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Clerics refuse to lead funeral prayers for alleged blasphemer
This is the guy who got whacked for blasphemy; see below.
MULTAN: Clerics on Saturday refused to lead the funeral prayers of an alleged blasphemer, Abdul Sattar Gopang alias Tari, terming it a "great sin". However, Gopang's family on Saturday hired a religious seminary teacher to perform his funeral rites. Only 35 people of Gopang's family attended the funeral. A large police contingent was deployed in the area to deal with any untoward incident.

The Tehrik Khatm-e-Nabuwat has offered its full support for the accused and praised them for their action. "We will provide full financial and legal support to Waheed and Khan. We are proud of them for accomplishing this noble task," said a spokesman of the Tehrik Khatm-e-Nabuwat, Maulana Muhammad Siddique. Gopang was stabbed to death outside the Muzaffargarh district court, while he was on his way to attend hearing of a blasphemy case against him. He was being escorted by a police team and was attacked by two assailants Muhammad Imran Waheed, a student of BSc, and Muhammad Iqbal Khan, a vendor. The police latter arrested both the accused.
Posted by: Fred 2006-06-18
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