The shocking incident occurred after the student had allegedly been reprimanded over his absence from college. The student reportedly had skipped college to attend the Faizabad dharna in November 2017. In a statement here on Tuesday, HRCP stated, “This killing is yet another shameful reminder of how easy it still is to manipulate the existing blasphemy laws to avenge personal grievances. Blasphemy remains a highly sensitive issue and allegations do not need to be proven before provoking murder”. This incident is further confirmation of the slide toward extreme intolerance in societies on the one hand and, on the other hand, the apathy and inability of the authorities to meet the challenges of extremism.”

Source: Pakistan Today January 23, 2018 19:18 UTC