Minority members from the opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly walked out of the House on Friday in protest against the civil administrationâs âfailureâ to arrest the killers of Reverend Father George Ibrahim. Christian member Najmi Saleem on a point of order said the Okara district administration had failed in arresting the culprits. She said no government official visited Renala Khurd to grieve Rev Ibrahimâs death and express solidarity with the bereaved family. She said even the House did not condemn his murder.
| It's probably that thing about not taking Christians or Jews as your friends. I mean, don't even bother being polite. That's the Islamic way to do it... |
Another Christian member, Pervez Rafique, said Sazina Sidiqui, who is named in the first information report (FIR), had not been arrested. He said it was a high profile case and the Okara district police officer (DPO) and the Renala Khurd station house officer (SHO) should be suspended for not arresting the accused. He demanded the immediate arrest and interrogation of Sazina Sidiqui. âThe culprits should be arrested without any further delay and an anti-terrorist court should hear the case,â he said.
| Hey, it's just some priest. They've got lots of them in Italy and places like that. It's not like he was a Muslim or anything... |
Punjab Law and Local Bodies Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja informed the House that the culprits had been traced and would be arrested at an appropriate time, but he did not mention why the arrests were being delayed. He said Sazina Sidiqui was being interrogated and if found guilty, she would be arrested. He said Renala Khurd Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Younas Butt was investigating the case and the Okara DPO had assured the government that the culprits would be arrested soon. He said if the names of the culprits were disclosed now, they would run away.
| This way they'll run away later. Either way, Pak's Keystone Kops prob'ly won't be able to find them... |
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