http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ma ... ws-hitlist
And then there was one. Of the three brave Pakistani politicians who stood up for Aasia Bibi, an embattled Christian woman flung on to death row last year, just one is still alive: Sherry Rehman. The liberal parliamentarian from Karachi, known for her glamorous style and outspoken views, spearheaded efforts to reform the much-abused blasphemy law after Bibi, a mother of four, was sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad.Rehman, 50, was joined in her lonely struggle by two men – the Punjab governor, Salmaan Taseer, and the minorities minister, Shahbaz Bhatti. Now both of them are dead and worries are growing that Rehman is next. "Make no mistake: she is in grave danger, like nobody else," one friend said.
She flies to Islamabad discreetly – once on a friend's private jet – but dares not appear in parliament. Her movements have become secret, highlighting how a vibrant voice has been silenced by intolerant forces some warn could entirely suffocate Pakistan's fragile democracy. "We are the knife's edge. A clerical tsunami is headed towards us," liberal academic Pervez Hoodbhoy told a literature festival in Karachi last month.
( Call This Romilla Thapar Principle)
Ironically, although many people have died as a result of blasphemy since the military dictator General Zia ul Haq made it a capital offence in the 1980s, none have been hanged under the law itself.Instead dozens of blasphemy suspects, the majority of them Muslims, have been murdered, either while standing trial, in prison or after returning home. It's not just them – judges are fearful of ruling in blasphemy cases, fearing they too will be targeted.
the president of Pakistan.
finally one grows impatient , grabs a full manual bucket and flushes out both the turd and the old water in the U shaped section of the commode.
Made my day. I have saved the image and will use it somewhere. Well done beti!