This is the reality of life in Pakistan. If you’re even accused of blasphemy, regardless of whether or not you’re guilty, you’ll live for the rest of your life with the threat of a violent death hanging over your head.
“Pakistani policeman accused of killing man acquitted of blasphemy,” by Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters, July 3, 2021:
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 3 (Reuters) – A Pakistani police constable has been arrested over the murder of a man who was acquitted of blasphemy charges last year, a police spokesman said.
Ahmed Nawaz told Reuters that Muhammad Waqas was hacked to death on Friday in the central Pakistani district of Sadiqabad.
He said the suspect, a 21-year-old man who joined the force just months ago, told investigators he killed Waqas because “he had committed blasphemy”.
Waqas was charged in a blasphemy case in 2016, accused of sharing content online that was insulting to the Prophet Mohammad. The Lahore High Court overturned the conviction in 2020, and Waqas was released from prison.
“He remained underground for sometime even after his release and returned home a few weeks ago,” the police spokesman told Reuters.
Insulting the Prophet carries a mandatory death penalty in Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim country. While courts have pronounced death sentences for some of those convicted, Pakistan has never carried out an execution over blasphemy charges.
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have long been criticised by rights groups, because they are seen as giving cover to vigilantes to attack those accused of the crime, whatever the courts decide….
Madeleine Dunn says
Amazing – no one allowed to insult the founder of a religion whose followers are blood thirsty maniacs calling for beheadings. .. and it’s spreading, protected by the “progressives” who see them as victims!
Savvy Kafir says
Yep. The world has gone insane.
PRCS says
Asia Bibi will always live under that threat–even in Canada.
Meahwhile,
Canada: Ontario gives $300,000 to Muslim organizations to help combat ‘Islamophobia’ in schools
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2021/07/canada-ontario-gives-300000-to-muslim-organizations-to-help-combat-islamophobia-in-schools
Jillian says
And the US gives them money! What for? I heard US gave Pakistan money to ‘talk about transgender people’. We all know that’s bologna! Stop giving our money to terrorist nations, and stop importing them to our nation! So very tired of living in fear of these racist FREEDOMOPHOBES! Yep, that’s it. Freedomophobes!
Xmascrab says
That’s a great term Jillian. The individual freedoms we have to choose our own paths is total anathema to those who would have us living under the banner of sharia. They are not allowed freedom, so why should infidels have all the fun!
somehistory says
The lust for blood runs deep in islam. When a psychopath is commanded to do what he naturally wants to do…be it stealing, conning, raping or murdering…a psychopath will carry through. islam gives the go-ahead to mozlum psychopaths to do what they want to do.
This one wanted to murder someone. A “constable.” Sounds kind of like MN’s noor gun-toting days. Dangerous. Armed. Looking for a victim. mozlums like this “constable” are always dangerous, but he was armed and knew where to look.
Jillian says
Or how about PeaceOPhobic!
Wellington says
Insult Muslims who call for beheading.
Mike says
thus the example poster child of Islamophobia
Kashyap says
Typical Muslim mind.
OLD GUY says
( Behead those who insult islam ) And welcome to America from President Biden. What could possibly go wrong?
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Police constable hacks to death man acquitted of blasphemy because ‘he had committed blasphemy’
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Just being accused of ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan is often a death sentence.