ISLAMABAD: Former Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Khawaja Sharif will defend Mumtaz Qadri, the murderer of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, in court on Tuesday, confirmed Lawyer Raja Shujaur Rehman.
Justice Khawaja was appointed Chief Justice of the LHC on April 12, 2009 and retired on 8 December 2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. He was appointed to the court on May 21, 1998.
The CJ remained deposed from the bench from November 3, 2007 till March 17, 2009 when he was restored.
The Divisional bench (DB) of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), comprising of Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman and Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi will hear the case at 10:30am in the IHC.
Qadri had filed an appeal before the IHC earlier challenging his death sentence. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced Qadri to death earlier this month on two counts for the murder of Taseer. The self-confessed killer’s defence pleas, which invoked religious sentiments and argued the accused was provoked into the act, were dismissed by the court.
Qadri, a constable in the Punjab Police and a member of its Elite Force, tried to justify his murder of the governor by stating that he had killed him for supporting Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman whom Taseer had believed had been wrongly convicted of committing blasphemy.
Terror in the courts
Qadri's trial has remained a controversial one, with violent protests being taken out across Pakistan against the verdict.
Additionally, the Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Pervaiz Ali Shah who passed the death sentence for Qadri was transferred to Lahore on Friday amid protest from religious groups.
The ATC judge who had sentenced Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, was transferred to Child Protection Court Bureau in Lahore, merely a month after he was posted to Rawalpindi.
The judge had been unable to perform his duty due to the hostility of a certain group of lawyers and other religious groups who had been asking the authorities to hand Shah over to them.
The lawyers had earlier asked the government to transfer the judge to some other city. The Rawalpindi District Bar had passed a resolution giving a five-day deadline to the government. The decision came after the nationwide strike by religious parties on Friday.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly mentioned Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan instead of Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi, this has been fixed. The error is regretted.
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@Usman: It is a great sin to associate something with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which is not true. We need to be sure that whatever is said about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is true. In last twenty/thirty years image of the prophet has been distorted by so called Islamic scholars, mostly in Pakistan & Afghanistan.
Need more info about the incidence that you are referring as obviously what you are saying changes perception about Islam, and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in particular.
@Saleem: I answered your question in detail containing references of that incident from Sahi Bukhari but unfortunately this website doesn't accepted it. Seems like they are also unhappy of what this article is all about.
@csmann: I was expecting the same answer from you and its clear from your last comment that you are perceiving me as conservative and fundamentalist as well. Why would I start shouting discrimination? cant you see the non muslims throwing harsh questions to the Islamic scholars in an islamic program but they on the other hand never complained and answered them politely, Do you think its a blasphemy too??. Why you are mixing blasphemy with the other fundamentals of religion??. This is the major problem growing in our society that we consider mullah an isolated, conservative and fundamentalist who cannot accept anything against Islam. For your information am not a Mullah, am just a normal muslim strictly following what is instructed in Qur'an and Hadith.
@Usman: now if a european or a non-muslim says the same thing about islam and the prophet,then you will start shouting discrimination
@Usman:
Tell us the story of Jewish poet that you are referring was ordered by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to be killed. It better not be a heresy.
A shocking and notable thing in most of the above comments is that the people are talking about Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and his sunnah and preachings regarding love, peace, forgiveness etc but these so called non fundamentalists and modernized people are unable to see that what Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) and his beloved companions (Sahaba RA) treated those who did some kind of blasphemy against our beloved Prophet. And for your information all of them were killed and even in some case Muhammad (SAWW) himself ordered the sahaba to kill that specific person who uttered some kind of blasphemous comments against him. (I hope you guys remembered the story of that Jewish Poet)
Even Allah(SWT) in Qur'an clearly mentioned several times that I will take up the matters myself and will punish those severely who will utter blasphemous comments against Muhammad(SAWW).
So what you so called non fundamentalists are up to?? and which law are you talking about here in Pakistan??? Do you think Taseer could be punished and apprehended for his indirect involvement in the Prophet's Blasphemy by this corrupt law even if Qadri didn't killed him?? If not then please Do not talk about ISLAM here because you know nothing!!!
He has no right to kill anyone above the law. Even Islam doesn't allow killings above law. I don't like the religeous figures in pakistan for maneuvering Islam and giving killers a face of heros in public to promote terror in the society.
I can't believe the comments about "liberals" and "secularists" being wrong - it's bizarre that people who can so much as read English can still be so uneducated and ignorant (but then there are the Americans). Anyway the capital punishment is not to be supported but fight fire with fire, Islam also says that. And for that reason Qadri (and hopefully all his supporters) should be denounced as terrorists and ALL sentenced to death. With dengue, floods, power shortages and corruption we already have it bad enough, last thing we need is fundamentalists pushing us to become atheists because their version of Islam is so distorted!
ps: Khawaja Sharif got terribly injured with brain damage after one of the people working at his house attacked him and split his death. Either he very much deserved it or his brain has not been in the right place since then because he has been an irrational, senseless and rambling judge in the Lahore High Court as well. That's also why his tenure was not extended even though he was Iftikhar Chaudhry's "blue-eyed boy" and he never made it to the Supreme Court. Even his supporter saw his insanity!
Goggi's comments are by far the most sensible.
@KolachiMom:
Why is Qadri even appealing his sentence? I thought he was proud to do his “Holy work” and accept his fate.This is how cowards act; now that he sees death in the face,he realises the value of life.But once you have done the crime,you must face the consequences.It is easy to dream about being a martyr and jannat and hoors,it is difficult to accept death.In his herart of hearts he will be regretting that he killed somebody; but to save face he wont admit it.If he was truly a hero,he should not have appealed,But anyway,he should ask his well-wishers to stop destroying propertIes ,agjani and unlawful activity and let the law decide his case;who knows that the judge be a fellow of the lawyers who are rooting for him.But he should do some good to pakistaan by stopping the mullas and co.from,destroying his country in his name.
Why is Qadri even appealing his sentence? I thought he was proud to do his "Holy work" and accept his fate.
what place and time are these people living in.strange. they saw qadri should have access to the law to defend himself.Nobody has denied him that right , even though he himself did not allow Mr. Taseer the same right these people even drag the name of holy quran,nabi , iqbal and quaid in support of this lawlessness;and then they talk of blasphemy. Mr.taseer did not do anything that might be considered blasphemy;as a head of the state,the lady asked him to present her appeal to the president;is that what blasphemy is;and he advocated a second look at the law for precisely this reason where people stretch and manipulate things to kill anybody. mr.qadri confessed to the killing,and murdering in cold blood,and that also from the back like a coward.Let the courts do its job when people blame islam for any and every little thing that a bad muslim does,then they shout and object as to why islam is being blamed;but they themselves are impicating quraan shareef and the prophhet in these matters;what else is blasphemy
ask qadri mother
is he wrong or right
he may be right in his mind
but his mind was filled with hatred
still ok he is right
but no right to take law in his hands.
We are now harevsting the fruit of the so called independent judiciary. Judiciary is working to protect intersts of Sharifs and the extremists. What was Musharraf's fault? He sent an constitutional reference. The nation is still waiting for the SC decision, which will never be announced.
my this message is dedicated to salman taseer
AMEER-UL-MOMINEEN...ALI IBN ABU TALIB (sws)
Tum Acha Karo Or Zamana Tum ko Bura... Samjhay...Yeh TUmharay Haq Ma behtar Ha...Bajaaye Iss Ka...Tum Bura Karo Or Zamana Tum Ko Acha Samjhay.....
Salman's Taseer Recited This verse of Faiz Poetry...
Rakht-e-Safar baandh lo...Dil Figaaro Chalo
Phir Hum He Qatl Ho Aayen......Yaaro Chalo
I Will Miss You Salman Taseer......Long Live Salman Taseer...We will keep supporting your ideology and not let the world forgetting your sacrifice.....
No Wonder; He's a follower of Nawaz Sharif!
If any serial killer rapes in USA and kill innocent 12 year old girl he has right to defend himself in court. But when a person who has grown beared and a Muslim by religion he has no right to defend himself. There are tow types of extreamism so called religious extreamism and secular extreamism.
Guys,
Dont forge tthe "father of nation" Jinnah did the same thing: defending a murderer who killed a blasphemer, in the same circumstances
@Adil: I have not seen the movie but would like to see it now. However, your message is loud and clear to me and it makes me extremely sad that in the land of my Sikh Gurus and ancestors, incidences of religious intolerance and violence have become the order of the day and some communities are being targeted believing in different faiths. Being a non-Muslim, I have no doubt in my mind that Islam is a religion of peace and love but It is being hijacked by a small group of fanatics, who are not the true followers of this great religion but engaged in spreading hatred and violence in Pakistan which are contrary to the teachings of the Holy Prophet.
Absolutely repulsive, some of the comments! shows where Pakistan is heading? when did it become OK to kill someone? what happened to tolerance? this is not Islam! its been warped into something i never imagined! educated fools out there! certainly an eye opener for me!
AS SALAM O ALLIKUM
nothing else just salute Qadri ,salman taseer always keep his mouth shut on killing in karachi but he looks very much caring on that lady case m question y ?
Seeing the support Mumtaz Qadri has gotten from all corners of the country, it's time the secularist minority realized that they are not welcome in this country.
sign of bad times
what a country ,should be hanged in public so no one dares standing and kill some one specially when the person is dputed for security purposes. question arises over quality of personel in law enforcement agencies.Are we appointing fundos like qadri and is Pakistan heading towards Talibanization..
No law in any civilization or society allows an individual to take any one's life on any pretext. Did any of prophets friend tried to kill his enimies who threw all sort of physical or verbal abuse on him ?. It is totaly unacceptible that a person can take some's life becuse he said something which offended his religous sentiments.
What can you hope in a country where an ex chief justice is ready to defend a cold blooded murderer who proudly confesses his crime in public. It is time to run away from here.
WHAT!!! I AM SHOCKED AND APPALLED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUSLY RIDICULOUS.
@Babloo: dont drag the names of iqbal and jinah to justify your murderous plots,At least spare them this ignominy
Fanatic judiciary.first they freed ishaq,now its qadris turn.way 2 go super independent juidiciary
Qadri looks like a small fry when u see that people like Malik Ishaq and most of the Jhangvi clan have been allowed to walk scot-free. It looks like the lawyers are also set to follow the same path as the faujiz; saviors that eventually transform into villains.
I guess my earlier comment was too powerful and strong to be published by ET, so I hope my second attempt makes it to this forum. I'll tone it down a bit. It saddens me that there are ANY Qadri supporters or sympathizers out there. The very fact that these guys appear to be the dominant voices of our government and country, and the fact that the government doesn't speak out against these people clearly shows the extremists are winning their battle for taking over the country. Liberals like myself already have little place in Pakistani society, and given that we are further regressing into the stone ages, I have little choice but to completely abandon Pakistan.
RIP Pakistan. You were a valiant attempt to provide a safe-haven to Indian Muslims, but sorry to say, you were born for all the wrong reasons. Your diseased existence will come to an unfortunate and premature end unless we can find a miracle cure.
@Jameel,
At his funeral, Pakistan's national poet Iqbal, praised Ilm-Ud-Din as a 'great arrior of Islam" In fact Mr Iqbal and Jinnah teamd up to defend Ilm-Ud-Din. .
@Asad: It is psycho's like you who are ruining the world.
A very simple question which has not been answered as yet by anybody.
Was 'Qadri' an "Ameen" of the Governor while he was on duty as a guard? If he was "An Ameen" of the Governor, why he killed him as a Muslim? What has Islam to say about "Khayanat-e-mujarman?
Whither Pakistan? The very defenders and implementors of rule of law are trampling the already weak and fragile rule of law in pakistan.Those law men who are taking out rallies and voicing their support for the killer should be disqulified for this profession.
alified for this profession.
Pakistan now proved they have the WORST STUPID laws. welcome back to 10th century :)
If he has done right thing supreme ulema council of Pakistan should issue a fatwa, if they are not or reluctant to do such or infact condemming the incident when they were interviewed, then why we should support a murderer, I have seen interviews of Taseer he never insulted our Holy Prophet and he cannot do this in this country, no body could be allowed to do such.. but if ppl will support any fanatics then it will be start of chain reaction where you will kill ppl and will blame them they wre insulting islam or some thing similar.. I am not supporter of ppp or former governor but i think islam does not give us right to take life of any one unless he is proven guilty of insulting islam.. .
If this is the character of the members of judiciary what conclusions should I draw? If the people who donned the gown and wore a Wig cannot uphold the law who can or will? I have lost all my hopes about Pakistan’s survival as a viable political entity. So was Musharraf wrong?
Honorable Justice is defending Quadri in national interest same way as Saleem Shahzad was knocked off in national interest and APC passed 13 resolutions without naming Al Qaeda and Taliban even once. This is a wake up call that society is fully Talibanised and the enemies are not sitting in the mountains of North Waziristan. The poison has entered the blood stream and will destroy one vital organ after another painfully, but at its own pace.
Qadri & company, if your life is so precious then what about life of other people? Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be a man and live with what you choose.
Don’t malign Islam as this is not your religion, neither it is religion of those who preach hatred and violence. You’re as well as actions of your breather are bringing a bad name to Islam and our prophet. No wonder world makes fun of Islam and prophet. Now who should be blamed for all this?
@R S JOHAR:
Khawaja Sharif seems like the real life and Pakistani version of Lawyer Chadda (played by Late Amresh Puri) from the movie Damini (hope u remember that). But at least in the movie,a girl was raped; howeve,r now constitution,democratic values,tolerance and rationality are being raped.
All the Multi-Faced Mullahs should be Hanged !!
@Babloo:
He was still hanged. Mohamamd Ali Jinnah defendant lot of people among them many criminals. This does not mean he agreed with everyone of them to every extent.
It will be interesting to see how former Ch.Justice Sharif defends a crime that as it stands has no legal defence. The back door route of release 'on cooked up technical grounds' would be a travesty but then legal minds would know better.
Look at the bigoted coward.Now that his life is at stake,he will do anything to save himself,including letting or inciting his friends-or ,shall be say,partners in crime- do damage to property , judiciary and the image of his country.
@BraveHeart: Please teach us Islam. Give us 5 examples when our prophet (PBUH) killed someone for "insulting" Islam or himself. First step to Islam is to become human.
@Web Admin Can you please remove my comment completely since you have deleted a part of it already...
Readers may like to check the story of Ilm-Ud-Din, who was defended in Lahore High Court by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1927.
[A comment in ET 10 OCT 2015] Pakistan RIP :(
People like Qadri shouldn't be taken to court, they should be shot to death for committing crime. Pakistan is a nation of tolerance, acceptance, and each individual has freedom of speech. Minorities should be given the same respect and same values as the majority.
He should called as 'Chief Injustice of Lahore High Court.' Feel pity for our judiciary's top brass.
@Mohsin Sayeed: Dude, what I fail to understand is that you yourself taunts the practicing of Islam, and openly discuss your athiest or anti-Islam ideas on social network.. But the day Shehbaz Taseer was abducted.. you were asking every one to recite Ayat-e-Karima, for his safe return, with whole Ayat being wriiten on your status ... Talk about multiple Standards? Mr 'Ramadan Kareem Types' ...
I am grateful to Allah for taking my kids away from this madness. This country is no more a liveable place.
Its no longer 'Jinnah's Pakistan' but now is 'Qadrion ka Pakistan'.
@ Braveheart, you should study Quran before opening yours.
My heart is broken and feelings severely heart on display of a murderer getting showered with flowers and praised publicly not by the huge illiterate mass, which one may thought, but by the literate lawyers who have the most honorable duty of bringing justice and keeping peace in the society. Any left hopes will die if God forbid the murderer is not give the punishment he deserves. The fanatics and extremists have made countless competent and intellects flee this country from which any good news is a rare thing. What i don't understand is how deeply this society has fallen in immorality that it can so easily tolerate a person publicly killing another person simply because of his differing beliefs. If this shall be allowed then i see no need for police or the whole judicial system. Indeed as predicted by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) 1400 hundred years ago MULLAHS of the later days are the worst creatures on the face of the earth. Committed with their utmost devotions of bring harm to not only humanity but to Islam in general. May Mr Qadri, the murderer, be given a taste of hell in this life and made an example to all those sharing similar thoughts and beliefs.
As soon as the court let's go Qadri, the courts need to resign as well as disbar all bars as this decision to let go of Qadri would mean there is no need for courts and therefore of lawyers who appear in them. From now on its fine for people to settle their scores on the streets and that would be valid.
Thank you Azad Adliyya.
I am so glad India built a fence on the indo-pak border.
Now Qadri appears as popular in Pakistan as Jinnah.
@BraveHeart
Punishment for murder in Islam is death.
@Mumtaz Qadri
Taliban are against the sect that Qadri follows; hundreds of Qadris have been killed by Taliban
The volcano called 'Talebanisation' is building up in Pakistan each passing day which may burst anytime, engulfing the whole country in flames and reducing it into ASH.
Unbelievable that I protested in the streets for this LHC judge, Mr Sharif you have betrayed my trust in your judgement just like your cousins Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif.
I am now convinced that the Sharif family had a hand in the muder of Salman Taseer
Human of Pakistan is most of the time emotional driven moulding the religion according to his wishes.Far away from the basic fundamentals of Islam.Retired justice setting a strange example.
My friend hakimullah mehsud ameer TTP wants a former chief justice to file a case against government for not implementing sharia in country, retired Judge must be from LHC and participated in lawyers movement. If judge does not give verdict in favor of TTP, we will pressurize government through lawyers to transfer that judge to North Waziristan.
a true leader in form of Qadri... he s more popular then any political leader of pakistan.... for a sole reason !!....... People Love for Islam
What a waste of money - if he feels he is going straight to heaven - lets help him on his way and give the money that will be spent on this appeal to a more deserving cause
What a joke
ALLAHU AKBAR Liberals should study islam before saying a word
I am an absolute opponent of capital punishment. This man should be confined in a reformatory with other murderers, we have in the meantime more then plenty in our country. The day such people start regretting their crimes, that will be the greatest win of human values in Pakistan. I wish Pakistan as a leading pacifistic nation of the world community.
All Indians:
Dont worry about our country. The number of so called liberals as percentage of total population is the same in both Pakistan and India. Same is true for extremists. In fact you are one step ahead from us. Our extremists demand the release of a Killer while yours made a killer of thousands of innocent humans the chief minister of Gujraat. Now dont tell me that is an exception because same will be true for Qadri. So please go and wash your face first.
long live Qadri Qadri Zidabad
So every murderer should be declared a martyr now and his life is spared. At least not in countries where there is a shred of Islam left in a society.
In Islam, a human life is very sacred. I you take away someone’s life then you will lose your life. There are no two ways about it.
Subhan-ALLAH. Masha-ALLAH. Chief Justice LHC, welcome to Islam-Lovers !!!
excellent work...........These are the people who are pillars of our state and religion........
@Kamram: Our prophet created examples of forgiveness and patience. So, in reality, supporters of Qadri are blasphemous. Or if I put it in other words then it means that the present day Mullahs & Islamists in Pak are not bothered about the Prophet at all and should all be declared KAFIRs.
What I fail to understand that Qadri, and other supporters of the controversial Blasphemy Law claim that they can take and give lives for the sake of this law and the Honour of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They have taken lives earlier. Qadri has taken Salman Taseer's life. Now, it's their turn to give their lives and prove their claim true. So wat's the hullabaloo about? Why is Qadri appealing? Why all the so-called religious parties and s0-called Muslims are opposing the decision. It's the golden chance to give your lives for the 'noble' cause. Go die! Simple.
It has proved that Musharraf was correct in his decisions on the so called independent judiciary. The had to wait for such a long time. Punjab government has already provide Khawaja Sharif residence in GOR permanently.
Even in the time of the Prophet (S.A.) straight up execution/butchering individuals without a hearing was -never- permissible. If you have a problem with another's belief, starting a conversation about the differences is a good place to start instead of submitting to one's trigger happy whims. The Quraish tormented the Prophet (S.A.) to no end, insulted his name, his family, his companions, his beliefs. At the conquest of Mecca, what did he do? Slaughter? No - there was amnesty for all in the hope of giving the people an opportunity to understand the 'real mission'. It pains me to say that when people like Qadri exterminate others like this with impunity, it's no wonder the world (that should be looking at the 'real' message of Islam) starts to see the faith as a religion spread by the sword. To those glorifying Qadri, please pick up a book on Sunnah and read first !
Retired Chief Justice has signed on to a losing cause, and Qadri is a cold-blooded killer.
And what are the grounds for an appeal? The guy is a self admitted murderer - your religious beliefs aren't suppose to get you special privileges.
Aren't mr. Sharif supposed to work for justice. He should have defended a innocent instead of murderer.
@Faction.... what exactly does it mean to be a blasphemer. As a catholic do I blaspheme by stating that Christ is the Son of God? If I just believe it am I also a blasphemer? Is that punishable by death? Or do I have to explicitly state an utterance against Mohammed? or against the Koran? Please enlighten me!
Where are we heading with this? when did Islam allow justification of a murder, yes it was a murder and nothing else. I don't get it, if he's so right in what he did, why afraid to die? You are going straight to heaven right! so why appeal?
What news could bring more shame than this.....sometimes I feel that Pakistan could not have been labelled as a terrorist nation or safe haven for terrorists and extremists,had such barbarians been dealt in the right and proper way. What else would one think about Pakistani society after witnessing support and love for murderers like M.M. Qadri in it with no one having enough gutts to criticize him at a public place....I bet tonnes of people will call Pakistan a nation of bigots,criminals,terrorists and demons after watching a society that's hijacked by Mullahs apart from whatever ISI does in other nations.We have to clean our internal organs i.e. our soicety before talking about improving Pakistan's image globally. How can any civilized person on the planet be sure about our nation's commitment to become a rational and tolerant society after hearing that former high court judges are now defending murderers and terrorists.
All those who support Qadri. Did our prophet (PBUH) forgive and show mercy or did he murder anyone who stood against him? He forgave! I love the prophet (PBUH) but my love gives me no right to murder in his name. Qadri is a murderer and he deserves to die else people like Qadri have all the capabilities of blowing themselves up in the name of Allah. People like him have no conscious and are blinded by false faith.
@ B, you didn't say who should be hanged in public. ATC judge or Qadri? If you take both of them in public, they will hang ATC judge.
Hats off to your Chief Sb. We need more people like Qadri to remove secularism, ahmdiat, qadiyant from this country Inshallah.
Everytime i hear an arguement in the favour of Killer Qadri, a little part of me which is proud of my country and religion, dies with great pain.. First a fanatic kills a person whom he was supposed to protect from any threat, based on allegations that do not make any sense at all then he confesses, goes to the court and there are other fundamentalists all over the country demanding his release..These people seriously need to go back and look at the life of Prophet Muhammad and his teachings and Sunnah.. Peace, tolerance, forgiveness, humility, kindess and love were the part of Prophet's Sunnah, even for the worst enemies.. Since when defending killers became a part of Islam..???
What's the difference between those who support Qadri and those who don't? Supporters of Qadri are willing to kill anyone who comes in their way and those who don't are patient. Our prophet created examples of forgiveness and patience. So, in reality, supporters of Qadri are blasphemous.
It is painful to see Pakistan descending into chaos, and anarchy; a place where murderers are considered heroes and sane voices are silenced. If the system breaks down, the result will be worse than Somalia and Afghanistan.
Hats off to the courage of LHC cheif justice - he must be proud of what he is doing - MASHALLAH!
Slaute to Mr Chief Justice for his bold stance. How many can stand up against the current secular & non islamic regime. All the people here will related this to tablinzation but this is islamization.
May Allah Bless Chief Justice.
subhanallah
Great News- May more and more people in Pakistan get into the true spirit of Islam! Ameen.
That's messed up
Pakistan is going in the right direction.
What I've failed to understand is what is the justification for this killing in the first place? He questioned the LAW he did NOT insult the Holy Prophet (PBUH) or the almighty. Just goes to show, this is somewhat similar to posing a paradox to one of the religious scholars during a Jummah Khutbah and wind up getting branded as a "Kafir".
It has proved time and againt that the independent judiciary is nothing but a bunch of fundamentalists. Judge Sharif should wait for two years before he starts private practice. All govt servansts are required that. This also proves that Punjab govt and Punjab HC is the most friendly place for the convicted terrorists. This is called good govt by Nawaz Sharif.
Murderers turned into heroes? Wasn't that supposed to be one of the signs of Doomsday? Oh, I get it; our holier-than-thou types are getting impatient: they've killed some, flogged some, burned some, beheaded some, how much longer do they have to wait for Heaven?!
something getting fishy!!
Hang him in public and make an example
Wah ! Sign of where Pakistan is going.