Govt, TLP agreement to be brought to parliament: minister
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Pakistanâs Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri said on Friday that the PTI government would soon take its 2020 agreement with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan to parliament.
âWe talked about bringing this matter to parliament and it will be brought to the parliament,â Qadri said, referring to a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan and other ministers two days ago.
A worst traffic jam was witnessed on main arteries of the garrison city on Saturday due to a rally held by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to mark the death anniversary of Mumtaz Qadri. File photo
RAWALPINDI: A worst traffic jam was witnessed on main arteries of the garrison city on Saturday due to a rally held by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to mark the death anniversary of Mumtaz Qadri.
The participants gathered on Murree Road at Liaquat Bagh and blocked the main road and then moved to Bhara Kahu in Islamabad, creating a gridlock. Though traffic police made a diversion plan, people suffered a lot. Traffic on Saddar-Murree Road was diverted towards Kutchery Chowk from Marrir Chowk. Raja Bazaar-Murree Road traffic was diverted from DAV College Chowk and Akbar International Hotel and vehicles coming from Committee Chowk (underpass and main junction) were diverted towards Dhoke Khabba.
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Appeasement of right-wing
Pakistan has witnessed an unprecedented surge in Islamic extremism and religious fanaticism in the past decade. Islamist groups, including the Taliban, have repeatedly targeted religious minorities in the country to impose their strict Shariah, or Islamic law, on people.
Baseer Naveed, a human rights activist, says that Ahmadis continue to be persecuted and attacked in Pakistan with the full backing of the state. The government wants to appease Muslim fundamentalists and right-wing parties. We see that the Pakistani state continues with its policy of hatred towards religious minorities, which embolden fundamentalists, Naveed told DW.
Safdar also suggested the government should rename the Islamabad-based Quaid-i-Azam University s Dr. Abdus Salam Physics Department.
Amnesty International in September appealed to Pakistani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Hafeez. “Junaid’s lengthy trial has gravely affected his mental and physical health, endangered him and his family, and exemplifies the misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws,” Amnesty International’s regional researcher, Rabia Mehmood, stated.
Junaid’s father tried to find a lawyer who would tell the scared judge why his son should be let off. He had to confess: “I found a lawyer willing to take the case but, on his first day, he was harassed by some 200 lawyers.” He still thought the judge would be fearless. “The prosecution, the witnesses and trial could not prove any of the allegations,” said the lawyer.