It's apparent that certain enclaves within the officialdom have realised that use of blasphemy law is far too useful a tactic and can't be left as a sole preserve of the garden-variety of religious fanatics
Blasphemy: a smokescreen to crush dissent
Source/Credit: Daily Times Pakistan
By Ziad Zafar | 29-Apr-17
Ab roshni hoti hai ke ghar jalta hai dekhain
Shola sa tawaaf-e-dar-o-deewaar karay hai
— Mir Taqi Mir
[Will it lead to light or the house burning down, we'll have to seeIn Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold, an anonymous narrator tells us about events leading up to the murder of Santiago Nasar, a man killed by two brothers who accused him of having relations with their sister. The narrator records how everyone in the village knew the murder would happen but did nothing to stop it. Marquez's masterpiece explores the morality of the village's collective responsibility for the murder. Today, Pakistan seems eerily like that fictitious village in South America. We all watch as the march of death continues, unable or unwilling to stop it.
A spark of sorts is circling the walls of our home]
Despite this, Mashal Khan's murder has resulted in something unusual around the discourse on blasphemy law in Pakistan: universal condemnation. This has allowed us to begin a conversation on misuse of the law. Incorrigible optimists can be forgiven for thinking that this will last. Alas, new horrors will inevitably replace old ones and the amnesia train will rumble on.
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