (pbum)
R Russell says
Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.
Terry Gain says
Actually they do.
Michael says
They do know what they do. God revealed His Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai and the whole world heard His voice. These camel piss drinkers have no excuse.
CogitoErgoSum says
I agree that they do know what they are doing. As they do judge, let them be judged. They themselves are guilty of blasphemy and if they murder Asia Bibi, let their condemnation and punishment of her be the condemnation and punishment accorded to them. God is forgiving towards those who seek forgiveness but God is also just towards those who show no mercy to others.
mortimer says
CRIME: DRINKING WATER WHILE CHRISTIAN.
Islam is an absurdity from beginning to bitter end. Islam is a CULT of DEATH.
Elisha says
What a tiny, weak and insignificant god they serve!
And when THE DEVIL hath seen that they have set so little by him, after certain essays, made in such times as he thought most fitting, he hath given that temptation quite over. And this he doth not only because THE PROUD SPIRIT CANNOT ENDURE TO BE MOCKED, but also lest, with much tempting the man to the sin to which he could not in conclusion bring him, he should much increase his merit. – Thomas More
Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (1553), Book Two, Section XVI
muslims are PAGANS:
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and fall on us; for as the man, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the CRESCENT ORNAMENTS which were on their camels’ necks. – Judges 8:21
In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, CRESCENT ORNAMENTS – Isaiah 3:18
Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men WITH THEIR BACK TO THE TEMPLE of the LORD and THEIR FACES TOWARDS THE EAST; and they were PROSTRATING THEMSELVES EASTWARD TOWARD THE SUN. – Ezekiel 8:16
FYI says
muslims cannot claim ignorance of God’s Commandments as a defense for the evil they do.
[Any more than Christians and Jews can:the Exodus 20 Laws apply to ALL mankind..]
Ignorance of the Law is not an excuse or a defense for those who do evil.
“And if thou muhammed art in doubt concerning that which WE reveal unto thee,then question those
who read the scripture that was before thee”
Koran 10:94
And what is written in “the scripture that was before thee”{i.e the Bible}?
Exodus 20:1-17 God’s Official Commandments
The problem for muslims is that the koran and their allah DISAGREES with the Official Laws of God as revealed in Exodus 20.
The moral choice:
To follow allah’s immoral command to “slay the unbelievers” koran 2:191?
OR
To obey God’s moral Sixth Commandment {Exodus 20}which condemns murder?
{allah,as we know by now,is NOT the Judeo-Christian Biblical God}
Any morally good person of any religion or none would refrain from doing evil and opt to OBEY the Exodus 20/6th commandment Law.
Any morally bad person-who are often religious zealots-would ignore Exodus 20/6th commandment and do evil and delude themselves into thinking they can get away with it(or be rewarded for it!..like isis etc)
muslims have no excuse:they may claim that allah in his koran sanctions the evil they do,but it is clear that OBEYING God’s commandments of Exodus 20 should come first.Religious displays of false piety count for nothing unless that is understood.
muslims have no excuse and they will be condemned by the Exodus 20 laws…
Westman says
The TLP wags the dog. A Murderering Mafia, hiding under the banner of a religion; not worthy of praise for meritorious action, a parasite upon free humans, a current Oceania without even a re-education program: “Love Big Brother Muhammad or we keel you.”
Let’s hear it from CAIR and the SPLC: how Pakistan represents the fine aspects of Islam and how free societies will benefit from unvetted mass Pakistani emmigration. Is that the sound of buttons popping off their shirts as their chests fill with pride?
Pakistan is the Islamic nation with a nuclear bomb that Iran wishes to copy. The “Islamic Bomb” already exists in an unstable nation that is subject to control by extreme religionists of a death cult. Imagine what it means for India if the TLP gains control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
Will there be a peep from the cowardly lions of the EU about this travesty as Asia Bibi is murdered for the “thought crime” of being a Christian? Perhaps they are too busy trying to punish EU members for the “thought crime” of avoiding inundation by the very people who would applaud the murder of both Asia Bibi and Israel’s Bibi.
Jaladhi says
EU is too busy removing the billboards about thoughtful migration policy.(see the other story about this on JW)
Renate says
Still not a peep from either Canada’s “feminist” PM Justin Trudeau, or MP Iqra Khalid, (formerly of Pakistan), who brought us M-103 to quell “Islamophobia” in Canada. They’re looking forward to the day when anti-blasphemy laws are instituted in Canada so that Canadian Christians can follow in Asia Bibi’s footsteps. Trudeau’s not going to meddle in domestic policies in Pakistan like he did in Saudi Arabia.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
Here’s a case where one can see all too clearly the brutal and retarded nature of islam, a mother of four imprisoned on death row for a petty squabble that hurt no one. This is the madness of islam, and this is why I don’t want it in my nation or neighborhood. It comes from an obscene and unhealthy love for ignorant superstitious ideas. For a good religion this treatment would still be a humanitarian crime, for a retarded and violent one like islam it’s diabolically evil. In the West we can see the same kind of madness, where normal society is bending rationality to the point of breaking just to please islamic stupidity and intolerance. The rest of us can’t talk or act as free citizens, cuz god forbid, the truth should rub some muslim the wrong way. When our people get raped or murdered for muslim bigotry then it’s “part and parcel of living in a big city,” but if we simply express our anger about it then that’s more than the “big city” can handle and we are crushed for it; when a muslim kills dozens for islam then he’s typically excused as mentally ill or disenfranchised, but if we merely talk about those same doctrines in truth then we’re bigots that hate dark skinned people; we’re constantly told that diversity is our strength, but when our values clash with islam it’s us who must give way or risk getting ostracized, jailed, or fired. It’s not hard to imagine a future where we too can get the death penalty for some harmless words about islam, because we’re heading full speed in that direction.
These brutal crimes of islam are no longer in some far off land that don’t affect us, their crazy sh*t is right next door. The same mindset and creed that put that innocent mother in prison is the same mindset and doctrines our muslims import and maintain in their enclaves and mosques. It’s hardcore tradition for them, it’s their lifeblood, and they will advance it wherever and whenever they can. We know most our leaders will not defend good morals and western values from islamic influence, they will destroy us. it’s up to us to make the change and vote in people who care about freedom and human rights over a violent and ignorant superstition. Western leaders, most of them, have been infected by islam’s sickness because they see an opportunity for more power and control. That kind of selfish, self-serving attitude is never good for the nation or humanity. It is their job to serve us, not humiliate and destroy us. Our new leaders will understand this.
Joan says
Good for you, well said. However, may I point out that their masses have been kept in a tomblike state by their masters who have only their own interests at heart. It is quite rightly as you point out a case between them and us which has been engendered and fostered by their masters which is their prophets’ way of life,murder, genocide paedophile and hatred. The sins of their fathers!
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
…however, may I point out that their masses have been kept in a tomblike state by their masters…
That’s true, but as you know they maintain these ugly traits in our culture too, their murderous bigotry and intolerance is destroying the West. My complaint is that our current leaders won’t do the right thing and stand for our values and heritage as something worth protecting. Instead they want to destroy us as a culture and a nation. What they seem to want to do is cram us all into the same “multicultural mold” until we all come out the same, and from that will come universal peace and love on earth. Obviously that’s not working, muslims don’t want that and neither do we. This is like trying to mix oil and water, there will never be a satisfactory compromise between them and us. Their most important core beliefs are fundamentally opposed to our own. We want religious freedom, they want totalitarianism for a retarded demon; we want equality, they want misogyny and islamic superiority over everyone else; we want homosexuals and Jews to be part of the human family, islam prefers them dead; we want free speech, islam expects silent submission or punishment unto death. So even though I sympathize a little about their “tomblike state,” I care more about the bad effect they’re having on our peace and security. As an analogy, I might care about the hard life some criminal might have had, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want them in prison if that’s where they belong. I feel the same about muslims, I know many of them got it tough too, but I’m not going to condone their rape and sharia courts and enclaves and honor killings and FGM and intimidating antics because of it. But that’s what our current leaders do, they ignore the bad effect muslims are having and it will destroy us unless we the people turn things around.
John Reynolds says
Get it over with. Bomb them back into the Stone Age now!!!
Guy Forester says
They are in the stone age. The problem is, our stupid leaders somehow think that giving these morons modern weapons will endear us to them. It was well known that AQ Khan was helping to build nukes in Pakistan, and was most likely the source of technology for Iran and North Korea.
The western leaders have learned nothing from our folly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran. Getting involved intra-Islamic arguments and jihad is a fool’s game. Let them fight it out amongst themselves.
if this bozo PM thinks that somehow the UN should step in to relieve the pain whenever a muslim hears something he or she does not like, it will not happen. One way or the other, the UN will find out that the US refuses to kowtow to them and the despots that took it over.
Pakistan should have all aid, every bit stopped if this woman is hung. Cut the Pakistan embassy down to 3 people at most. If any Americans are harmed in Pakistan, take out their Air Force, Navy, and Missile sites. We know where they are and where the bombs are. If that is done, they only ones they can attack with nukes are India, who will turn Pakistan into a sea of glass.
PS: Where are the dip wads with the pink hats?
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Muslims warn of “terrible consequences” if Christian “blasphemer” is shown any “softness”
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In other words, Muslims want to murder this peaceful woman because she is a Christian who dare to say she loves Jesus.
God, I hate Islam.
balam says
May God BLESS you and keep you SAFE!!!!
Singh The Sikh says
Book Review: Truth About Muslim Population In India by S. R. Swaroop
Need to protect or uphold Hinduism should not be considered nationalistic or ethno-centrism as much as a desire to uphold diversity of thought in global affairs, since other ideologies are mainly mono-ideologies, whether theistic or not.
“Pakistan and Bangladesh are their fixed deposits. Those are Islamic states, no one can lay claim on them. India is a joint account, plunder it as much as you please.”
– Siva Prasad Roy, as cited in TAMPII, pg. 1.
http://indiafacts.org/book-review-truth-about-muslim-population-in-india-by-s-r-swaroop/
Frank says
Jail her for life then give her a new identification and sneak her out the back door to another province and nobody will be any the wiser
Hector Archytas says
She did not even insult Mohamed. Mohamed never claims to be a savior. They just pretend to kill her to get a reward in paradise.
zonik says
And don’t forget that these primitives are bandying about nuclear weapons. What kind of crazy world do we live in?
nabi ZK (pbum)