"The law is being passed under pressure and in the atmosphere of fear from the protesters who are staging a sit-in at the Faizabad Interchange of Islamabad."
Source/Credit: The Telegraph
By Mehmal Sarfraz | December 15, 2017
Last month, the State of Pakistan perhaps made one of its biggest blunders when it surrendered to religious extremists. A lot has already been written in the media about the Faizabaddharna (sit-in) but as a Pakistani, one still cannot come to terms with the way it all unfolded.
The elections bill 2017 was framed by a joint parliamentary committee over a period of three years and more than a 100-odd meetings in order to reach a consensus. A slight amendment was made in an oath pertaining to the Khatam-e-Nabuwat (Finality of Prophethood) clause in the Elections Act 2017, which was agreed upon by the government and other political parties. Not many would have even noticed it had it not been for a senator who pointed it out and started a debate on a tricky and sensitive issue. The government mishandled the situation. Instead of explaining the minor change in a proper context, the government panicked. From the law minister to the interior minister, everyone from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz started to give statements about his/her love for Islam and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Punjab chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, even asked for the resignation of those responsible for this amendment.
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