Taking a stand: Move ICJ against French cartoons, demands LHCBA
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Lawyers in Lahore stage a rally against Charlie Hebdo. PHOTO: PPI
LAHORE:
Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) passed a resolution demanding that the government move the International Court of Justice against publication of sacrilegious cartoons in a French satirical magazine.
At a general house meeting on Monday, the LHCBA said the Organisation of Islamic Countries must call an emergency meeting and develop a strategy to protect the prestige and respect of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
LHCBA members observed a token strike on Monday. They kept away from court proceedings and attended only a few important hearings.
The meeting was chaired by LHCBA president Shahfqat Mahmood Chohan. Vice president Aamir Jalil Siddiqui, secretary Mian Muhammad Ahmad Chachar, finance secretary Mian Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Faiz Ahmad Sherazi and Allah Bakhsh Gondal spoke on the occasion.
They said Islam had been revealed for the whole of humanity and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) preached love and equality. They said publishing sacrilegious caricatures against him would not serve anyone well.
They said it also went against the UN Charter. “Self-styled human rights champions should not forget that it is the sacred duty of everyone to respect religious sentiments of others.”
Separately, more than 100 members of the Lahore Bar Association walked from Aiwan-i-Adil to GPO Chowk to protest against caricatures published by Charlie Hebdo. Chohan addressed the rally at GPO Chowk.
LBA president Chaudhary Ishtiaq said conspiracies were being hatched against the Muslim community and the government should not let that happen. He condemned the silence of Pakistan’s media on the issue.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2015.
Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) passed a resolution demanding that the government move the International Court of Justice against publication of sacrilegious cartoons in a French satirical magazine.
At a general house meeting on Monday, the LHCBA said the Organisation of Islamic Countries must call an emergency meeting and develop a strategy to protect the prestige and respect of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
LHCBA members observed a token strike on Monday. They kept away from court proceedings and attended only a few important hearings.
The meeting was chaired by LHCBA president Shahfqat Mahmood Chohan. Vice president Aamir Jalil Siddiqui, secretary Mian Muhammad Ahmad Chachar, finance secretary Mian Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Faiz Ahmad Sherazi and Allah Bakhsh Gondal spoke on the occasion.
They said Islam had been revealed for the whole of humanity and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) preached love and equality. They said publishing sacrilegious caricatures against him would not serve anyone well.
They said it also went against the UN Charter. “Self-styled human rights champions should not forget that it is the sacred duty of everyone to respect religious sentiments of others.”
Separately, more than 100 members of the Lahore Bar Association walked from Aiwan-i-Adil to GPO Chowk to protest against caricatures published by Charlie Hebdo. Chohan addressed the rally at GPO Chowk.
LBA president Chaudhary Ishtiaq said conspiracies were being hatched against the Muslim community and the government should not let that happen. He condemned the silence of Pakistan’s media on the issue.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2015.