"Qadri be punished for violating law, not murder": Qari Hanif
By Khalid bin Majeed
RAWALPINDI: Qari Hanif Qureshi and Ishtiaq Shah, the two clerics whose sermons inspired Malik Mumtaz Qadri to murder late Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, were present with over one hundred pro-Qadri supporters outside the Adiala Jail on the indictment of the killer.
Another dramatic scene was witnessed when a number of students belonging to the Peoples Students Federation (PSF) from the Asghar Mall College also came to the jail in support of Qadri. Representatives of the Jamaat-e-Islami were also present there. The pro-Qadri supporters chanted slogans calling for his release.
Reacting to the indictment of Qadri in the governor’s murder case, Qari Hanif Qureshi, known for his emotional sermons, said it was up to the court to decide Qadri’s fate. “The government should have taken action against the governor, but since it failed to do so, Mumtaz Qadri was compelled to take the law into in his own hands. He should be punished only for violating the law, not murder,” said Qureshi.
During the investigation, Qadri had said that he decided to kill Taseer after listening to sermons given by Qari Hanif and Ishtiaq Shah. Both the men, who are on pre-arrest bail were freed by the court after the investigating officer of the governor’s murder case, Hakim Khan, told the court that they were not required for the inquiry.
RAWALPINDI: Qari Hanif Qureshi and Ishtiaq Shah, the two clerics whose sermons inspired Malik Mumtaz Qadri to murder late Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, were present with over one hundred pro-Qadri supporters outside the Adiala Jail on the indictment of the killer.
Another dramatic scene was witnessed when a number of students belonging to the Peoples Students Federation (PSF) from the Asghar Mall College also came to the jail in support of Qadri. Representatives of the Jamaat-e-Islami were also present there. The pro-Qadri supporters chanted slogans calling for his release.
Reacting to the indictment of Qadri in the governor’s murder case, Qari Hanif Qureshi, known for his emotional sermons, said it was up to the court to decide Qadri’s fate. “The government should have taken action against the governor, but since it failed to do so, Mumtaz Qadri was compelled to take the law into in his own hands. He should be punished only for violating the law, not murder,” said Qureshi.
During the investigation, Qadri had said that he decided to kill Taseer after listening to sermons given by Qari Hanif and Ishtiaq Shah. Both the men, who are on pre-arrest bail were freed by the court after the investigating officer of the governor’s murder case, Hakim Khan, told the court that they were not required for the inquiry.
(source: daily Times, pakistan)
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