JI seeks presidential pardon for Taseer’s assassin Mumtaz Qadri

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The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to use his special powers to grant amnesty to Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed murderer of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, a local English daily has reported.

Qadri had confessed to killing Salmaan Taseer in the ATC court which subsequently found him guilty and pronounced the death penalty for killing Taseer and breaching his oath as a policeman. His defence counsel had filed an appeal against the sentence in the Islamabad High Court.

“[JI] urges the President to announce amnesty for Qadri like many other cases especially under the NRO,” said a resolution adopted by JI Shura. “The government should withdraw the case against him for murdering Taseer in the public interest.”

The JI referred to the thousands of cases against criminals and politicians which had been withdrawn under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) whereas Qadri was not given any such concession; The JI leadership observed in a meeting adopted numerous clauses on hot issues. “Qadri gunned down Taseer for criticising the Blasphemy law in line with the sentiments of the masses.”

JI quoted Article 45 of the Constitution by which powers of president of the state enable granting pardon to anybody. “The President shall to grant, reprieve and respite and to remit, suspend any sentence pass by any court, tribunal or authority,” the article reads. Generally, a mercy petition is forwarded to the Presidency in such cases like Qadri, said a retired judge of the Supreme Court who did not want to be named. It is pertinent to mention here that Salmaan Taseer had initiated a similar process seeking the pardon of blasphemy law convict Aasia Bibi whom he believed had been hard done. Qadri, inflamed by this act and other statements of Taseer against the blasphemy law, proceeded to execute Taseer.

“Qadri has been awarded death sentence under section 7 of the Anti Terrorism Act which is non-compoundable, even the legal heirs compound his offence,” he said and added, “It’s also not possible in the law under section 3/2 (Qisas and Diat),” the JI Shura noted.

The government, JI leadership demanded, should categorically announce that the blasphemy law would not be changed. Europe and the US should also be asked to stop criticising this law because it’s Pakistan’s internal matter, it added.

JI also voiced its disappointment with Zardari saying the president and the co-chairman of Pakistan’s largest political party had shocked people when he termed Taseer, a hero while the trial court also let down the people wishes when it awarded death sentence to Qadri. “Nation stands united on the issue of sanctity of the holy prophet (PBUH),” the JI leadership said.

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156 COMMENTS

    • its crackpots like you who need to be hanged along with Qadri and rid our nation of idiots.

      Would our Prophet asked for Taseers death? who was trying to save a Christian woman from false accusations, you should be ashamed of calling yourself a Muslim, you dont know what Islam is, its not all about a long beard and killing people.

    • Agreed! The prophet Mohammad (s.a.w) said a true Muslim is he who is kind to his fellow Muslims and is hard on the Kafirs (Qadianis, Christians..etc..) Qadianis are the enemies of Islam and Pakistan!they are worse than dogs! The Sahaba killed thousands of such Murtids! read Islamic history and find out.

      • Please do not insult Ghazi Ilm udin with this monster. You are degrading a true Muslim (Ghazi) by comparing him with a fanatic who betrayed his duty and killed a true Muslim.

        • Oh, and exactly HOW are the cases different? Both heard from people their victim had blasphemed; both stalked their victim and killed them; both refused to plead guilty and proudly accepted their act.

          So exactly what makes one a true Muslim (Ghazi) and the other a fanatic? Either they are both "ghazis" or both "fanatics"….otherwise one is being hypocritical! 😉

  3. Not at all… These emotional freaks are not serving our islam. Islam does not allow any individual to decide and execute by himself wat is right r wrong. He was not at the stature of Omar RA or Ali RA or Kaliph of current time. So if he is not then he has murdered someone based on his own will and decision which is not acceptable in islam.

    • Waheed Irfan- Brother you do not know what you are taling about. Read Islamic history and you will find that the Sahaba put thousands of Murtids( like Qadianis of today) to sword. Did they not fear Allah! of course they did and that's why they eliminated those Murtid dogs!

    • Because he is fanatic mullah and they can do anything in this country and walk away freely. I guess we should show religious groups that they won’t be able to impose their agenda.

    • Asif Abbasi- Qadri is a true blooded and brave man. May Allah reward him for his noble action. Qadianis and their sympathisers should leave Pakistan. Pakistan was created for Muslims and Islam. We have no need or room for traitors!!!!

    • Adnan Ahmad-What lovely filth comes from your mouth?Your parents have brought you up very well!are you a Qadiani ???Listen mate, finality of prophet of prophethood is the core foundation of Islam. Without this believe one can not be a Muslim. As for the Qadianis, they are the open enemies of Allah and his Final rasool- Mohammad (s.aw). These Kafirs have twisted the true meaning and message of the Holy Quran….may Allah put them in the deepest hell fire for ever…Ameen!

  10. why is he still alive if we will not hang guys like him it will only increase problems in Pakistan JI is playing political stunt now ahead of the elections to win over some votes.

  11. JI should be tried for its role in inciting hate crimes. Islam will be much better served without JI’s idiotic and criminal indulgences. Pakistan too.

  13. Islam is so simple ..but Jamat e Islami type of thekiedar ..has created it as harder ..JI r bombing in Universities across Pakistan particularly in Karachi university n in Punjab university…hate ..Qadri type of barbarian should be hang …

  16. Only religious fanatics will support him….These kinds of guys have tarnished image of Islam….Such guys are responsible for accelarating anti-Islam propaganda…

  17. so simple i tell you all. Agre ap sab ko US visa ki free offer ho jae to?…. yahan sab ulta he chal raha hai….Qadri ko latkany ki sab bat kar rahy hain yahan kisi ny kabhi apne girebaan mein aaj tak nahi jhanka ho ga ur bary bary muslim bany phirty hain Yahan KHUDA, RASUL k bary main jis ka jo dil kary wo bol jae us ko KHUDA he puchy wah kia bat hai magr Altaf bahi ya kisi ur political leader k bary main agr koi kuch bol to ” la bhai la es k size ki bori to ly a ” sab haji hain yahan .

  18. agr abhi rehman malik youtube kholny ka order dy dy to ap sab ki zuban sy ral tappakna start ho jae ge par us par jo kuch islam k lia a raha hai us ka kia?????????? sab ko VENA MALIK ko jo dekhna hai

  19. I hear a lot of arguments in his favour claiming that he is a good muslim and did a service to Islam.
    Let me just ask his defenders that as a part of Pakistani security forces did he take oath to abide by his duties?
    If yes then which book did he take the oath upon?
    If he took his oath upon Quran and he broke it, is he a good muslim?

    • Ok fine if he breaches oath of Quran but he done it for that personality to whom Holy Quran awarded, fool man

  20. Pardon on what grounds? He is a cold calculating murderer who committed a pre-meditated crime and undersection 302 he desrves the maximum punishment.

    Why would jamat Islami back a cold blooded murderer, have they gone completely bonkers to support a murderer.

    Shame on you JI.

  23. Not at all… These emotional freaks are not serving our islam. Islam does not allow any individual to decide and execute by himself wat is right r wrong. He was not at the stature of Omar RA or Ali RA or Kaliph of current time. So if he is not then he has murdered someone based on his own will and decision which is not acceptable in islam.

  24. Not at all… These emotional freaks are not serving our islam. Islam does not allow any individual to decide and execute by himself wat is right r wrong. He was not at the stature of Omar RA or Ali RA or Kaliph of current time. So if he is not then he has murdered someone based on his own will and decision which is not acceptable in islam.

  27. Qadri is a killer of inocent taseer r.i.p ….n he should be hang… Fucckkkkk this j.i ..bitch mullahhhsss…

  28. Qadri is a killer of inocent taseer r.i.p ….n he should be hang… Fucckkkkk this j.i ..bitch mullahhhsss…

  29. so called Janat me jaaney ka mauqa zaya ker raha hai.
    Darr Q raha hai ab ..
    Hez a murderer n shud be hanged..

  30. so called Janat me jaaney ka mauqa zaya ker raha hai.
    Darr Q raha hai ab ..
    Hez a murderer n shud be hanged..

  33. Pakistan ke qanoon ke mutabiq qatl ki saza mot ha aur is qanoon main Acha qatl ya Bura qatl ke bare koi wazahat naheen ha
    Kisi shakhs ka kirdaar bhale hi kharab kyon na ho agar use koi qatl karta ha to qanoon main qatl ki jo saza tajweez di gai ha wohi saza qatil ko mile gi koi bhi waqeel apne muaqqil ko ye keh kar naheen reha karwa sakta keh janab e wala mere muaqqil ne ek bad kirdar admi ka qatl kya ha lehaza use ba izzat bari kya jae haqaiq batate hain keh agar kisi shakhs par qatl ka ilzam sabit ho jata ha to us ki saza dafa 302 ke mutabiq mot qarar pai ha aur is main kisi do ara ki gunjaish naheen doosri taraf agarJI samajhti ha keh Acha qatil ya Bura qatil jesi istalahat ka istemal kar ke muashre ko taqseem dar taqseem karte rahen ge to hamein un ke syasi azaim ke bare agahi hasil karni chahye aur is muashre ko asi bimarion se bachane ka sad e bab karna chahye

  37. NO WAY!!! JI and all "mullahs" should be hanged instead! They will go straight to hell where they belong. These so called "muslims" have ruined the name of our religion and our country! This is what happens when you don't separate religion from state…backward, brainwashed interpretation of an ideology. Growing a beard and wearing short shalwars doesn't make you a muslim. Like Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto said "yes I drink wine but not people's blood!" Which is the bigger crime eh?? HANG Qadri!

    • JI is neither backward nor fundamentalist. They are seasoned politicians of Pakistan. Its Pakistani Taliban who have ruined the name of the religion.
      Therefore, Qadri should be awarded pardon from president of Pakistan.

  38. Islam is so simple ..but Jamat e Islami type of thekiedar ..has created it as harder ..JI r bombing in Universities across Pakistan particularly in Karachi university n in Punjab university…hate ..Qadri type of barbarian should be hang …

  43. Only religious fanatics will support him….These kinds of guys have tarnished image of Islam….Such guys are responsible for accelarating anti-Islam propaganda…

  44. Hang him….That such type of persons cannot dare to eliminate man like taseer………

  45. Hang him….That such type of persons cannot dare to eliminate man like taseer………

  47. Killing another Muslim is a not allowed in Islam. Why JI is going against Islam? This man should be hanged without any delay.

  48. In Bangladesh, courts ordered to hang former JI leader for his involvement in killings of Bangalis during Bangladesh freedom movement and in Pakistan JI seeks pardon for cold-blooded murderer. What does it tell us they have not and will never learn from history.

    • .
      We try to create a history that says: 'in the name of religion, you are allowed to kill with impunity' …
      .
      That serves our interest the next day …
      .

  52. Not at all… These emotional freaks are not serving our islam. Islam does not allow any individual to decide and execute by himself wat is right r wrong. He was not at the stature of Omar RA or Ali RA or Kaliph of current time. So if he is not then he has murdered someone based on his own will and decision which is not acceptable in islam.

  54. Qadri is a killer of inocent taseer r.i.p ….n he should be hang… Fucckkkkk this j.i ..bitch mullahhhsss…

  55. so called Janat me jaaney ka mauqa zaya ker raha hai.
    Darr Q raha hai ab ..
    Hez a murderer n shud be hanged..

  62. Islam is so simple ..but Jamat e Islami type of thekiedar ..has created it as harder ..JI r bombing in Universities across Pakistan particularly in Karachi university n in Punjab university…hate ..Qadri type of barbarian should be hang …

  67. Only religious fanatics will support him….These kinds of guys have tarnished image of Islam….Such guys are responsible for accelarating anti-Islam propaganda…

  68. Hang him….That such type of persons cannot dare to eliminate man like taseer………

  71. agr abhi rehman malik youtube kholny ka order dy dy to ap sab ki zuban sy ral tappakna start ho jae ge par us par jo kuch islam k lia a raha hai us ka kia?????????? sab ko VENA MALIK ko jo dekhna hai

  72. I hear a lot of arguments in his favour claiming that he is a good muslim and did a service to Islam.
    Let me just ask his defenders that as a part of Pakistani security forces did he take oath to abide by his duties?
    If yes then which book did he take the oath upon?
    If he took his oath upon Quran and he broke it, is he a good muslim?

  74. Pakistan ke qanoon ke mutabiq qatl ki saza mot ha aur is qanoon main Acha qatl ya Bura qatl ke bare koi wazahat naheen ha
    Kisi shakhs ka kirdaar bhale hi kharab kyon na ho agar use koi qatl karta ha to qanoon main qatl ki jo saza tajweez di gai ha wohi saza qatil ko mile gi koi bhi waqeel apne muaqqil ko ye keh kar naheen reha karwa sakta keh janab e wala mere muaqqil ne ek bad kirdar admi ka qatl kya ha lehaza use ba izzat bari kya jae haqaiq batate hain keh agar kisi shakhs par qatl ka ilzam sabit ho jata ha to us ki saza dafa 302 ke mutabiq mot qarar pai ha aur is main kisi do ara ki gunjaish naheen doosri taraf agarJI samajhti ha keh Acha qatil ya Bura qatil jesi istalahat ka istemal kar ke muashre ko taqseem dar taqseem karte rahen ge to hamein un ke syasi azaim ke bare agahi hasil karni chahye aur is muashre ko asi bimarion se bachane ka sad e bab karna chahye

  75. خبیث ممتاز قادری کو سزائے موت دینی چاہیے۔ وہ خدائی فوجدار نہیں کہ جس کو چاہے قتل کرتا پھرے۔ ایسے جنونیوں کو عبرت ناک سزا دی جانی چاہیے جیسی دوسری درندہ صفت مجرموں کو ملتی ہیں۔ جماعت اسلامی تو اس واقعے کو مذہبی رجحانات رکھنےو الے معصوم افراد سے سیاسی فائدے اٹھانے کے چکر میں ہے۔ انہی گھنائونی مذہبی بلیک میلنگ سے نام نہاد اسلامی جماعت ہونے کے دعوے دار جماعتی فائدہ اٹھانے کی کوشش کرتے ہیں مگر ذلت و رسوائی کا سامنا کرتے ہیں

  76. Mumtaz Qadri has proven Murderer,hence deserve Extreme Penalty as given by the Courts. He should be hanged till date

  78. The fact that JI even asks to pardon this confessed murderer shows that they have no sense of justice or integrity….they give Islam a bad name and do not represent the religion…they are just radical politicians posing as religious people…they should be rejected by honest people who put the rule of law above twisted personal religious interpretations…

  81. baseless report….i dont think JI can go to such extent just to win votes and destroy its reputation..

  85. This man is a kaala dhabba on Islam and Muslims.. by pardoning him, we will be doing a great disservice to our religion which preaches peace and freedom of religious choice.. We have seen what happens when we let these crazy Mullahs have their way.. 40,000 innocent Pakistanis killed by the people and mindset they support… will we never learn?????????

  89. how come this sort of request could be surfaced! celemency for a fanatic killer now way. he shud hv been dead long time back why this delay in execution of his hanging?

    anjum shah
    Ontario Canada

  90. This Wahabi brand of Islam is not in line with the aspirations of the people of Pakistan and the people demand the execution of this murderer and also demand to know the people who were behind this heinous crime! …. Death to Qadri!

  97. Mumtaz Qadri should be hanged publicly , he is a killer and murderer of a innocent moderate Muslim, Jamat Islami is behind every murder,like Aafia Siddiqui, Khalid Sheikh and etc. jamat Islami is the real evil party of Pakistan,

  102. Pardon me ? Why should he be spared ? He’s a murderer and deserves to be hanged. He’s no one to be taking law in to his hands. JI is as illiterate and jahil as anyone can get. They are just trying to get the votes. If they were so much in favor why didnt they raise the point earlier ? Also it’s such a bad move from them. Disgusting

  103. He must be hanged without any question, matter is already getting late. If we want to look our country unite, prosperous other terrorists who r enjoying good days in Jails must be hanged immediately

  104. This man should be hanged in public. Why is he still enjoying VIP treatment in the jail. JI and other like minded parties and persons should also be booked if they are approving this type of murder. It is really strange and worrisome to learn that this devil is still alive.

  105. He did the killing because he was eager to get jannat-ul-firdaus as his reward so he can make out with the supposed virgin houris out there… Well, let him go. Facilitate his transfer to that fantasy world where virgin houris sit by streams of milk and honey. His departure to that jannat should not be delayed for another minute.

  106. I hope Qadri's neck breaks soon at his hanging! NO ONE has the right to take a life! A rabid dog like him needs to be put down and FAST!

  108. He should receive pardon as he has performed a sacred act. By sending a blasphemous person to hell.

  110. I say pardon Qadri only if JI leadership is willing to face to hangman's noose in his place. While qadri is no better than a low-life thug, his supporters are the true scum defaming our faith and our nation. may they rot in hell

  111. JI should seek pardon from Allah for defending a confessed criminal and wanted to set the trend of 'public interest killings'

  112. Well Done Jamat Islamai. Every practicing muslim wants to release Qadari. Killing another muslim is not allowed in islam but what is NRO. Thousands of Killer of Many person of MQM are released under this NRO. is this right? we are muslim at all and canot afford any even minor violance against Hazart Muhammad PBUH.
    so we are with the Jamat to release the Qadri. SO WELL DONE JAMAT

  114. The Blasphemy Law inducted by a brutal obscurantist dictator has repeatedly been proved as a weapon of tyranny. It has been responsible for the loss of many innocent lives and untold human suffering. The Rimsa Masih case, thrown out by the High Court at the first hearing is another example that ought to have stirred the conscience of the Religious Right and make them reflect. But dehumanised, brutalised death worshipping zealots are devoid of a conscience and are morally bankrupt. The death penalty is too lenient for Qadri. He ought to kept in a coma permanently suspended between life and death to endlessly wallow in his own filth

  115. Every Islamic party leader and Qadri should be hanged….get rid of this terrorist religion. Islam is embarrassing these days.
    We must get rid of these bearded thugs and terrorists.

    • "Islam is embarrassing these days."

      Wow! What a stupid statement to make. Islam is NEVER embarrassing. Only 'muslims' like you are!!!

      And if you feel that way:
      1) You have no clue about Islam
      2) You are free to pick the religion of your choice: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Christianity (may I suggest 'catholicism'), Jujaism, hell, even Atheism 🙂

        • Oh I'd always be that ignorant and proudly so!!! 😛

          And thanks for admitting your ignorance about Islam 😀 So which religion have you picked? Sikh you are like but a Hinduism/Judaism combo would be perfect for you 😉

          • pride is also a form of ignorance. I know islam much more than you…I assure you. And now that I know islam….I reject it with utter contempt and disdain.
            I used to be an ignorant Muslim…I know better now 🙂
            I have zero respect for the whole fraud !!!

          • Just because a maulvi abused you — and you liked it — does not mean the religion is faulty. I am sure you prefer Catholicism 😉

            "I used to be an ignorant Muslim…I know better now"
            LOL! Good of you to admint you were ignorant. Here's news for you: You are even more ignorant today and a bigger fool!!! 🙂

          • If I do not care for Mohammad then why would I care for anyone else…Mohammad was the biggest maulvi !!!
            And you know what maulvis are !

  116. Blasphemy Law should be repealed…it has been used against minorities and for personal vendetta. Freedom of speech is more important than Mohammad.

  117. JI shows it's true colors, I would not be surprised if they are behind all the terrorism in the country and attacks on minorities.

    If this man is released, it will encourage many thousands of crazies to kill anyone in the name of Islam and Pakistan will collapse.

    Maybe we deserve to collapse and start all over again, like Iraq.

  118. If I was an Army chief, I would take over Pakistan and finish off all Maulvees, starting with JI and all other so called religious groups, leaders and parties, completely wipe out a few million of these evil robots.

  120. is JI suggesting to let people decide guilty & kill anyne? Do you know the consequences? Is it Islamic? Shouldn't we wrap up our Justice system then? I wasn't expecting it at all from a party of highly learned people.

  124. He should not be hanged but serve life in prison. His act was a crime of passion and he was undoubtedly overtaken by his emotions.

  125. He should be hanged as other murderer in should be. Our religion does not allow anybody to take up arms against anybody on on your own. If it were true thn it would not have been called by God and His Messenger as the religion of peace. In fact, such could not be allowed in any civilized society. If it were the case, then therevwould have been lawlessnes in al over the Muslim world.

  126. Everyone is executed on demand., But it did not say that flippantly in honor of the King is sentenced to ten years in honor of the beloved Prophet of insolence will be punished.

  129. Alongwith Mumtaz Qadri, Jamat Islami leadership should be hanged as well as they killed or involved in killing of so many innocent people.

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