It’s time parliamentarians did their bitA SC bench had acquitted Aasia Bibi, convicted by lower courts for blasphemy on false testimonies three months back. The decision was followed by three days of protests that became violent with the mobsters rejecting the decision and resorting to smashing and burning private and government property while the PTI administration continued to appease them. It goes to the SC’s credit that withstanding threats extended to judges it corroborated the earlier decision of acquittal. According to an estimate over 1,300 people have been accused of blasphemy from 1967 to 2014. If three judges of the apex court can deliver the right verdict, why can’t parliamentarians do the necessary legislation?

Source: Pakistan Today January 31, 2019 09:33 UTC