The recent extra judicial killing in Sadiqabad, Punjab, Pakistan by a policeman of a man acquitted by the court on the charge of blasphemy, after spending 3 years in jail, shows that Pakistan is drifting more and more towards savagery on its own citizens, often with legal sanction. In Pakistan, mere accusation of someone of blasphemy […]
A policeman in Sadiqabad killed a man recently acquitted of blasphemy charges and released after spending three years in prison. BBC Urdu reported that the accused was a fresh recruit in police force and was under training to become a constable. SHO Rana Muhammad Ashraf said that the accused policeman presented himself for arrest after […]
A police station in Islamabad was attacked by an enraged mob that wanted to lynch a man detained over allegations of blasphemy. Dawn quoted senior police officers as saying that several villagers came bearing batons and iron rods and attacked the Golra police station. The mob was seeking custody of the blasphemy accused who was […]