UK LAWYERS SEEKS CJ INTERVENTION TO STOP BLASPHEMY

23 May (LONDON) Association of Pakistani Lawyers (APL) along with fellow Barristers, Solicitors and judges of the Supreme Court of England and Wales as well as ex pat members of APL has sought Chief justice’s intervention drawing his attention towards ever increasing blasphemous material circulating in the internet domain whether it is Face book, YouTube and or other modem of internet communications having far reaching implications on the minds, the lives and liberties of the main stream Muslim population.

APL request the office of the Chief Justice for necessary direction(s) to PTA, Govt, and the institution(s) to block those individual objectionable page(s) promoting blasphemy on the name of freedom of expression, and take meaningful steps for an international covenant to protect the name of the Prophet (Peace be Upon Him).

APL has prayed that

“We herewith ask the Honourable Chief Justice to take action under Article 184(3) and consider this a matter of public importance and order an enquiry as to what steps have been taken at Govt level and at the levels of PTA (technical level) and/or foreign office level to block, deter and defeat efforts to defile the name of the beloved Prophet and what efforts are taken if any to promote a culture of tolerance where name of the above remains protected internationally. We ask the following directions in the interim on this human rights action:-

1.     Kindly Direct PTA for an action to block all blasphemous pages at social media networks (Face book, twitter, YouTube) in the jurisdiction of Pakistan;

2.     Kindly direct the Federal Govt of Pakistan to seek international cooperation through OIC/USA/UNO to block the said blasphemous film and seek to deter and defeat efforts to defile the name of the beloved Prophet (PBUH)

3.     Kindly direct the Federal Govt of Pakistan to seek an international cooperation to enact an international covenant to block, deter and defeat efforts to defile the name of the beloved Prophet and other prophets and to promote a culture of tolerance where name of the above remains protected internationally.

4.     Kindly direct the Govt of Pakistan and PTA to scrutinise the above page and order it’s blocking if that page is deemed slanderous.”

APL Chair Barrister Amjad Malik confirmed that , “upon several complaints a meaningful action is sought to bridge the gap and seek amicable resolution nationally and internationally of such humiliation and ever increasing violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens who feel aggrieved by unscrupulous and unorthodox elements defiling the name of the sacred without any justification and bona fide”.

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Barrister Amjad Malik

Chair APL