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Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged
by Guest Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:49 pm
Thousands protested in Pakistani cities Monday against the execution of a man hailed by hardline Islamists as a hero for killing a provincial governor who was seeking reform of the blasphemy law. Protests against the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri were held in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and several smaller cities, with demonstrators burning tyres and chanting slogans. But most rallies dispersed peacefully after security was stepped up at flashpoints across the country of some 200 million, including in Rawalpindi where hundreds of supporters gathered at Qadri's family home.
Qadri, a police bodyguard to Salman Taseer, shot the liberal Punjab governor 28 times at an Islamabad market in 2011.
He said he was angry at the politician's calls to reform the blasphemy law.
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in the Islamic republic, and Qadri was hailed as a hero by many conservatives eager to drown out calls to soften the legislation.
Critics say the law -- which carries the death penalty -- is largely misused, with hundreds languishing in jails under false charges.
Analyst Hasan Askari said the next 24 hours would be "sensitive" for the government, adding that Islamabad had weighed the danger of mass violence against the need to "wash away the suspicion" of sympathy for militancy.
The biggest protest was held in the port mega-city of Karachi Monday afternoon, with around 7,000 people taking to the streets.
In the eastern city of Lahore, around another thousand people protested, while hundreds others demonstrated in Pakistan-held Kashmir, Peshawar, Multan, and other smaller cities.
Up to 900 people demonstrated in the southwestern city of Quetta.
Qadri was hanged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail early Monday, senior local police official Sajjid Gondal told AFP.
National media played down news of the execution and the protests on orders of the government, two senior anchors told AFP.
Most channels led their bulletins with Pakistan's win for best short documentary at the Oscars.
Mosques near Qadri's family home broadcast the news, with cries heard from inside the house as hundreds of mourners arrived. The funeral is expected to be held Tuesday.
He said the family had been called to the prison Sunday evening by officials who said Qadri was unwell.
- 'Ready to sacrifice' -
But when they arrived, Qadri greeted them with the news that authorities had deceived them and that his execution was imminent.
"I am proud of the martyrdom of my son," Qadri's father Bashir Awan told AFP, adding he was ready to sacrifice all five of his other sons "for the honour of the Prophet".
Taseer's son Shehryar said on Twitter the hanging was a victory for Pakistan, but not for his family.
"I have no regrets," Qadri's brother Malik Abid told AFP, tears rolling down his cheeks, while women chanted nearby.
"The safe return of my brother is the only victory my family wants," he wrote, referring to his sibling Shahbaz Taseer, who was kidnapped later in 2011 -- reportedly by the Taliban.
As well as calling for blasphemy law reform, Taseer had been vocal in his support of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being found guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
Qadri's lawyers drew on Islamic texts to argue that he was justified in killing Taseer, saying that by criticising the law the politician was himself guilty of blasphemy.
That argument was rejected by the Supreme Court which in December upheld the death sentence, sparking rallies.
Pakistan ended a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014. Last month authorities announced they had executed 332 people since then.
http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-hangs-islamist-killed-blasphemy-reform-governor-police-023415483.html?nf=1
There is no way to dress this up, as there is only one fundamental fact here that caused people to honour and defend a murderer and even worse claim his innocence.
Their teachings on Islam
Qadri, a police bodyguard to Salman Taseer, shot the liberal Punjab governor 28 times at an Islamabad market in 2011.
He said he was angry at the politician's calls to reform the blasphemy law.
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in the Islamic republic, and Qadri was hailed as a hero by many conservatives eager to drown out calls to soften the legislation.
Critics say the law -- which carries the death penalty -- is largely misused, with hundreds languishing in jails under false charges.
Analyst Hasan Askari said the next 24 hours would be "sensitive" for the government, adding that Islamabad had weighed the danger of mass violence against the need to "wash away the suspicion" of sympathy for militancy.
The biggest protest was held in the port mega-city of Karachi Monday afternoon, with around 7,000 people taking to the streets.
In the eastern city of Lahore, around another thousand people protested, while hundreds others demonstrated in Pakistan-held Kashmir, Peshawar, Multan, and other smaller cities.
Up to 900 people demonstrated in the southwestern city of Quetta.
Qadri was hanged in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail early Monday, senior local police official Sajjid Gondal told AFP.
National media played down news of the execution and the protests on orders of the government, two senior anchors told AFP.
Most channels led their bulletins with Pakistan's win for best short documentary at the Oscars.
Mosques near Qadri's family home broadcast the news, with cries heard from inside the house as hundreds of mourners arrived. The funeral is expected to be held Tuesday.
He said the family had been called to the prison Sunday evening by officials who said Qadri was unwell.
- 'Ready to sacrifice' -
But when they arrived, Qadri greeted them with the news that authorities had deceived them and that his execution was imminent.
"I am proud of the martyrdom of my son," Qadri's father Bashir Awan told AFP, adding he was ready to sacrifice all five of his other sons "for the honour of the Prophet".
Taseer's son Shehryar said on Twitter the hanging was a victory for Pakistan, but not for his family.
"I have no regrets," Qadri's brother Malik Abid told AFP, tears rolling down his cheeks, while women chanted nearby.
"The safe return of my brother is the only victory my family wants," he wrote, referring to his sibling Shahbaz Taseer, who was kidnapped later in 2011 -- reportedly by the Taliban.
As well as calling for blasphemy law reform, Taseer had been vocal in his support of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being found guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
Qadri's lawyers drew on Islamic texts to argue that he was justified in killing Taseer, saying that by criticising the law the politician was himself guilty of blasphemy.
That argument was rejected by the Supreme Court which in December upheld the death sentence, sparking rallies.
Pakistan ended a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014. Last month authorities announced they had executed 332 people since then.
http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-hangs-islamist-killed-blasphemy-reform-governor-police-023415483.html?nf=1
There is no way to dress this up, as there is only one fundamental fact here that caused people to honour and defend a murderer and even worse claim his innocence.
Their teachings on Islam
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Re: Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged
by Victorismyhero Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:27 pm
the govt should have civilised the rioters....at the end of a 50 cal machine gun
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Re: Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged
by Guest Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:38 pm
It gets worse Victor
Salman Taseer was a Pakistani politician who did some good in the world:
For this Taseer was murdered in 2011 by Mumtaz Qadri, one of his own bodyguards. Qadri shot Taseer 28 times.vQadri was tried for the murder, found guilty, and sentenced to death. On Monday he was executed in Rawalpindi. Some British Muslims are very unhappy. And I don’t mean death penalty opponents. Death is fine when dealt to the deserving. Saleem merited the ultimate price. Qadri did not.
Just look at Bradford imam Muhammed Asim Hussain hailing Qadri the “martyr”, “true servant of Allah”, and “lion” on Monday:
That post has garnered almost 4,000 “likes”.
Later on Monday Hussain underlined his point with this post:
Hussain has form in this area. Last year he strongly backed a rally for Aafia Siddiqui, also known as “Lady al-Qaeda”. She is a convicted attempted murderer and crude antisemite.
His fellow speakers at that event included Yvonne Ridley, the convert to extremism who has led the campaign of lies for Aafia Siddiqui, the antisemite Lord Ahmed, and Bradford East Labour MP Imran Hussain. Asim Hussain’s support for Mumtaz Qadri was discussed on the BBC Asian Network earlier this week. From five minutes in here. There were furious calls for the authorities and mosques to take action.
Those calls should not fall on deaf ears. I fear they may well do just that.
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Salman Taseer was a Pakistani politician who did some good in the world:
- He was one of the most prominent liberal politicians in the country and a close associate of Asif Ali Zardari, who was then the president.v- Known to be an outspoken critic of the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, arguing that they discriminated against religious minorities, and sought liberal reforms.
- He had called for a pardon for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
For this Taseer was murdered in 2011 by Mumtaz Qadri, one of his own bodyguards. Qadri shot Taseer 28 times.vQadri was tried for the murder, found guilty, and sentenced to death. On Monday he was executed in Rawalpindi. Some British Muslims are very unhappy. And I don’t mean death penalty opponents. Death is fine when dealt to the deserving. Saleem merited the ultimate price. Qadri did not.
Just look at Bradford imam Muhammed Asim Hussain hailing Qadri the “martyr”, “true servant of Allah”, and “lion” on Monday:
A dark day in the history of Pakistan; the day Ghazi Mumtaz was wrongfully executed and martyred in the way of Allah, when he did what he did in honour of the Prophet. Allah raise the ranks of this true servant of Allah and lion of the Ahl ul-Sunnah wal Jama’at. Allah guide the leadership in our Muslim countries. Ameen.
That post has garnered almost 4,000 “likes”.
Later on Monday Hussain underlined his point with this post:
Hussain has form in this area. Last year he strongly backed a rally for Aafia Siddiqui, also known as “Lady al-Qaeda”. She is a convicted attempted murderer and crude antisemite.
His fellow speakers at that event included Yvonne Ridley, the convert to extremism who has led the campaign of lies for Aafia Siddiqui, the antisemite Lord Ahmed, and Bradford East Labour MP Imran Hussain. Asim Hussain’s support for Mumtaz Qadri was discussed on the BBC Asian Network earlier this week. From five minutes in here. There were furious calls for the authorities and mosques to take action.
Those calls should not fall on deaf ears. I fear they may well do just that.
http://www.newsfixboard.com/
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Re: Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged
by Guest Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:28 pm
“I Am Qadri”: 100,000 Pakistani Muslims Attend Assassin’s Funeral, Admiring His Butchery
March 4, 2016 by Terry Firma 44 Comments
Last year, we told you what you can expect if you murder someone for Allah and you live in Pakistan. You might just become an instant folk hero.
That’s what happened to Malik Mumtaz Hussein Qadri. In January of 2011, Qadri, a personal bodyguard, fired more than two dozen submachine-gun rounds into Punjabi governor Salmaan Taseer (pictured), the man he was sworn to protect. Taseer’s crime? He opposed Pakistan’s blasphemy law and had worked for the release of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly having insulted Islam’s prophet.
Millions of Pakistanis celebrated Qadri for his slaughter; and as for Bibi,
“Islam is a religion of peace — but…”
“Whosoever murders a person, it is as though he has killed all mankind — but…”
“There is no compulsion in religion — but…”
Every time, the word but is followed by maddening equivocations; and often, by outright bloodlust expressed toward adulterers, or gay people, or so-called blasphemers, or apostates, or all of the above.
A pagan I’ll remain.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/03/04/i-am-qadri-100000-pakistani-Muslims-attend-assassins-funeral-admiring-his-butchery/
100,000 attend and honour a murderer and again all based on their teachings of Islam
Someone tell me again how religion is not dangerous, because this proves it is fundamentally dangerous. I do not want to here other Muslims do not believe this way, what matters is the fact a massive amount of Muslims do. That is a major issue which effects the lives of Muslims and non-Muslims alike
March 4, 2016 by Terry Firma 44 Comments
Last year, we told you what you can expect if you murder someone for Allah and you live in Pakistan. You might just become an instant folk hero.
That’s what happened to Malik Mumtaz Hussein Qadri. In January of 2011, Qadri, a personal bodyguard, fired more than two dozen submachine-gun rounds into Punjabi governor Salmaan Taseer (pictured), the man he was sworn to protect. Taseer’s crime? He opposed Pakistan’s blasphemy law and had worked for the release of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly having insulted Islam’s prophet.
Millions of Pakistanis celebrated Qadri for his slaughter; and as for Bibi,
Qadri’s shocking popularity notwithstanding, he received the death sentence for what he did. After five years, he was finally executed earlier this week in Rawalpindi.According to the Guardian,One survey reported that around 10 million Pakistanis had said that they would be willing to personally kill her out of either religious conviction or for the reward [about $10,000, offered by a Muslim cleric].
A lawyer — a lawyer! — named Sajjad Akhtar Abassi addressed the crowd with a condemnation of Qadri’s penalty and a celebration of the murderer’s great accomplishment, explaining thatAn estimated crowd of more than 100,000 people have attended the funeral of Mumtaz Qadri, in a massive show of support for the convicted murderer of a leading politician who had criticized Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. … [A] succession of clerics made fiery speeches bitterly condemning the government for giving the go-ahead for Monday’s execution of Qadri. …
Some of the all-male crowd wore “I am Qadri” signs around their necks while others held up the front page of the Ummat newspaper for bypassers to kiss, which was entirely covered with a photo of Qadri’s dead and garlanded body.
I’ve long ago lost count of the number of Muslims who make my head explode (figuratively for now) with those kinds of public statements.“Islam is a religion of peace and harmony but it does not allow anybody to use wrong words against the prophet or any other holy character.”
“Islam is a religion of peace — but…”
“Whosoever murders a person, it is as though he has killed all mankind — but…”
“There is no compulsion in religion — but…”
Every time, the word but is followed by maddening equivocations; and often, by outright bloodlust expressed toward adulterers, or gay people, or so-called blasphemers, or apostates, or all of the above.
A pagan I’ll remain.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/03/04/i-am-qadri-100000-pakistani-Muslims-attend-assassins-funeral-admiring-his-butchery/
100,000 attend and honour a murderer and again all based on their teachings of Islam
Someone tell me again how religion is not dangerous, because this proves it is fundamentally dangerous. I do not want to here other Muslims do not believe this way, what matters is the fact a massive amount of Muslims do. That is a major issue which effects the lives of Muslims and non-Muslims alike
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Re: Thousands protest in Pakistan after governor's killer hanged
by Tommy Monk Sat Mar 05, 2016 2:05 pm
And the eu is currrntly allowing millions of them flood in...
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