The obsolete Victorian-era saying, ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ was taken too literally by this tyrant, who might still go scot-free due to the Qisas and Diyat law. These two are now well-traversed paths of cold-blooded murderers, even when settling personal vendettas, or for killing in a fit of fury over some false rumours, imagined slight or injured ego. As is usual in such cases, he reportedly remained defiant, showing no signs of remorse or repentance for taking his teachers’ life in this heartless manner. The police have registered FIRs in both cases, which should be pursued to their logical ends, irrespective of external pressures. Pakistan is already under the nervous shadow of a UN Human Rights Watch List.

Source: Pakistan Today January 24, 2018 03:11 UTC