Junaid Jamshed assaulted at Islamabad airport for alleged blasphemy

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.



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

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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

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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.