The assassination of Salman Taseer on January 4, 2011 reiterated the fact that the ideals of democracy are dead in Pakistan with potentially disastrous consequences. Salman Taseer is a name that will always be remembered for upholding the truth, promoting liberal ideals, and encouraging religious tolerance. He was a true epitome of bravery who had […]
Asia Bibi
Asia Bibi safely exits Pakistan: report
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who spent eight years on a death row over false blasphemy charges, has left the country, her lawyer and the media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by the Supreme Court. “I have inquired within available channels, and according to them she has left for […]
Asia Bibi can travel anywhere in the world: FO
ISLAMABAD: Asia bibi can freely travel anywhere after Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the blasphemy charges on her. The Foreign Office spokesperson, Dr Faisal on Wednesday said that Asia Bibi can travel anywhere as she has been cleared from all charges from the SCP. The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Tuesday dismissed the review […]
Asia Bibi: Pakistanis need to bridge the mister-mulla divide
The Indian subcontinent first met the ‘western civilization’, with its full colors, during the 19th century when the British colonialists subjugated most of India. With their rule, the British also brought their new ideas, culture, languages, education, political and economic systems. Having lost their rule and now witnessing the ‘rooting out’ of their ‘civilization’, many […]
Asia Bibi: Pakistan needs to stop negotiating with extremists
One more embarrassing chapter in Pakistan’s history came to an end: Asia Bibi has been acquitted. The right-wing radical element kept the entire country hostage for three days and finally an agreement was reached between the protestors and the government. It all started after the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asia Noreen, a Christian lady […]
Asia Bibi: A look into Pakistan’s crippled criminal justice system
On October 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a landmark judgment in the Asia Bibi case, reversing the earlier judgments issued by the Lahore High Court and the trial court, thereby overturning her conviction in the blasphemy case. The Supreme Court bench overturned the death sentence, ordering the immediate release of the appellant […]
SC overturns Aasia Bibi’s blasphemy death sentence
The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far as the Vatican. “The appeal is allowed. She has been acquitted. The judgement of high court as well as trial court is reversed. Her […]
Blasphemy law is vague, violates human rights
The Hanifi School, one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic legal reasoning, is the most influential in our Parliament and the Federal Shariat Court. Advocate Ismael Qureshi quoted a scholar of the same school when advocating to make the punishment for blasphemy unpardonable. A textual analysis reveals the assertion to making blasphemy unpardonable was based […]