Pakistan: Radical Islamists assault cops, attempt to lynch a blasphemy accused

On Monday (May 17) night time, a frenzied mob attacked a police station in Islamabad and tried to lynch a person accused of blasphemy.
As per experiences, a case was registered in opposition to two unnamed people below the draconian blasphemy regulation on the Golra police station. They have been accused of allegedly passing derogatory remarks, throwing stones at a mosque, and tearing a sacred poster. When the cops detained one of many suspects, a big crowd of radical Islamists reached the police station with batons and iron rods. They demanded that the accused should be handed over to them.
The police locked the gate to maintain the frenzied mob from getting into the station. However, they managed to interrupt in and overpowered the guards. The radical Islamists then started damaging the workplaces of the investigating officers, Station House Officer (SHO), and moharrar. The mob wished to lynch the suspect to dying for allegedly insulting Islam. In order to make sure the safety of the suspect and their very own lives, the cops locked themselves up in lockup rooms.
Screengrab of the FIR filed in opposition to the duo
After being ambushed by the mob, the police officers pleaded for assist from a police contingent. On receiving data, a staff of police reinforcements together with anti-riot models, anti-terrorist squad, counterterrorism departments was dispatched on the Golra police station. They charged the mob with batons, fired teargas shells to pacify the scenario. After a one-hour lengthy operation, the entrapped cops and the suspect have been then rescued by the contingent.
Fearing hazard to the lifetime of the suspect, the cops shifted him to an undisclosed location and saved him below tight safety. The switch was carried out throughout a blackout within the space. The locality was cordoned off and all routes resulting in the Golra police station have been sealed. The cops have been seen patrolling the world and sustaining strict surveillance. A contingent of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and ARU was deployed in any respect sealing factors.
Victim axed to dying in Pakistan over blasphemy
On March 24, a Shia cleric was brutally murdered over allegations of blasphemy within the Jhang district of Punjab in Pakistan. As per experiences, the Shia spiritual scholar was recognized as one Taqi Shah. He had gone to an area honest (mela) alongside together with his buddy Hasnain Shah in Basti Murad in Shorkot Tehsil. The duo was attacked by an unnamed Islamist, who was armed with an axe. Taqi Shah was on a bike when the accused assaulted him. He fell on the street from his bike, following which Shah was slaughtered with the axe.
According to the complainant, Taqi Shah was killed over a private dispute with the principle accused. Reportedly, the sufferer and the accused had a heated argument whereas taking part in volleyball, a number of days previous to the incident. Although the matter was resolved, the accused held grudge in opposition to the sufferer and killed him together with his axe on Wednesday. It should be identified {that a} case of blasphemy was additionally registered in opposition to the Shia spiritual scholar in September 2019 and the accused confessed that he killed Shah as a result of blasphemy.