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Raj Kumar Makkad (Adv P & H High Court Chandigarh)     07 February 2011

EXCRUCIATING LAW OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan government will withdraw the bill seeking drastic amendment to the blasphemy law. The bill was introduced by Sherry Rahman, former Information Minister of PPP. The draft bill had stated that death punishment for one charged with violating blasphemy law was inconsistent with human rights and international law, and thus should be discarded. Ever since the blasphemy law came into force from the days of President Zia-ul-Huq, only members of Pakistan's religious minority, especially the Christians have been made its target. In most of such cases there was personal vendetta behind the death sentence rather than real violation of the blasphemy law. Tabling the amendment Bill gave rise to furious reaction by religious extremists in Pakistan. The recent victim of their wrath was Salman Taseer, the enlightened Governor of Punjab province. Rabid fanatics have been openly warning that anybody attempting to dilute or dissolve the blasphemy law would meet with his or her death. The fear of deadly reprisal has gripped the entire ruling apparatus of Pakistan so much so that Prime Minister Geelani had to make it clear in the press that he would be withdrawing the Bill tabled last year. This leaves no room for doubt that Pakistan is fully in the grip of religious extremists. Who rules Pakistan? Previously the talk was of President- Prime Minister- Army triumvirate as three centres of power in Pakistan. But it appears that in reality the army-fundamentalist duo is running the show. As time passes, the fundamentalist-army combine will emerge the ultimate power holders in Pakistan.



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N.K.Assumi (Advocate)     07 February 2011

At least in Pakistan we can see who are the real rulers eg; those Religious Funadamentalist as you have rightly pointed out, but in India the real Rulers remain behind the screen. Thanks for the information.


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