Ali Zafar condemns murder of nine-year-old beaten to death by a cleric

While the teacher has been arrested, Hussain's parents have refused to file a case against him

It wasn't long ago when eight-year-old Zainab was mercilessly raped and murdered. Celebrities from all across Pakistan came together to demand justice.

Zainab's death caused a nationwide outrage, where people started protesting that children need to be taught about sexual abuse so such acts of crime can be stopped before it's too late. There have been many cases even before Zainab, where minors have been subjected to torture by strangers and even trusted elders.

While the wound was still fresh, there is now a social media outburst of a nine-year-old, being beaten to death by his teacher. According to reports, the child named Muhammad Hussain, was unwilling to study which infuriated the madrasa teacher who would then beat him with sticks.

Addressing the issue, singer Ali Zafar took to Twitter to share his two cents on the subject.

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He further tweeted how these religious preachers are using the wrong path from what the religion actually allows.

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— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) January 22, 2018

While the teacher has been arrested, the parents have refused to file against him saying that they forgive him. A video was also released on Twitter wherein the teacher confessed to beating Hussain.

This is the Mullah who beat an 8-year-old student Muhammad Hussain to death at a Madrassa in Karachi's Bin Qasim Town pic.twitter.com/oAlLpDv4Qh

— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) January 22, 2018

Twitteratis were also quick to condemn the murder of the innocent child.

I don't know for how long children have to give their life to reveal the curtain from the ugliness of society. Parents are equally involved in this. What kind of Islam we are taking about here? #JusticeForHussain

— Justice For Zainab 🇵🇰 (@RustyBrainSt0rm) January 22, 2018

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