Prime Minister of Pakistan bows down to extremists on blasphemy law

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Islamabad: January 12, 2011. (PCP) Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, announced here today that Pakistan Peoples Party PPP government have no intentions to repeal or revise blasphemy law. Talking with reporters PM of Pakistan said that PPP government have already issued policy statement through its Religious Affair Minister Khursheed Shah in parliament that government will not repeal blasphemy law and have disowned private bill submitted by PPP leader Sherry Rehman to amend blasphemy law. Pakistani Prime Minister’s public statement came after Pope Benedict’s annual address to diplomats in Vatican city in which he called on Pakistan government to scrap blasphemy law. The PPP led government is under pressure of Islamic parties protests to not touch blasphemy laws in Pakistan. The government have forgotten the day light murder of a PPP leader and Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer who termed blasphemy laws to be man made and was campaigning to repeal it. Holy Father Pope Benedict had earlier demanded freedom of Asia Bibi who was charged under blasphemy law and sentenced to death on November 8, 2010, by ADSJ of Nankana. When Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan was denying any change in blasphemy law, the PPP selected and nominated Christian Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti was commenting in an interview to Adnkronos International (AKI) that controversial blasphemy law must be reformed to prevent bloodletting of Christian and other minorities in Pakistan.

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