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Ulema from all sects should unanimously condemn misuse of blasphemy law: Mufti Naeem
 [DAWN] Mufti Naeem, head of Jamia Binoria, on Saturday said Learned Elders of Islam from all sects in the country should unanimously condemn acts of violence originating from the misuse of the blasphemy law.He also said the Learned Elders of Islam should issue a statement stating that killing an individual over blasphemy allegations is "against the Shariah as well as the law of Pakistain". He said this while speaking on a DawnNews programme regarding the murder of Mashal Khan, a 23-year-old journalism student who was stripped, shot, thrown from the second floor of the hostel and brutally beaten to death by an angry mob in Mardan over allegations of blasphemy. Incidents of violence over blasphemy allegations are becoming common in Pakistain, the religious scholar said. "The blasphemy law is being misused in the country." "People are losing the value of this (blasphemy) law," the mufti added, saying that religious extremism could only be eliminated if the judicial system in the country is strengthened. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-16 |
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