Pakistani Man Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy on Facebook

65 people in Pakistan have been killed since 1990 because of alleged blasphemy, 

many of whom never made it to trial but were murdered by crazed crowds of

hysterical Muslims.

These are not terrorists; they are not radicalized;

they are ordinary Muslims!

People hold signs as they chant slogans to condemn the killing of Mashal Khan, student of Abdul Wali Khan University after he was accused of blasphemy, during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, April 22, 2017 © Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

A Shiite Muslim has been sentenced to death for sharing blasphemous content about Sunni religious leaders and the Prophet Mohammed’s wives on Facebook in Pakistan – the country’s first conviction on charges stemming from social media.

Judge Shabbir Ahmad Awan announced the verdict on Saturday in Bahawalpur in the eastern Punjab Province, finding Taimoor Raza guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammed. Under the country’s strict blasphemy laws, anyone accused of insulting Islam and its key religious figures risks being sentenced to death.

Government prosecutor Shafiq Qureshi said local counterterrorism forces arrested Raza last year after receiving a complaint that he was showing people at a bus terminal offensive material on his cell phone, AP reported. The prosecutor said that Raza had previously posted other blasphemous material on Facebook.

His defense lawyer, Rana Fida Hussain, said Raza happened to engage in a Facebook argument about Islam with someone who turned out to be a counterterrorism department official, AFP reported.

Hussain said he would appeal the conviction.

The rivalry between Shia (estimated at 5-20 percent) and Sunni (estimated at 75-95 percent) Muslims in Pakistan dates back to the 7th century, when they had a disagreement over who should be the heir to the Prophet Mohammed.

Last month, a 10-year-old boy was fatally shot in Pakistan when an angry mob attacked a police station in an attempt to lynch a man charged with blasphemy. Prakash Kumar, a 34-year-old Hindu man, was arrested in the town of Hub, southwest Balochistan Province, accused of sharing blasphemous content on WhatsApp.

In April, a journalism student was beaten to death by a mob on his campus, after he was accused of having blasphemous views. Mashal Khan was stripped naked and beaten by an angry mob of around 10 students shouting “Allahu Akbar,” according to Reuters. He was beaten so brutally that his skull eventually caved in, according to video footage obtained by the media outlet. 

In March, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued an order for the removal of blasphemous content, saying that anyone who posts it should face “strict punishment under the law.”

“[Blasphemy] is not only a problem for Pakistan. This is an issue about the honor of every Muslim,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in March.

Read Afghan's astonishing, Islamic response to a charge of burning the Quran (which was a complete lie): Farkhunda, the Martyr, the Rest of the Story

“If we do not get a response from social media, I do not care about anyone, there is nothing greater than our faith. If social media and especially international social media stays on this route, then we will have to take strong action regarding social media,” he added.

At least 65 people have been killed over blasphemy allegations since 1990, according to figures cited in a Center for Research and Security Studies report.

Young, Mentally-ill Druggie Burns a Few Papers - Muslims Go Nuts Again

Pakistan: Muslims set Christian colony ablaze over 

new blasphemy charges

MAY 25, 2015 12:47 PM 
BY ROBERT SPENCER

PAKISTAN_Christian
Those who are saying that non-Muslims should never intentionally provoke Muslims don’t realize that Islamic supremacists in places like Pakistan, where they have the upper hand, seize on even the most innocuous actions as provocations, and commit violence accordingly. 

If non-Muslims start to pattern their behavior 

according to what does not offend Muslims, 

before too long they will find themselves 

submitting to Sharia altogether.

2012 Anglican church and school burning in Madan, Pakistan

“Lahore, Muslims set Christian colony ablaze: new charges of blasphemy,”
by Jibran Khan, Asia News,

Lahore (AsiaNews) – Churches looted and vandalized; houses looted and then set on fire; residents threatened with death.

Late yesterday afternoon an angry mob of Muslims attacked the Christian colony Dhup Sarri Lahore (Punjab province), after rumors  spread of a young Christian having committed an act of blasphemy. The fate of the accused, Humayun Masih, is unknown. The police tried to contain the riots, but many police officers were injured. A team of rangers is on site to control the situation.

Rev. Riaz Arif, from the Protestant church of St. Joseph Sanda, said: “Yesterday afternoon some Muslims saw Humayun Masih burn some papers containing sacred verses. The youth is mentally unstable and a drug addict, but a group of people took him and brought him to the police station of Gulshan Ravi to file a complaint. Given his condition, the officers did not take the issue seriously. ”

At that point, the pastor continued, “some Muslim religious leaders gathered a crowd and spread the news. The situation became increasingly tense: Muslims blocked the road in protest against Christians demanding  Humayun be burned alive. The attack took place between 5-6pm”

The police intervened to stop the riots, using tear gas, but with little success. Even the deputy inspector general of police was injured.

Kudos to the Lahore police who, courageously, 

did all the right things. You are my heroes today.

The Catholic church in the area was attacked; Bibles and religious books were burned. Some Christians have fled, others are still locked in their homes.

Fr. John Arshad, a priest of the Dhup Sarri Catholic church, explains: “I was doing my regular rounds after Sunday mass, when I received the news of a Christian man assaulted and taken to the police station. Together with Rizwan Paul and Malik Jahangir I went there, but when I arrived I saw Muslims vandalize and destroy everything that was in the church. I also heard gunshots. From what I know Humayun Masih is mentally unstable and in the custody of the police. ”

In the hours after the attack news that the Christian had been killed spread. However, the priest adds, “I cannot confirm anything, the situation is still uncertain.”

On 15 March in Lahore two bombers blew themselves up at the entrance of two Christian churches in the Youhanabad colony.

First, Afghanistan Muslims go berserk when a Muslim scholar was wrongly accused of burning a Quran and subsequently murdered with astonishing brutality. Now Pakistani Muslims react with similar insanity to the actions of a mentally disturbed drug addict, and trash a good part of a Christian community. In this case religious leaders incited the crowd. They must be held accountable for all the destruction they caused.

Afghanistan and Pakistan represent well over 200 million people, almost all of whom are Muslims and almost all of whom are living on the edge of sanity. A lie, a mere suggestion, is all it takes to push them over the edge. 

Western countries are importing these potential lunatics at breath-taking rates. It's like pulling the pin on a hand-grenade then hoping it doesn't go off. It will go off! It's just a matter of time and a tiny spark.