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28 Apr 2015, 11:39 pm
“We will soon distribute sweets among our Muslim brothers for today's verdict, it's a victory of Islam,” Saleem told AFP outside the courtroom as the clerics congratulated each other and chanted religious slogans.Pakistan's tough blasphemy laws have attracted criticism from rights groups, who say they are frequently misused to settle personal scores.Lawyers who defend people accused of blasphemy — and judges seen as lenient — also risk being accused of the… [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 7:58 am
The women denied blaspheming and repeatedly touched their feet, seeking mercy, he added.A member of a religious organisation, with which Taseer’s assassin Malik Mumtaz Qadri is also associated, said he was very proud that his wife beat the Christian woman “more than anyone else[.] [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 1:04 pm
By contrast the 26 year old killer, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, was showered with petals, and feted by many members of the Lawyers Movement who had challenged the government of President Musharaf in 2007, and many others offered to defend him free of charge. [read post]
10 Oct 2015, 1:27 pm
Girlfriend and vocalist Melody McCulley and Stevie had a child together in 1983 who they named Mumtaz Morris. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 10:49 am
At least six people—including students—were killed and 17 were injured by explosions inside Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School or near the Mumtaz Education Center. [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 1:02 am
Source: MWC News (1 March 2016)http://mwcnews.net/news/centrals-asia/57543-pakistan-capital-punishment.htmlExecution of Mumtaz Qadri, who killed Punjab governor Salman Taseer in 2011, prompts muted celebration and protests.The execution of a man who killed the head of government of Punjab province over his call to reform strict blasphemy laws has revived the question of capital punishment in Pakistan.Mumtaz Qadri was a bodyguard for Salman Taseer when he shot the Punjab governor dead in… [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 3:18 am
Bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri became a hero to many fundamentalist Muslims after killing Punjab governor Salman Taseer, whom he had accused of blasphemy.During the sit-in some protestors, members of radical Sunni groups known for their zeal for Mohammed and the Qur’an, clashed with police and set fire to buses and bus shelters.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had ordered that the protest be brought to an end, peacefully, by Wednesday. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 1:14 pm
On the outskirts of Islamabad, thousands still visit the shrine of Mumtaz Qadri, executed last February for Taseer’s murder.The large shrine, with a glass roof and shiny marble floors, was built over his grave days after the burial.Taxi driver Waheed Gul says he has come to the shrine every day since it was built, “What better way to spend my days than to pray every day at the grave of someone who sent a blasphemer to hell? [read post]
11 Sep 2023, 11:37 am
PFM spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated during a weekly press briefing Friday, “The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan should be a border of peace and amity between the countries. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 6:11 am
Shah, Women, the Koran and International Human Rights Law: The Experience of Pakistan (2006) Tahir Wasti, The Application of Islamic Criminal Law in Pakistan: Sharia in Practice (2009) Mumtaz Ahmad, Toward Revisiting the Debate on Shari’a: Prospects and Challenges For Pakistan (July 2010) National Commission on the Status of Women, The Concept of Justice in Islam: Qisas & Diyat Law (2007) Martin Lau, The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan (2006) Rubya Mehdi, The… [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 11:55 pm
Taj Mahal the heritage monument of India was built by the broken hearted ruler Saha Jahan in memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. [read post]
31 Oct 2018, 7:10 pm
Shortly after her conviction a prominent politician, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, was murdered for speaking out in her support and calling for the blasphemy laws to be reformed.The killer - Mumtaz Qadri - was executed, but has become a cult hero with a large shrine dedicated to him on the outskirts of Islamabad.His supporters also created a political party - campaigning to preserve the blasphemy laws - which gathered around two million votes in this year's general election.It's… [read post]
9 Nov 2018, 2:19 pm
(Pix from "Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi may flee Pakistan amid Islamist threats after blasphemy acquittal," CBS News 8 Nov. 2018)Since 2010, I have been following the quite ruthlessly interesting (on the level of bloodless theory), and quite savagely tragic (on the level of the individual and the local community), saga of the way that the Pakistani dar al-Islam has sought to define itself by reference to the "other," in this case a Christian peasant woman Asia… [read post]
29 Feb 2016, 1:02 pm
” Over in neighboring Pakistan, former police officer Mumtaz Qadri was hanged for the assassination of former Governor Salman Taseer in 2011. [read post]
7 Mar 2016, 2:25 pm
According to the militants, the attack was revenge for the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri who was executed in Pakistan last week for his killing of a provincial governor in 2011. [read post]
19 Dec 2018, 6:04 am
It also lionizes figures like Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province, in 2011 because of his support for Asia Bibi. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 1:42 pm
As Pakistan mourns those murdered on Easter, hundreds of Islamic extremist protested in Islamabad earlier today over the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, a police officer who assassinated Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer in 2011. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 7:58 am
TLP rose to prominence through its strong support for (and lionization of) Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, in 2011. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 4:29 am
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