The apex court also directed the federal government to submit a response on the implementation of the June 19 verdict of the Supreme Court regarding protection of minorities' rights.
Source/Credit: Daily Dawn | Pakistan
By Irfan Haider | November 22, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Taking suo motu notice of the killing of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan on November 4, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the provincial government of Punjab to submit a report within three days.
Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk took suo motu notice of the Kot Radha Kishan incident in which a Christian couple was allegedly beaten to death by a mob and their bodies were burnt in a brick kiln on allegations of blasphemy.
CJ Nasirul Mulk has directed the Punjab government to present a report within three days over the incident.
The apex court also directed the federal government to submit a response on the implementation of the June 19 verdict of the Supreme Court regarding protection of minorities' rights.
On November 7, the Supreme Court had sent a reminder to the federal government and the provincial governments to submit a report regarding the process and had directed them to constitute a national council for minorities’ rights which has so far not been implemented.
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in the country, with even unproven allegations often prompting mob violence. Anyone convicted, or even just accused, of insulting Islam, risks a violent and bloody death at the hands of vigilantes.
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