President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday expressed and shock over the harrowing incident of a man being burned alive in Bahawalpur after he was pulled from a police station. The president directed Rehman Malik to conduct an enquiry into the incident and submit the report to the Presidency immediately. The president stated that no one would be allowed to take the law into their hands regardless of the crime committed. Zardari also instructed the relevant authorities to dispense justice according to the law. The man burnt alive, was reportedly mentally unsound and was accused of desecrating the Holy Quran.
