Islamabad Inspector General of Police Bin Yamin informed the Senate Standing Committee for Human Rights on Monday that Qari Mohammad Khalid Jadoon had put burnt pages of the holy Quran in Rimsha’s bag.
According to a private news channel, the IG told the Senate body that there was a great disparity between Rimsha’s physical age and mental age.
The Islamabad IG added that if an FIR had not been registered, a situation similar to Gujjar Khan would have arisen. “Announcements would have been made in the neighboring mosques regarding the alleged burning of the holy Quran, leading to a serious situation in the area.”
He appealed to religious scholars and political leaders to submit proposals regarding the misuse of the blasphemy law.
Chairing the session of the Senate committee, Afrasiab Khattak said Interior Minister Rehman Malik must submit replies regarding the ever-increasing encroachments in the country.
Malik was summoned for the next meeting of the Senate’s committee.
Meanwhile, the additional IG of Punjab Police informed the committee that in the last six months, 206 police encounters had taken place in Punjab. “In these encounters, 26 personnel of the Punjab Police have been killed, as well as more than 100 criminals have been killed,” he said.