{"id":2987,"date":"2015-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2015\/09\/29\/islamic-clerics-fight-to-keep-pakistans-blasphemy-laws-that-persecute-christians-those-who-insult-muhammad-deserve-to-be-killed-2\/"},"modified":"2015-09-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T23:00:00","slug":"islamic-clerics-fight-to-keep-pakistans-blasphemy-laws-that-persecute-christians-those-who-insult-muhammad-deserve-to-be-killed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/islamic-clerics-fight-to-keep-pakistans-blasphemy-laws-that-persecute-christians-those-who-insult-muhammad-deserve-to-be-killed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Clerics Fight to Keep Pakistan&#8217;s Blasphemy Laws That Persecute Christians: &#8216;Those Who Insult Muhammad Deserve to Be Killed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-align: justify; width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aftab5.jpg\"><br \/>\n    <br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Aftab Bahadur (RIP) at 15 when he was convicted of a double murder &#8211; he always professed his innocence.<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p> <strong>LAHORE:<br \/> By Simon Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Pakistani lawmakers met to consider legislation to reform the nation&#8217;s corrupt blasphemy laws during at a 6pm seminar at Lahore Iqbal Library 12th September<br \/>\n2015. &nbsp;During the meeting&nbsp;Islamic clerics vented frustration towards the government of Pakistan for even considering such an option, and are<br \/>\ncalling for the release of the murderer of the former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who advocated for blasphemy reform in 2011.<\/p>\n<p> The seminar, which was attended by 10 Muslim scholars and a former Pakistani judge, gathered at a &#8220;seminar for protection of the prophet&#8217;s dignity&#8221; and<br \/>\nexpressed their concern over the proposed legislation that is attempting to add the word &#8220;intention&#8221; to the nation&#8217;s blasphemy law.<\/p>\n<p> Speaking at the seminar was former Pakistani justice Mian Nazir Akhtar, who represents Mumtaz Qadri, the bodyguard who assassinated Punjab Governor Salman<br \/>\nTaseer for his stance against Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy laws. Akhtar opposed any proposed change to existing legislation and asserted that those who insult<br \/>\nthe Muslim prophet Muhammad deserve to be killed and &#8220;sent to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Pakistani prison officials confirmed that a Catholic death row inmate, who was tortured into confessing to three murders over 23 years ago when he was<br \/>\njust 15 years old, was executed on 22nd June 2015, a story that caused international discontent and has been labelled as perverse&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/jun\/10\/aftab-bahadur-death-tragic-perverse-pakistan\">(Guardian article)<\/a>. &nbsp;Aftab Bahadur was convicted of the 1992 killings of Sabiha Bari and her two sons and was hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, but not before<br \/>\nhe had one last chance to proclaim his innocence.&nbsp; &#8220;Aftab Bahadur was hanged at District Jail Lahore&#8221; an unnamed prison official told Reuters &#8220;before<br \/>\nthe hanging, he was crying and saying he was innocent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px none; width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Aftab2.jpg\"><br \/>\n     <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>The family of Aftab Bahadur (RIP) mourn his death.<\/p>\n<p> <\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p> In 2008 young Christian worker Ejaz Taj was accused of blasphemy charges 295C when a local mullana provoked mosque worshippers to find and kill Ejaz before<br \/>\nhe could escape elsewhere in the country. Ejaz&#8217;s father Mr Taj Masih complained about the behaviour of the mullana to local police and tried to file an<br \/>\nFIR harassment.&nbsp; The police have continually refused to register an FIR against the mullana or his followers. Mr Taj Masih has alleged that on a few<br \/>\noccasions police and religious clerics beat him for complaining. He said:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">&#8220;My son is innocent and never committed any crime. &nbsp;He would not even dare to say insulting words against a prophet of Islam, we know what trouble this can bring. I have been beaten and humiliated by police and the mullana who filed the FIR case against my son &#8211; there is no end to my pain.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p> The mullana also asked a local mufti to issue a fatwa against the son Ejaz Taj. &nbsp;Mr Taj Masih, added:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">&#8220;I simply want an investigation into the false allegation and the cruel actions of the mullana but no lawyer or authority wants to file a case against a religious Islamic leader or his followers &#8211; instead they have beaten me and threatened to kill both me and my family.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p> Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy law is often used by Muslims, who consist of over 96 percent of the population, to attack Christians and other religious minorities<br \/>\nwhom they have a personal vendetta with, or of whom they are jealous, coveting their possessions or even their wives and daughters.<\/p>\n<p> Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the BPCA, said:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #0070c0;\">&#8220;The notorious, extremely biased blasphemy laws of Pakistan have proven to be a tool for persecution and avarice. &nbsp;Consecutive governments of Pakistan have failed to bring reform, despite several broken promises, after caving into the ideological whim of extremists. &nbsp;These failures highlight the impossible situation for Pak-Christians and other minorities, who bravely survive a desperate lifestyle and retain their faith in a nation that refuses to change laws, under much less duress. &nbsp;The huge expectation of reform after the first consecutive democratically elected parliament in Pakistan, has proven to be false, as the situation faced by minorities has worsened. &nbsp;It is time western nations recognised the true plight of Pakistani Christians and altered their misguided risk profile for one of the world&#8217;s most persecuted minorities.&#8221; <br \/> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/> <span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\">Please Pray: <br \/> Pak-Christians will have a better existence in Pakistan and for the government to fulfill its duty to protect minorities.<br \/> The blasphemy law will be revised despite Muslim pressure and desire to keep it unchanged. <br \/> The blasphemy law will no longer be a useful tool for settling scores, real or imagined, or as a way of hurting those who unwittingly arouse jealousy in their Muslim neighbours.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0070c0;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\">The BPCA has launched a petition calling on the UK Home Office to change the way it defines the treatment of Christians in Pakistan. Find out more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petitionbuzz.com\/petitions\/save-pak-christians\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Please consider giving to our work for the innocent.&nbsp; Donations can be sent using these bank details:<\/span><br \/>\n    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: 28.8px; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: 28.8px; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px;\"><\/span>        <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: 28.8px; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px;\"><\/span><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 25.2px; color: #000000;\">Payee: BPCA<\/span><br \/>\n             <\/div>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 16px;\">Sort Code: 20-44-22<br \/> Account number: 43163318<br \/> Bank: Barclays<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: 28.8px; text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px;\"><\/span>            <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 25.2px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 25.2px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; color: #000000;\">Ref: &nbsp;Love for Pak-Christians<\/p>\n<p> <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<p> <span style=\"line-height: 25.2px; 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