Pakistan: Another blasphemy case reported

The charged mob also set a bike of the publisher ablaze at the Fresco roundabout. They blocked the road for more than three hours causing a massive traffic jam at II Chandigar Road, MA Jinnah Road and its surrounding areas.

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Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: Daily Times | Pakistan
By Staff Report | July 30, 2011

KARACHI: There has been another case of arrest on blasphemy charges reported from the remit of Aram Bagh police station here on Friday.

Scores of people staged a protest demonstration against a book, which is said to have blasphemous contents.

They took to the streets to express their disenchantment with the book entitled ‘Pehla Zehar’, burning tyres and chanting slogans against its author and publisher.

The protesters marched from Burns Road to Tower, causing a severe gridlock at all main and adjacent arteries for hours.


The charged mob also set a bike of the publisher ablaze at the Fresco roundabout. They blocked the road for more than three hours causing a massive traffic jam at II Chandigar Road, MA Jinnah Road and its surrounding areas.

According to DSP Preedy Street, Malik Mazhar, the book, published by a private foundation, was originally written in Persian, translated by accused Raza Haider and published by one Aman.

DSP Mazhar said that both accused Raza and Aman were detained and a case was registered under 295-A and 295-C of Pakistan Penal Code at the Aram Bagh police station.

The content of book is passable, says DSP Mazhar, but the objection was raised over a picture, which was said to be blasphemous for Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

  -- DT staff report
  -- edited by Ahmadiyya Times


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