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Cheer the assassin!
Celebrate all manner of bloodlust because soon there will be nobody left in your life who can call murder by its name.
The writer is editor of business and economic policy for Express News and 24/7 khurram.husain@tribune.com.pk
Cheer on my friends! Cheer on the assassin! Smile and clap your hands, chant odes to the ghazi’s bravery! Go ahead, applaud the darkness that is coming your way, because once it has taken you into its embrace, there’ll be no cheer left in your life.
Hail the assassin as your hero! Lift him up on your shoulders and show his brave deed to your children! Tell them to emulate his example and follow his footsteps! Kiss the ground he walked on! Congregate outside the prison that holds him and shout slogans so he hears your support through the walls. Because soon, the only heroes left in your life will be those with blood on their hands and death in their hearts.
Denounce the fallen governor! Denounce his licentious ways! Mock his speeches and drag his grieving wife and children through the dirt that is in your mind, your eyes! Question his faith: Was he a secret atheist? Fling all manner of filth and dirt on his name and his ways, for soon there’ll be nothing left in your minds, other than the filth of a faithless piety and the dirt of prejudice.
Sanctify the assassin’s bullet! Distill all your hatreds and frustrations into it! Place it on a pedestal and recite psalms of solemn servitude to it! Let it be the one fixed point in your life, your north star by which you navigate yourself towards your destiny! Let its line of travel, from muzzle to victim, be the straight and narrow path you seek to your salvation. May you find your victim one day too, just like the bullet found its. Yes, sanctify the bullet because soon it’ll light the way for you towards that destiny where you hold the knife in your hands and your hapless victim struggles vainly in your clutches.
While you’re at it, make a game out of it all. Clap, laugh and sing songs while the darkness falls all around you. Tell yourself silly little tales of how it’s all for the best because, after all, politicians are corrupt and deserve it all. Let the madness ooze into your puny minds without a struggle, since struggle in the path of what is right can get you killed.
Kiss the pages of the document where the ‘holy’ laws are written. Don’t read them, don’t think about what they say. Don’t ask questions about them, such as what the rules of evidence are under these laws or how the court is supposed to tell the difference between a true and false allegation. No, don’t do any of that, because soon these will be the only laws left in your life.
Do it, my friends! Because there is no ‘silent majority’ any more, only a frightened and confused flock hemmed in by the darkness, trembling at the howling of the hyenas around, huddled together under a vanishing light, barely enduring the great dark absence beyond.
No words will soothe their fears, no courage will call them to action. No strength exists any longer to lift this cowering multitude into the ranks of humanity, no mind’s eye to light the way for them.
So do it! Celebrate all manner of bloodlust because soon there will be nobody left in your life who can call murder by its name.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 6th, 2011.
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anonymous…. let us first realise that everything is not debatable and negotiable in religion. write down the things which arent, and may b then we would be on the same note. unlike this world, religion doesnt have a huge bracket for grey area, mostly is either black or white. what we are, are just tooooo liberal with everything, oh, excuse me, moderate is what i meant. isnt that what the big box in every ones home is telling us nowadays??Recommend
nzaar.. can u kindly send in a valid linkRecommend
I doubt, that people have really understood the real problem yet when people call the incidents like Salmaan Taseer’s a ‘misuse’ of the ‘Blasphemy’ law. Can an unlawful law be misused? Brutal killing of Salmaan Taseer and lynching of many others by mobs in Pakistan are the cases when this black law was ‘used’. A lawful and genuine use of this kind of laws will always result in such inhuman acts. Please stop calling this being ‘misused’.
Only repealing of this and similar laws will bring justice to the society.Recommend
@samar to balwinder
“…no one group could be powerful enough to dominate others.”
Do you mean that “no one group in India could be powerful…….”? Is that to reassure yourself about your safety?
So, what do you ascribe this atrocity in Pakistan to? It is after all the group of mullahs, murderer amongst their followers, that was responsible. Or, do you dispute that?
Have you studied the history of the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party? If you had, you wouldn’t make that comment.
If people are susceptible to fascism and genetically programmed for it, even a minority can deliver what has been delivered in the last few days in Pakistan – murder of a decent man. Aren’t those the same people who have promised to raise their flag on the White House in Washington DC, Buckingham Palace in London and Red Fort in Delhi?Recommend
such an eye-opener.Recommend
A superb piece!!!!!!!!!Recommend
Certainly a wondeful effort. Mullahs are bent upon bringing Islam in general and Pakistan in particular, to disrepute, by creating a horrific image. Rest assured mullah’s Islam is “Sufiani” version of Islam and not the one which our beloved holy Profit (PBUH) presented. Islam has preached to differntiate between Right & Wrong, as the basic principal. If you can differentiate the same, trust me we are not practical Muslims at all. We must stand up for this very differntiation to prove ourself as Muslims.Recommend
Lets not forget it was Jinnah and Iqbal who cheered the assasin originally! They justified, glorified and defended ghazi illmideen. They left the precedent for this act.
Its strange no one who condemns those who cheer this murder have the intellectual honesty to condemn jinnahs and iqbal cheering of that murder.Recommend
i dont have much knowledge about this c ase
but only want to say one thing
as a supporter of Mumtaz qadri at the day of judgement may ALLAH do with me what ever he will do with Mr Mumtaz qadri
and
with do with supporter of salman taseer what ever he will do with himRecommend
It feels like a ray of hope reading comments by the readers here………..
@sajjid.. you rightly call this nation “a bunch of stone age wild animal”Recommend
@aqeel
There is no thought, no idea which is not debatable, be it religion, philosophsy or science. Pope condemned his best friend Galelio to gallows because he said the scientific truth that the earth rotates around the sun. Now that was against belief of christianity. What is your opinion about it? There are upteem examples in all religions like above.
Our problem is we consider religion as absolute truth whereas it is not. The relgious thoughts are also a function of time. They may have been relevant for a time in point when they were first propogated, but to say that they will hold true for all times to come, is a folly.Recommend
it is sad incident happened due to mis understandingRecommend
salam o alikum, i think there is no confusion (if we want) about governor’s murder, its very clear in our religion if some one (Muslim or Non Muslim) insult (or apreciate)our Muhammad (P B U H ) he have same punish like this other hand some friends pointed out its duty of our govt. so its too very clear about our laws and their implementation, he was governor, he also ignore court ‘s order when court order to punish Asia bibi then there was nothing else but he try to become smart and western’s hero.
i want clear one more thing Muhammad (PBUH) is a name of Rahmat He was against the revange because He was Rahmat for all not only for Muslims but where Islam is streigt we should’t try to move according to our desires being a Muslim we should follow not to speak against. here i will must remind ,when Baynazir Bhutto was PM two suspected were directly sent to UK from camp jail Lahore in one night, peoples heard that 2 suspected are in jail and in next newpaper we read they are in UK, after 2 or 3 ays another incident happend to fire the Holy Quran (but this man was not sent UK). so my friends, i think we should ‘t say any soft word for governor because he clearly said, its a black law.Recommend
@Ali “a supporter of Mumtaz qadri at the day of judgement may ALLAH do with me what ever he will do with Mr Mumtaz qadri”
Wow — you are an unfortunate self-loathing person ..
Qadri is a murderer who took a life that he had taken an oath to protect. He murdered a person after taking the responsibility to protect that man, damn it. He is a cowardly, cold-blooded murderer. You are a worse than Qadri — as you you want a free ride on the back of a snake on the way to hell … WYou are indeed a pathetic person.Recommend
Awesome Sir, that is the stuff that needs to be distributed and read across the nation. not the late literature distributed in our society.Recommend
awesome and powerful! my status against the step on fb resulted in no likes and a few safe comments… it is horrible.. suffocating to know that how people are precieving this whole situation and are actually able to condone and give an explanation for it :S… you have just put the whole mindset on the table….Recommend
@ali .. little knowledge is a dangerous thing.. if u dont know abt the case and history of it… dont make big claims…
Just pray that Allah gives us all the power to see the truth and gives us the strength to follow the footsteps of the Holy prophet (SAW)Recommend
Huge Applause Sir!!!
A brilliant piece that was truly needed in this time.I thank you for pointing out the absurdity of the entire crisis that has been around since the governor’s death.It was time someone needed to pen down these remarks and make the supporters of these religious fanatics realize their flaws.Recommend
Amazing article!Recommend
Superb!! Two thumbs up! I like your expression. Its very impressiv.Recommend
Definitely a thought provoking article, I must congratulate you for standing up for this noble cause. Our only hope is putting these mullah’s out of business by making Pakistan a secular state and then getting rid of the feudal aristocracy and abolshing the piri muridi that rots our social fabric.Recommend
I got shattered with the savagery of the assassin of Mr. Salman Taseer. It seems that fragmented preachings of islamic ideology have created these bigots who had become so staunch in their beliefs and are being hoodwinked by the Mullahs every single day.I will not be surprised if these kind of incidents occur in future.These mullahs are way behind to grasp the essence of islamic taechings and when they don’t find their way through they resort to these henious crimes.
God save Pakistan.Recommend
Total degeneration of societyRecommend
ladies and gentlemen,
seems like there are a LOT of sane people here but what I do not see is people actually taking the time out and trying to counter these MULALHS.
Dont you think it is time to double your efforts in countering these Mulalhs.. Right now they are the only ones with the LOUD SPEAKERS.. they are the only ones who are really doing all the talking… the population is only hearing their side of the story..
Its time for us to take the innitiative and start speaking out about the REAL ISLAM!!! without the corrution of these Mullahs and hadithRecommend
Standing OvationRecommend
i m felling pity on ma nation today….we r killing people in the name of a PERSON OUR HOLY PROPHET who himself taught us to forgive the enemies.. who used to forget the bad deeds of people… who came to spread peace in the world… n we being his UMMAH r killing people… we could have solved this matter by going the other ways… but our so called faiths… for our people faith is just killing people in the name of Allah n Prophet S.A..W… but where does their faith go when they do all the forbidden things… at that time why they do not think of holy Prophet S.A.W while disobeying the laws of Islam them selves???????
ON the other hand i feeling proud of our writers who still have the power to make people aware… hats off to you…Recommend
After reading all this i am feeling very pity over those who are in favour of salman taseer .
They all think that salman taseer was like quaideazam (braod minded) but please brothers read wiki pedia about “Ghazi alam deen shaheed ” and please see who defended him in court and what did he do . Its an eye opener which most of us dont want to see .
Now about this issue i really wanna hear your voice specially the one who wrote this article that what will be his statement over the killing of salman rushdie.
please if you have guts do answer.Recommend
Dear all first of all i want to say that if i have heard someone’s feeling than please accept my apologies . Another thing which i want to add is that please dont see only mullah , so called extremists and some brain washed jahils can thi…nk of killing someone . In my eye that guy Mumtaz Qadri killed himself too because he knows what will happen to him after what he is doing but only in this world because in other world his life is everlasting and will be in heaven for sure because what he did is for his Islam .
Most of us think that the guy who wears coat and pants and use all western things and western styles are like not like this but i want to tell ya that Ghazi Alam Deen Shaheed case was defended by our very own father of the nation (so called broad minded)Quaide Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in british courts and He didtn charge a penny for that case and Ghazi Alamdin’s father requested Allama Muhammad Iqbal(poet of the east) to lead the funeral prayer and this shivered Dr. Allama Iqbal who replied that I am a sinful person not competent to do this job to lead the funeral of such a matchless warrior.
Muhammed Iqbal placed the body in the grave with tears in his eyes and said: “This young man left us, the educated men behind ”
Now after reading all this which i have taken from wikipedia
I want to know your comments
Please do recite Durood for Hazrat Mohammad S.A.W.WRecommend
Quite poetic and musical i would say … a very strange effort to support the corrupt of Pakistan. Now i’m not here to support the murderer … In Pakistan where undisputed laws are abused day after day… One wants to become a hero of the nation by vomiting what he feels is right just because he happen to be a governor (deputed by an Army General and later supported by another puppet).
What was his reason to debate Islamic laws in public ??? .. Didn’t he knew that there is a process by which such laws are to be changed or reviewed? I’m sure cheap publicity stunts that he mastered were the only rewards that he was looking for. Nothing to do with religion ever nor with this country… these blood sucking leeches have to be taken care of any ways … So did the murderer did the right thing? Yes he did. Because he lives in a country where justice has no meaning, where all his life has been a story of struggle unheard and unrewarded… where his family is unable meet basic requirements of life and he is looking at people who throw millions in dust for the fun. The only hope that he sees … is in life after death because the life he breathes has been made a living hell by the so called country care takers …
Can we Pakistani’s wakeup and see the realities of life. I read this article as an immaculate expression of how 1% of Pakistan’s population wants this country to become… a mindless follower of the west (Don’t get me wrong, they also want progress). But excuse me … do you understand the meaning of Islam? Have your ever tried to understand the reasoning behind behavior of Pakistani nation? Is it simple in your mind to go and blow ones self? Years or humiliation and abuses have risen an army which will only stop if you start understanding that Islam is what they want and Islam is what they want this country to represent.
If you feel western, moderate culture is what you will implement here … 63 years should have been your eye opener by now .. Head West … Or Cover your head …
P.S: By God i’m not a suicide bomber or have any attachment with the cause … but please understand Islam and its consequences if you try to pose as Muslims and live with out practicing it … The wrath of Allah is slowly coming upon us …Recommend
Lol, after viewing so many articles after the assassination of Salman taseer and the Hashashin Altair bin Qadri , It is lucid that the liberals have confined themselves only till the newspapers and the comments. While the Public glee in the assassination and the majority dance in exult, the victory of the rightest is imminent.Recommend
Anyone who supports this Qadri is ….like him, a blasphemer. Our Phophet would never have done this becasue he ONLY followed ALLAH’s words as sent to him in the Quran. Only animals solve problems with violence. This man swore an oath on the Quran to protect.
As a REAL muslim, I do not care what ANYONE says about Islam or Mohammad or muslims or Allah because my faith is true and unwavering and words can never hurt me, I am not a 5 year old.
By maintaining a peaceful disposition and showing with my actions not just words, that I am truly a muslim and follow the ONLY holy book of ALLAH the Quran, which is the ONLY book/message we have that is protected by ALLAH the ALL Knowing, ALL Wise, ALL seeing and the ONLY book uncorrupted by man.
What is this whole notion of killing in the name of ALLAH????? This is sick! ALLAH does not need us puny meer MORTALS to protect HIM!!!!! We NEED ALLAH to PROTECT US!!!!!!
These supporters right here in these comments show themsleves to be the ignorant, and arrogant kafir that they are. The entire notion of protecting ALLAH or a man so great as Mohammad is REDICULOUS! They are the BLASPHEMERS. They have turned Pakistan into a joke.Recommend
Sir, why can’t you write this in Urdu! It’s the illterate non-English speaking masses that need to understand this more!Recommend
May His Soul Rest in Peace…
Pakistan is a country where its ideology has been RAPED time and time again.. without end in sight..
Laws should have been to protect and not to be killed in broad daylight. Punishing a human being should have been done another place..
But us Citizen of Pakistan are hunger for BLOOD.
One citizen of Pakistan instigate another Citizen of Pakistan to kill another citizen of Pakistan.. where will this end.. If you have any clue please write about that.
THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN LIFE..
Leave the MESSENGER AND OUR CREATOR to do justice to the infidels.. they are better judge jury and executioner.
not us. never us..Recommend
Well wirtten and may we have more people speaking out against such barbarick acts.
May Allah (swt) guide us all. Ameen.Recommend
Coming from the painful heart that loves the Nation that has lost the direction.Recommend
Very eloquently put. May Jinnah’s Pakistan rest in peace, for this is not it.Recommend
@sajjid above. plz don’t blame the animals. they are quite decent creatures. i am afraid you are sullying thier name.Recommend
The lawyers who showered Qadri with petals and favorable slogans should have carried their young sons on their shoulders so they would be encouraged to do the same! People should ask themselves this question first “would I want my son to be in place of Qadri?” If their answer is “yes”, then they can claim a love for blasphemy law. Shame on the educated lawyers for supporting Qadri. Their education through Pakistani books filled with lies about my religion.Recommend
We must understand that deen cannot rely on the narrations told by the people about life & sayings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) and are subject to Quranic teachings.Recommend
There comes a time in every nation’s life when the Majority raise up against the senseless barbarians, that are the curse of every society. When their activities cross a limit, the nation needs to take severest of actions to bring back sanity. The only way that happens if the ‘sane’ majority demands and supports its govt. of the day against strong actions.
When MK Gandhi was killed, India banned all Hindu radical groups including the most powerful RSS, till it’s role could be clarified. India also banned and decimated all support to LTTE after Rajiv Gandhi’s murder. The amount of supporters for these groups did not go down, but the majority who weren’t with them could stare them down.
Pakistan needs to do the same. It is time to stare down the Mullahs and the Army that supports violent religiosity.
Fail this – Pakistan has the potential to go the Hitler’s German way (To a certain extent it already has gone that way), where the German citizens didn’t control the Insanity of their own govt. so the rest of the world ganged up against Germany…Recommend
lol.. after reading all this i cant believe my eyes.. Fear Allah YOU ALL
There is no rule except to what Allah has given us. NO MAN MADE RULE works in Islam. Stop being a secular state coz most of us believe Pakistan is a muslim state
I am sure most here doesn’t even pray once out of 5 times in a day. All of you can just talk.
All of us mourn taseer’s death in one way or the other but what about the mother who killed her own children as they were hungry and why BECAUSE OF FEW TASEERSSS IN OUR COUNTRY..
WAKE UP !
THERE IS NO SECULARISM IN ISLAM..BRING KHILAFAHRecommend
@Mohammad Usamah Siddiqui…
actually this BLACK LAW was made my SUGB-HUMAN MULLAHs.. even if we eleviate them to HUMAN status even then its is a MAN MADE LAW!!
No where in the DEVINE BOOK.. that would be the QURAN does it say you are allowed to MURDER HUMANS..
WHAT ARROGANCE!! you think ALLAH and the Prophet Mohammad need defending from the likes of you?Recommend
Wow…its so well-written and so accurate.Recommend
I just thought may be I am crazy but then Now I realise there are many many saner people than me and Now I have the resolve in me to persue what I realise is true and good for humanity to hell with religious bigotry.
Yes Islam is good but then we should not be fanatics.Recommend
Tribute to Salman Taseer ShaheedRecommend
@Mohammad Usamah Siddiqui:
I pray five times. Live in west and never touch anything that is forbidden by grace of Allah. I am staunch secular when it comes to others ie I don’t care what they believe as long as no one is hurting anyone.
What is your point?Recommend
You need to stand up to these fascists and destroy them… or you all will be lost ! Modernism ! Fast !Recommend
There is no hope from current gang of corrupt so called leaders of this poor nation.
Rise up Dunghars and fight for the survival of your beloved Country Pakistan.Recommend
Nawaz Sharif thinks Taseer should’ve been more moderate in his views. He says both extremists and liberals need to exercise more moderation.
What he means is – Extremists should pump fewer bullets(28 bullets to kill a single person is really, um… EXTREME), one or two per person is moderate enough!
And Liberals should air their opinions in toilet, instead of going to the EXTREME of voicing it in public.Recommend
Thanks for waking up the sleeping souls, Khurram! Perhaps this is how a silent group of our “Divided” society feels about the brutal assassination of our Governor but is too chicken to say it out loud!Whereas a majority of the heartless, soul-less Mullahfied segment is busy glorifyiing the Smiling assassin! I feel disgusted and ashamed at this country’s hypocrisy!Recommend
i am sure Prophit (PBUH) will must welcome Mumtaz Qadri. its our problem to move religion according to our mind, when some thing is understandable for our puny mind we try to bend all of things according to our selves even our religion, shame on those dirty brains who not matching with Muslims but with non- Muslims, compare your self where you stand with prophit (PBUH) or with non Muslims? before abusing Mullahs remember your parents ‘s practice of nikah is done by Mullahs and when we dies even then we request Mullahs as we see sulman’s death but no body was ready to pray (think about your selves where you are)
I challenge all of you to debate me on this topic (if you are Muslim)on my personal mail lets try butt_lahoree@yahoo.comRecommend
Salman Taseer’s murder is a sad chapter in the history of Pakistan. But even worse is the follow up reaction of the general public.Its disgusting how this beastly act is being hailed by educated public including a large chunk of advocates who have offered free legal assistance to the assassin. Is this what we expect from the upholders of law.Is this the law they have studied in their law colleges.They were garlanding and showering with rose petals, a person who was appearing in court by virtue of having committed a murder. This person was supposed to be guarding Salman Taseer’s life. Can we ever trust a gun wielding guard anymore with our protection.And to add to that free legal assisstance is being offered to a person who took law in his own hands, not withstanding the fact that Salman Taseer was in no way on the wrong side of law. This murderous act and the shameful followup gives an indication of the dark days awaiting us.Hope if u may but there isn’t much hope for the hopefuls !Recommend
i needed that, i thank the author, and the people who commented, its good to know were not alone on this.Recommend
hah…
Yar dn’t disturb, dn’t awake just for nothing we had taken start from a dream and will be ended too in a dream…Recommend
Please! this is too painfull…i am ashamed of being Pakistani…living in foreign land i try to paint good name of Pakistan…but the people in pakistan dont help. Shame on all of u!!!Recommend
@Siddiqui
Jan 7, 2011 – 4:00AM
Right on bro..i agree with u ..it is us who will have to bell the cat!Recommend
I am wondering what if one day someone will kill samlan rushdie.What will be your reaction is it the same like the guy is the killer , and killer should have talked with salman rushdie and salman rushdie was innocent because Islam does not say to kill some one in name of Islam .
Please its a scenario and i want your comments over it . Lets see whats in your mind .Recommend
The scilent majority will wake up soon….if teh other part started following the rules to KILL muslims in the name of COW,churches and holy ISSUES of others……MUllas are once again taking the mobs to darkness and keeping them away frm the philosophies of ISLAMRecommend
Final Solution is Freedom form Arabic Sharia and 1400 Years old Arabic Myth.
Completely get rid of it and you will have the real touch of Nature.
Wahi or Wahim ? I think Wahim.There is no half way :Either Yes or No.
I have said No and I am more close to Nature and Reality, it will open your Mind.
. *Qadri must be hanged or better sent to Firing Squad, as Quran says , Eye for Eye, Hand for Hand, so 27 Shot for 27 Shots , if we dont follow this law then again its insult of Prophet and Quran.
So be good Ghulam-i-Rasool and Shoot him where he has shot the Governor with the same weapon by Governor’s Son.
This is man made Law or better said as Mulla made Law , its not seen in Quran and Not even in Saudi Arabia to kill a Blasphemy.
Death Penality is only for a Direct Killer.
Blasphemy Law is Anti-Quranic and it must be Totally abolished.Recommend
. *Qadri must be hanged or better sent to Firing Squad, as Quran says , Eye for Eye, Hand for Hand, so 26 Shot for 26 Shots , if we dont follow this law then again its insult of Prophet and Quran.
So be good Ghulam-i-Rasool and Shoot him where he has shot the Governor with the same weapon Prefeablly by the Governor’s Son.
This Law is man made Law or better said Mulla made Law , its not in Quran or even in Saudi Arabia to kill a Blasphemer.
Death Penality is only for a Direct Killer. Blasphemy Law is Anti-Quranic and it must be Totally abolished.Recommend
Mr.Khurram has tried to portrat everyone considering the blasphemy law important for his faith as a terrorist, this is nor true neither fair. Yet this is another perspective of extremism, liberal extremism.
The so called liberal Socrates always talkes of the respect for the opinion of masses and democracy. They should respect Pakistani people’s opinion about blasphemy. Secular element has badly failed on every front and has never been able to convince the masses. The are just able to win election due to Feudalism, corrupt political system and bankrupt administration. I would suggest them to come into the masses, see their problems, share their feelings and respect their values and culture.Recommend
Powerfully put!Thank God for the saner voices of Pakistan.Recommend
There is no moral fabric in Pakistan – it has been eaten away by mullahs and excreted as Qadris and Faisal Shahzads.Recommend
please translate this in urdu, for local newspapers, zaroori hei !Recommend
Dear Khurram Hussain!!
Alas!!! you could read those holy laws yourself before asking to others!! it is the only way you could understand the reality of situation.Recommend
I am sorry to say there is much evil in this world. Unfortunately, it sounds as if the assassin let that evil overwhelm, consume and control him. If Taseer had himself gone mad and was bent on harm, that would be one matter. However, from all the accounts that I have heard and read, he only wanted tolerance and justice for all people. It’s very sad when people’s heroes are heretics and their foes the righteous! I am of the opinion that governments should restrict themselves with crimes against people – theft, murder, rape, etc. and let GOD take care of those who sin against him! Surely there should be separation of mosque and state; but even my own logic tells me it should be so. If GOD is all knowing and all powerful, he sure doesn’t need me to take care of his “light work.”Recommend
The day he was gunned down I feel I belong to minority. Feel ashamed to be identified as muslim.Recommend
HAIL to all educated ,
only SECULAR, westernised, can write and appreciate things like these…
May Almighty guide you all before you die, who are feeling ashamed of the assasination .
May GOD bless us all soon. Aameen.Recommend
@ Faraz: There is one word in the English language dictionary that very appropriately describes people with your mentality – FOOL. You seem to have had some kind of education and it is a shame that it all went to waste because all those years were totally wasted. You should be ashamed not only at your ridiculous remarks but also the fact that you have brought shame to your family, friends and countrymen as well. If you were one of my friends or family members, I assure you I would have disowned you.Recommend
Atif Amin Thakkur,
so Mr. Thakkur you think Peace .. Human Rights.. and respecting anyone and everyone are WESTERN VALUES? if so then you better pick up the book you call HOLY!!! the Holy Quran..
I guess the west has adopted what YOUR HOLY BOOK teaches.. and you are adopting SAVAGE MULLAH TEACHINGSRecommend
Sir:
Reading your article and the following comments by various readers gives me a ray of hope that some pakistanis can still call them selves humans.
The celebration of animals on the brutal murder of the only courageous leader shown in the media, gives the impression that the entire natin is made of brain washed terrorists who dance and cheer in the streets to celebrate murder and distruction of humanity.
Today Pakistan has no reason to exist as a nation.Recommend
We will cheer the assassin!Recommend
Mindless hypocrite forgot that he had taken an oath to protect the governor under on the Koran and blasphemer of the Koran should have bigger punishment.
Damn mullah forget that oath mean responsibility. He was getting paid to protect a human being even if governor might have been of different religion. I for one would be celebrating next time a mindless fool is slaughtered under the knife by a doctor or nurse because the crime is no different.
I am appalled silence of the the opportunist secular parties and so is PPP.
They should be in the streets until the law is repealed and the traitors are hanged including F, his gang and their allies.Recommend
Hang our heads in shame? We have forgotten what shame means, we do not remember that we were the followers of a Prophet who was designated Rehmatul-lil-Aalameen by our Creator not Rehmatul Muslameen, we have forgotten that the murder of one human is equal to murdering humanity (unless the life is our own), we refuse to believe that Man is the pinnacle of creation and a masterpiece of The Creator, we follow Satan because he does not impose any duties upon us, we believe that with a gun in our hands we can play god, in short we have lost our moorings. Shame is foreign to us so how can we hang our heads in shame.
We hold our heads high with pride, we are proud of the fact that all humans are at our mercy for their lives, proud of the fact that we are applauded and garlanded even when we kill, proud of the fact that thousands if not millions will turn out for our trial if it ever takes place, proud that Justice itself will ask us for mercy.
And yet we believe in a Merciful God?Recommend
nice written sir. one thing i get from the comment posted by different individuals that, only extremist can do that, why friends? every Muslim do same if he heard any thing bad against prophet, we ourself divide our society into groups like liberal, extremist and so for. i am not supporting qadri but i think the people think little emotionally. please don’t divide society we all are just muslims.Recommend
Sir:
Just read the latest comment from Asif Ali, who says that we all are Muslims and we all will do the same as the brutal murderer of Salman Taseer did. If this is what Muslims are all about, I have to sadly confess that i am ashamed to be a muslim..Recommend
why, o, why, are we so afraid of islam and the “b”word? why does NO ONE possess the mettle to tell a maulvi the following: I too am a Muslim – I do not wear a beard or a turban. I also do not act like Allah’s emissary on this earth. I also do not pretend to read another’s mind – i.e., I do not have the ilm of the Ghaib – that I leave to Allah only; because it is only He Who Knows that which is not evident.
So if Salman Taseer publically said that he was a Muslim, then I, in my capacity as a Muslim and human, do not possess the faculty to judge him.
If I do judge him, then I shall be guilty of blasphemy too.Recommend
Samar:
Agree with you 100%. Even if we are very few, we should not become the “silent majority”.
We must speak out against injustice to non-muslims in pakistan. We must speak out against the Mullahs and the religious leaders who wants us to live in the dark ages. We must denounce the people who are cheering and throughing flowers on this brutal killer of Salman Taseer.
The sad part of all this is that we will again vote for Zardari or Nawaz Shareef, the gutless political leaders, who are so afraid of mullah brigade that they choose to keep quite on this tragedy.
Shame on the judge who passed this sentence against an innocent woman.
Shame on Pakistani lawyers who are cheering for the killer.
Shame on all religious parties and groups celebrating the murder of Salman Taseer.
Shame on all political parties and their leaders who choose to remain indifferent to this incident.
Shame on pakistani people who are not comming out on the streets to protest against the blasphemy law.Recommend
Tahnk God…someone is speaking up…..Recommend
God bless you, sir, and protect you. A wonderful cry for sanity. More necessary each passing news cycle . . . there are zealots of all stripes, in Pakistan and my homeland, who keep us parents awake at night in fear for what the future holds.Recommend
Epic .. yet horrible!Recommend
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