A 45-year old woman, Asia Bibi in Nankana district, Punjab was sentenced to death following an allegation under the blasphemy laws. Her only crime was that she was going to fill a pot of water when other women in the field said she could not touch the pot and filed a complaint against her.
The blasphemy law is inhumane and so far has been used to indict people from other religions. This is also a tool of personal enmity. Human rights groups are lobbying and advocating for the repeal of this law, but no one has given it much consideration. All the minorities living in Pakistan have equal rights, but due to inhumane laws like this one they don’t feel secure.
ZULFIQAR HAIDER
Islamabad