Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

I say yes. This is a clear cut case of blasphemy according to me. :smiley:

Fazl stands by ‘dog’ remark - DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman who recently said he even considered a dog killed in a US drone attack a “martyr” continues to stand by his opinion and considers people who have criticised him as those who have not understood the situation.

Speaking to media representatives outside the Parliament House on Friday, the JUI-F chief said he was speaking metaphorically, adding that a story of the Ashaab-e-Kahaf mentioned in the Holy Quran referred to a dog that was considered sacred.

As a petition was filed against his statement in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by Shahid Orakzai, Rehman said he will continue to stand by his remark.

The JUI-F chief had made the remark on Tuesday when asked whether chief of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal region qualified as a martyr.

Rehman is a proponent of talks with the TTP and has called out to members of the banned group saying they should not allow derailment of the peace process in the wake of Hakimullah’s killing.

The JUI-F chief has also underscored the importance of calling another All Parties Conference on the matter.

Petition in IHC

Shahid Orakzai, who filed a petition today in the IHC against Rehman’s remark, said Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had failed to take action against the JUI-F chief on his statement.

The court has forwarded the petition to the chief justice of the IHC for the constitution of a full bench to hear it.

The petition makes both the speaker and the JUI-F chief respondents.

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

He has changed the definition of martyrs, I support the application against him. Let the mullahs get the same medicine they propose for others.

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2013/11/08/20131108_26.jpg

He is a shrewd guy. He has considerably defused the situation by terming his statement as metaphoric.

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

Nooooo not happening..... Diesal is not minority. Such laws are only for minorities.
aur waisy bhee fatway saay uss ko dar lagta hai jo khud fatwa na daai sakta hoo

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

another door opened! now politicians will charge each other for blaspheming! good going guys!

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

no, no one ever should be charged for blasphemy...

Re: Should Fazlur Rehman be charged with blasphemy?

He would not be so forgiving if that was some one else, and his supporters would’ve burned down half of the country.