PM Takes Notice of Man’s Lynching in Nankana Sahib

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday took notice of an extra-judicial killing of a person in the jurisdiction of Nankana Sahib police station and directed an investigation into the incident.

In a press release issued by PM Office Media Wing, PM said that the rule of law must be protected and that no one should be permitted to sway the law.

He questioned why the local police department did not intervene to stop the crowd from lynching a man in Nankana Sahib, emphasizing that those in charge of upholding law and order should prioritise this duty.

Reportedly, a 35-year-old man arrested over blasphemy allegations was lynched in Nankana Sahib district on Saturday after a mob broke into the police station.

Unconstitutional and Un-Islamic

Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi condemned the murder of an accused who desecrated the Holy Book in Warburton Nankana Sahib and termed it “unconstitutional and un-Islamic”.

He said that taking Taking the law into one’s own hands is unacceptable given that Pakistan has laws in place to penalise those found guilty of insulting and blaspheming Islamic sanctities and values.

“If someone had committed a crime, the court has the authority to punish the accused, and no group, party, or individual had the discretion to pronounce a sentence against anyone,” Tahir Mehmood added.

Chairman Ashrafi advocated that the Anti-Terrorism Court be used to hold the perpetrators of this horrific murder to account and pleaded with the Punjab government to do so.

As it had damaged the country’s reputation in the community of nations, he claimed that it was a humiliating deed in the eyes of Ulema and Mashaykh of all schools of thought.

Mob Beat Man to Death

According to police authorities, a mob of young people murdered a Muslim man on Saturday in Pakistan after accusing him of blasphemy. This was the most recent murder in the country involving religious intolerance.

In Pakistan, a Muslim-majority country, blasphemy is a very sensitive topic; even unverified accusations can incite mobs and bloodshed.

Hundreds of youths stormed a police station where the man was being held for his protection in the Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the eastern city of Lahore.

“The mob stormed the police station and beat the man to death. After killing him they tried to set his body ablaze,” said local police spokesman Waqas Khalid.

Police informed that the mob wounded officers and vandalised the station before beating the man to death.

Spokesman Khalid told that investigators are trying to track down the assailants who killed the man. Videos posted to social media showed hundreds of youngsters swarming the police station, with one man using a ladder to scale a large barrier and unlock it; then the throng entered and broke windows.

According to Human Rights organisations, blasphemy claims are frequently used in Pakistan to settle personal grudges, with minorities serving as the main targets.

A Never Ending Nightmare

In December 2021, a Sri Lankan factory manager working in the country was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob over blasphemy accusations. Six years ago, a mob lynched university student Mashal Khan after he was accused of posting blasphemous content online. A Christian couple was also lynched and their remains were burned in a kiln in Punjab in 2014 after being falsely accused of desecrating the Koran. Additional input from agencies

Edited by Wraa Noor Haider

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