Blasphemy laws being misused: Asma Jahangir
SCBA president says blasphemy laws are being misused in Pakistan, death penalty should be abolished.
ISLAMABAD:
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir has said that the blasphemy laws are being misused in the country.
Her remarks come at a time when the Lahore High Court has sentenced the Christian mother of five, Aasia Bibi to death for blasphemy, under the controversial section 295-C of Pakistan’s Penal Code.
Talking to media in London she said that the death penalty should be abolished from the country. She also said that such cases should be heard by the High Court. Asma Jahangir further said that changes should be made in the rules of death penalties.
She expressed her discontent with the performance of the government and said that the Army Chief should not have been given extension.
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir has said that the blasphemy laws are being misused in the country.
Her remarks come at a time when the Lahore High Court has sentenced the Christian mother of five, Aasia Bibi to death for blasphemy, under the controversial section 295-C of Pakistan’s Penal Code.
Talking to media in London she said that the death penalty should be abolished from the country. She also said that such cases should be heard by the High Court. Asma Jahangir further said that changes should be made in the rules of death penalties.
She expressed her discontent with the performance of the government and said that the Army Chief should not have been given extension.