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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHRC-STM-001-2011
January 5, 2011
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Appeasement policy towards religious intolerance leads to murder of a governor
nation has suffered a great loss due to this tragic murder. A voice of
sanity has been silenced. This has happened at a time when the kind of
political leadership provided by Salman Taseer is most needed. He stood
for basic values which are essential for the stability of Pakistan. His
shocking death should be an awakening for all right-thinking people of
Pakistan about the perils that the country is facing. Creating chaos is
not difficult under the tense conditions under which Pakistan has
functioned for a considerable time now. The benefits of such chaos will
only go to a few. However, the conseq uences of this death can seriously
harm the population which may begin to react with fear of such murders.
It is time for all concerned persons and the government to react
soberly but strongly on this occasion in order to ensure that the
benefits of this situation will go to those are bent on creating chaos.
(Mr. Salman Taseer, slain governor of Punjab,Pakistan- Photo source the Daily Dawn)
The incident is a clear demonstration of the religious hatred and
fanatical mindset that has seeped into the society. The sin of Governor
Salman Taseer was that he was openly criticising the misuse of the
blasphemy laws not only by the fundamentalists but also by the courts
and politicians. He was opposed to section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code
which was promulgated by the former militar y dictator, General Zia-ul-
Haq which dictates the death penalty to alleged blasphemers.
It is very ironic that the fanatic Muslim leaders were openly declaring
that Governor Salman Taseer is Wajibul Qatl (must be killed). They even
publically announced reward money for the killings of any person who
opposes the blasphemy laws. However, the government has made no move to
arrest the fundamentalists. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on
December 8, 2010 issued an Urgent Appeal demanding that the government
prosecute Muslim leaders who issued decrees to kill Aasia Bibi. The
AHRC also mentioned that Governor Salman Taseer has been declared
infidel so the government should provide protection.
The policy of appeasement for the Muslim fundamentalists is simply
political expediency. In particular, the governments of Pakhtoon Kha, Punjab
provinces and the federal government have ignored the severity of the
religious madness which has made the society intolerant. The media and
its anchor persons are also responsible for the killing of the governor
as they were enjoying the controversy over the blasphemy laws and were
inviting fanatic Muslim leaders to take part in their discussions. It
was during these media discussions that they openly urged the masses to
act against Governor Taseer and Ms. Sherry Rehman, the former federal
minister who introduced a private bill in the national assembly against section 295-c of blasphemy laws, as they were both infidel and Wajibul Qatl.
It is also found that Punjab provincial government is notorious in
providing shelter to the leaders of banned religious terrorist
organizations and in many cases particularly during the election
campaigns, the provincial law minister was taking leaders of banned
religious parties in the processions so as to garner the votes of the
fundamentalists. The Punjab government
was holding the conferences of Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e- Risalat where the
religious leaders were openly threatening death to religious minorities
and liberals for blasphemy, particularly against the Ahmedis.
The governor's assassin, Police Constable Mumtaz Quadri of the Elite Force
fired a burst from his machine pistol of which 26 rounds struck Taseer.
According to a pre-planned arrangement no security policemen attempted
to stop him. He first fired one shot and this was followed by a total
of 40 rounds. Three days before the shooting Quadri told his colleagues
that he was planning to kill the governor after which he would
surrender so as not to be killed himself. The Elite Force was created
by the chief minister of Punjab in 1997 and since then it has become parallel to the police force. All appointments are made by the ruling party of Punjab on political basis. Quadri claimed that he killed the governor because he was opposed to the blasphemy laws.
Controversies abounded between the ruling party and the governor's
house. The chief minister never liked his presence because the governor
was very vocal against the lukewarm attitude of the ruling party
towards the militant religious groups. The provincial government did
not obey the orders of the governor and, in fact, they were not even on
speaking terms.
The reports in the media suggest that the incident was not carried out
by a single person but was rather the result of a conspiracy. It must
be noted that the conspiracy was hatched through the Elite Force which
is run by the provincial law minister who was very much against the
governor and supportive of militant Muslim organisations. The Punjab
government was responsible for the provision of the security to all
VIPs in the province. It is a strange that a person with such extremist
inclinations was deployed in the governor's security detail which
raises eye brows on the murder.
The murder of the Governor Taseer shows that the country is being controlled by the military and the Mullahs
and is rapidly turning into a fascist state. The use of loud speakers
from the mosques, which is actually already against the law, must be
halted firmly so that religious and sectarian hatred cannot be spread
throughout society. The government must come out from behind the policy
of appeasement of the fundamentalists and put a stop to the cancer that
is destroying the country.
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About AHRC: The Asian Human Rights
Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation that monitors
human rights in Asia, documents violations and advocates for justice
and institutional reform to ensure the protection and promotion of
these rights. The Hong Kong-based group was founded in 1984.
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