ISLAMABAD
\nMinister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday proposed to constitute a special committee of the National Assembly to probe burgeoning incidents of lynching in the name of desecration and blasphemy across the country.
\nWhile speaking on the floor of the lower house of parliament on a \u2018point of order\u2019, Ahsan condemned the recent Swat lynching incident, saying it had brought a bad name to the country in the world.
\n\u201cThis anarchy will burn [all of] us if we do not take notice of it,\u201d he said, adding that the religion\u2019s name is being used to violate the law and Constitution.
\nOn Thursday, a man was burnt to death in Swat district\u2019s Madyan area over blasphemy allegations. The incident took place after the law enforcers had taken the suspect into custody and shifted him to the police station and later the mob took him from there and set him on fire, the district police officer (DPO) had said.
\nLater, the unruly group of people also torched the Madyan police station and damaged the police vehicles as well.
\nDuring his speech in the house, the planning minister said that not only the furious people lynched the man, but they also gathered to watch the body burning.
\n\u201cTaking the law into one\u2019s own hands is against the spirit of Islam as well as the Constitution and law of the land,\u201d he said.
\nHe said it was high time to control \u201cstreet justice\u201d as it was the responsibility of the state and judiciary to administer punishment to a suspect of blasphemous actions.
\nCiting an incident from Islamic history, he emphasised that Islam taught respecting the dead bodies even if they are of non-Muslims, therefore, immolating any human being based on mere allegation is a violation of basic Islamic principles.
\n\u201cDue to the ongoing trend of individuals acting as judge, jury, and executioner, we are far behind other nations on the global stage.\u201d
\nResponding to the minister, NA Deputy Speaker suggested him to take up the issue in the federal cabinet as he is also its member. He further asked him to discuss the matter with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to devise a mechanism to cope with this social evil for good.
\nThe police on Friday formally launched an investigation into the Madyan mob lynching incident after registering the first information report (FIR).
\nRegional Police Officer, Malakand Region, visited the Madyan police station, which was torched by the mob.
\nHe also directed officials concerned to identify the people who had torched the building of the police station and the vehicles. The RPO ordered the law enforcers to ensure transparency in the investigation.
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur had also taken notice of the incident and directed the provincial police chief to submit a report about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday proposed to constitute a special committee of the National Assembly to probe burgeoning incidents of lynching in the name of desecration and blasphemy across the country. While speaking on the floor of the lower house of parliament on a \u2018point of order\u2019, Ahsan condemned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n