Pakistan

Junaid Jamshed assaulted at Islamabad airport for alleged blasphemy

A video that has gone viral on social media, shows a charged crowd taking blows at the singer-turned-evangelist

News Desk March 27, 2016

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Singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed was assaulted by a group of men at Islamabad airport late Saturday night.

A video that has gone viral on social media, shows a charged crowd taking blows at the singer-turned-evangelist at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. The men can be heard chanting slogans against the preacher, claiming he has committed blasphemy.

Controversial remarks: ST wants Junaid Jamshed booked

The footage shows the group of men beat up Jamshed repeatedly only to pause for a moment and then lunge at him again.

https://twitter.com/hasssan39/status/713820895513600000

Shaken after the assault, Jamshed who remained silent throughout the video, took to Twitter and said, “I wish I wasn't travelling alone. A little distressed with what happened. Musalman the is liye bad'dua bhi na kr saka inke liye.”

I wish I wasn't travelling alone. A little distressed with what happened. Musalman the is liye bad'dua bhi na kr saka inke liye
— Junaid Jamshed (@JunaidJamshedPK) March 26, 2016

Its about time v as a nation decide that v will not let these religious fanatics prevail amongst us . They will be exposed n brought to task
— Junaid Jamshed (@JunaidJamshedPK) March 27, 2016

Many took to Twitter to condemn the attack:

All must condemn this is nt just simply the way if such practices r nt condemnd any one could be treated like this by a few #JunaidJamshed
— Palwasha Abbas (@Palwasha_Abbas) March 27, 2016

If u disagree with what he said then convince others by use of words, not of force. #IslamIsPeace #JunaidJamshed
— M Zubair Khalid (@MZubair_Khalid) March 27, 2016

One may disagree with #JunaidJamshed but assaulting him is outrageous and must be condemned.
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) March 27, 2016

#PervezRasheed and now #JunaidJamshed this madness not going to stop soon.
— Nasir Ali - 🇵🇰 🇨🇦 (@AliNasirSyed) March 27, 2016

https://twitter.com/nassu1995/status/713953595683696640

In December 2014, Jamshed was booked for alleged blasphemy over one of his televised sermons that was thought to contain blasphemous remarks about a wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The preacher later publicly apologised and asked for forgiveness.

I stand with Junaid Jamshed

Mubin Qadri, a member of Sunni Tehreek’s Rabita committee, filed an application under Section 22-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to a South court, seeking action against Jamshed for what he called blasphemous remarks in a video clip. District and Sessions Judge Ahmed Saba ordered SHO Risala police station to record statement of the complainant under Section 154 of the CrPC and book Jamshed if the case falls under criminal procedure. Junaid Jamshed has already apologised for the remarks in a subsequent video clip.

COMMENTS (60)

Sharleen Caffey | 8 years ago | Reply Good commentary . I was enlightened by the analysis - Does someone know where my business might be able to grab a blank CA LIC 508 example to edit ?

mumtaz | 8 years ago | Reply so glad I don't live in Pakistan, shameful to say I'm a Pakistani even though I was born and bred here but iv got the stupid tag of it and I will never go into a place like this with disgusting people, country has no morals left packed with corruption and thieves and liars and the list goes on and on and on, disgraceful go and beat your politicians and other criminals that have robbed the country blind but no you're cowards because touch them and you will disappear from the face of the planet and we wouldn't want that instead you go and attack a person that is by himself wow amazing well done give yourself a reward on your "mardangi" junaid jamshed has a big support group on the UK he doesn't need to go to Pakistan to educate people that have no brain cells!!

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Mother | 8 years ago | Reply Ayesha: totally agree with you. Khan: Its people like you who need to shut their mouths up. JJ deserves what he got. You reap what you sow my dear.

Redical | 8 years ago | Reply I hope Junaid saheb will stand up against this bigotry as being a model muslim. Otherwise only talking aka speeches will only belittle him more. Time of test.

Mohammad | 8 years ago | Reply No one has the right to do what these bunch of bad apples did. ALLAH forgives we need to also forgive cuz we r nobody to keep a grudge against anyone. Pls educate yourself with the right meaning of the word "ISLAM".

ajeet | 8 years ago | Reply Two evils fighting each other. May both get affected.

Mecha Malphite | 8 years ago | Reply guys I watched the video of him committing blasphemy, I googled a little bit about what he was talking about and found this hadith: Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1465 so the question here is, that was he making all this up or was he actually referencing to this hadith....?

syed & syed | 8 years ago | Reply @Brainy Bhaijan These existing genaration are the descendants of those Mullas who were against the creation of Pakistan. The only one supporting Quaid was Maula Shabeer Ahmad Usmany baqi sub heer pher thay. It is time that all Mullas including good or bad should be brought under control and debarred from contacting public in any manner.:

vinsin | 8 years ago | Reply @Irfan_Sydney: If Quaid was right then why are you in Sydney?

qbc | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: I'm no fan of jj but he did quote from a book and gave the page number (the book is a very famous and important book in our majority sect) that's more than most mullahs do.

Abdul Samad | 8 years ago | Reply You know what - Junaid would better off to remain as Singer. He was the most popular and neutral man. However it is not in our hands that to whom Allah shows the right path and bless mercy on him. Now even if he was shown the right path by Allah... he should not have to start preaching in state of ignorant mullas called Paksitan ! Go to some Arab country or american country where not any ignorant stupid mulla can take law in their own hands.

Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha, People like you are a cancer for this Nation. Go and educate yourself about Islam before opening your mouth. He apologized and that is it. No one has the authority to abuse someone like that. Mullahs and people like are the real problem for this nation. People like you are frustrated. I bet you watch Amir Liaquat's shows with full enthusiasm. # Pathetic

Observer | 8 years ago | Reply Our Pakistani-Muslim fanatics. This incident proves that they cannot even spare people of the same faith. Shame on those ignorant idiots, what a shame they are bringing both to the country and the religion.

Observer | 8 years ago | Reply They are breeding in the madarssahs of Punjab - imagine what they could do when not among crowded people.

Abbassin | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: Civilized societies are ruled by laws, where innocent people going about their business are not assaulted by vigilante thugs as it happened here. As for you condoning such a shameful act and describing it "hope he got a good taste of insult" is as callous as it gets, and can only be described as a painful counter "bakwas" to his so called "bakwas" a year or so ago,as you termed it in your comments.

safeer Khan | 8 years ago | Reply These people should be charged for assault and causing disturbance. This is another version of Talbanization.

safeer Khan | 8 years ago | Reply Unfortunately our nation just think with emotions only. We do not believe in law and order. We follow what ever we think. If this violence is not going to stop, we will be erased from history.The simple way was to file a complaint about such person in the court.

Mulla Jeevan | 8 years ago | Reply Quite obviously these people were planted to create a stir. Planted by whom? That is the million dollar question.

numbersnumbers | 8 years ago | Reply Nowhere in this article is there any description of what happened to the attackers seen in the video! The airports have a large security contingent who are virtually everywhere in airports these days, so they should have been very close by to arrest the attackers! OR NOT!

Skywalker | 8 years ago | Reply @Imran Qadri: Illiterate people? They are businessmen and graduates.

Irfan_Sydney | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: I wish there were more people who could think like us. . .

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Junaid Jemshed is one of them, has same views and would have done the same. First he should apologize for not standing up for his right of free speech, then I would condemn this incident.

Sam | 8 years ago | Reply This nation does not need any enemy to distroy itself.

jay | 8 years ago | Reply @Irfan_Sydney: Yes we call all see how right jinnah was. Btw when is the next instalment of loan coming?

Jamal | 8 years ago | Reply I was a great fan of Junaid Jamshed pre and post vital signs. He gave us some very good songs and Dil Dil Pakistan remained a national anthem till date. However, he got confused after "embracing" Islam and assumed (like so many others) that Islam is the name of certain dress code and certain accent. Hope he will realize his mistake, shake off this incident, and resume with what he can do best.

Adnan Qureshi | 8 years ago | Reply Pakistan has a terminal disease.

Dan | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: Oh come on! You are no one to judge him. Only he knows what he meant, and it doesn't give us the right to criticise him. People like you are giving Islam a bad name!!

Ayesha | 8 years ago | Reply @Ifran_Sydney: I like your views and completely agree. This Mulla and his Ustaad (TJ) think that they own Islam and can talk nonsense. They are the branded members of extremist in Pakistan. We need to get rid of them ASAP.

Mohammad | 8 years ago | Reply Congrats Pakistan you are officially on self destruction mechanism!!!

Volk | 8 years ago | Reply These people should be charged for assault. They've not right to attack someone just like that.

M.S. | 8 years ago | Reply Those who are condemning attack on him are doing in a good faith. The fact is that he agrees with the attackers.

Biddatti ka dushman | 8 years ago | Reply Bunch of loosers and illiterate Memon

goood | 8 years ago | Reply Good. Let these fanatics fight amongst themselves.

Brainy Bhaijan | 8 years ago | Reply An army operation is needed against all types of mullahs.

Don Barzini | 8 years ago | Reply Coming Soon on Nat Geo... When Mullas Attack!!!

Sorry | 8 years ago | Reply Well Pakistan is really in a sorry state right now when it comes to religious fanaticism governed by our very own Mullahs. Unless this issue is addressed at state level and this being stopped by force and rule of law we are going to be a sorry state. Being harassed and abused on airport of our capital really raises our eye brows to where we heading as a nation. It reminds me of a song against terrorism "Ye Hum Nahi" but seems otherwise.

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply As you sow, so shall you reap.......always proves true.

so | 8 years ago | Reply ironically he has been part of system which encourages violence and brutality in such circumstances (and this violent approach is against the very teachings of islam).. and now he is on the receiving end.. but whatever or whoever he is, we strongly condemn this shameful treatment meted upon him !

Imran Qadri | 8 years ago | Reply Funny thing is the Americans especially their Lahore consulate were projecting these ignorant sect followers as progressive,moderate Muslims and had been both overtly and covertly supporting them and their mazaars .

Irfan_Sydney | 8 years ago | Reply @Indian: Mr Indian . You prove again and again how right our Qaid was. I can't talk to you for long. I am busy eating beef.

Irfan_Sydney | 8 years ago | Reply @Ayesha: I agree with you.

Irfan_Sydney | 8 years ago | Reply When Asia Bibi begged for Mercy it was rejected outright. When one of theirs requested pardon after committing blasphemy , he was forgiven. I don't have any sympathy with him because of the double standard.. He had the money so he left the country . Poor minority members of Pakistan do not have that privilege.

Murad Maqbool | 8 years ago | Reply If this true that it is a shameful act to assult JJ than one should think why he use shaameful remarks in his speech which creates hatred in the society. JJ is not an authority to comment on Islam publicly and after apologizing the matter can not be treated as closed.

nael | 8 years ago | Reply As Marx said religion is the opiate of the masses. Soon they will be intoxicated with their belief and will murder each other with their poison.

raw is war | 8 years ago | Reply What is this madness about blasphemy???

Irfan | 8 years ago | Reply The guys who attacked can easily be traced for taking law in hands. Army next assignment is controlling this Religious Extremism which is anpther branch of Terrorism. All the religious mullahs should be controlled and their ate reeks should be controlled and strictly monitor. Do we have to live in this country by constitutional rights or according to Mullahs will

Imran Qadri | 8 years ago | Reply Those two guys wearing African cap should have been booked for inciting violence . They can be clearly heard cheering the mob by saying "shabaash" "shabaash" .

Muhammad Usman Naeem | 8 years ago | Reply Amir Bhai ki toba kabool hai magar inki nahi? WOW!

Imran Qadri | 8 years ago | Reply Its apparent,that guy in red shalwar Kameez wearing African cap is the real culprit and follower of certain ignorant sect. He must have incited other illiterate people to carry out this stupid act.

Indian | 8 years ago | Reply Thank you Quaid E Azam for giving us a separate country..

Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply Fanaticstan

roadkashehzada | 8 years ago | Reply to all those who were happy disrespectful behavior of mob with Pervez Rashid (for their own vengeance) should see this. these fanatics will treat anyone who disagrees with them. day before yesterday it was salman taseer, yesterday it was pervez rashid, today its junaid jamsher, tomorrow it can be anybody. it can be tariq jameel sb, it can be mufti muneeb sb, it can be u, it can be me.

Last Man Alive | 8 years ago | Reply These vandals should be arrested and punished at the utmost. These mullahs are a mafia and can get anyone killed and abused on the pretext of blasphemy. They have turned this country into a cesspool of perversion.

nikki | 8 years ago | Reply where is going Pakistan, every man is taking law in his own hand, why?

Asif Khan | 8 years ago | Reply Any one who dares attack any other person in Pakistan, needs his hands chopped off. If we do not stand up, these radicals will take Pakistan back into the stone ages.

Feroz | 8 years ago | Reply This singer also believed like most others that he would be able to exploit religion for monetary benefits, sadly this form of exploitation never has a happy ending. It does not mean I will not strongly condemn violence on any grounds whatsoever. The culprits must be prosecuted and sentenced.

Lala | 8 years ago | Reply We Stand with Junaid Jamshed

Lala | 8 years ago | Reply A shameful incidence, this shows our failure as a nation! Is this the airport of Capital City of the so called Islamic Republic of Pakistan?! I am really feeling sorry for such a humble celebrity, Junaid Jamshed earns enough to keep security guards and all that protocol but no he doesn't because he is leading by simplicity, and these wild fanatics lost all their minds! May ALLAH guide them. We are sorry Junaid Bhai, our nation doesn't deserve an orator,preacher and guider like you.

Asad | 8 years ago | Reply Bunch of loosers!!

Ayesha | 8 years ago | Reply "Musalman the is liye bad’dua bhi na kr saka inke liye.” - Pseudo Mulla's curse won't work. Hope he got a good taste of insult. Just imagine how painful it was to listen to his "Bakwas" a year ago.

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