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| Blasphemy accused gunned down in Pakistan |
| 2003-02-07 |
| Unidentified men here on Thursday shot and killed a man accused of blasphemy. Prof Mushtaq Ahmad Zafar, 50, had just confirmed his bail from the Lahore High Court (LHC) and was later killed in Mozang area’s Saadi Park. If the courts don't sentence you to death, some fanatic will carry out the sentence anyway On December 21, 2002 Gujjar Singh Police Station registered a blasphemy case against Prof Zafar on Maulana Sarfaraz Naeemi’s complaint. Mr Zafar’s case was under trial and he got interim bail. On Thursday, LHC’s Justice Bashir A Mujahid accepted and confirmed his bail.After his bail’s confirmation, Prof Zafar was on his way to Saadi Park in a rickshaw when two men, following him in another rickshaw, stopped him, shot him in the face and fled. Very heroic, they have just earned themselves some extra virgins Mozang Police Station Duty Officer Arif said the assailants were on foot and after killing Prof Zafar they blended into the crowd. Prof Zafar was the author of a book called ‘Noh-i-Lock’ in which he had written objectionable statements. The book was written in Urdu and later translated into English. The book, after its publication, was banned in Pakistan and England. A case was registered against Mr Zafar and a few other people. Later, he got interim bail during the initial interrogation. |
| Posted by:Paul |