Adil Najam
This is a VERY DISTURBING video. Please view at your own discretion.
It is important, however, that we speak about and shout out about this video.
It shows a 17-year old girl being flogged by a Taliban leader of some sort in a perverted form of justice. Reportedly the incident happened in Kalakalay, Swat around 3 months ago (before the supposed peace deal with the government). The girl is being ‘punished’ for going somewhere without a male relative. Supposedly, the male companion was also flogged.
This video is also be discussed vigorously at Pakistaniat’s new Facebook page. Some of that disussion does not carry over here, although we hope it ultimately will.
In more recent developments, supposedly Sufi Mohammad in Swat has condemned the act and said this was not Baitullah’s Taliban. More importantly, the recent reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has taken su moto notice of this incident. According to The News
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday took a suo motu notice of the media footage in which a 17 year old girl is being whipped out in the broad daylight in Swat. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhdy ordered the matter to be presented before a larger bench on April 6. He also summoned Secretary Interior, IG and Chief Secretary on April 6. He ordered formation of 8-member larger bench to be headed by himself.
This is a story that all Pakistanis and all Muslims must speak about and speak against. There are those who will try to make this a story about what Pakistan or Islam is. Such bigoted approaches are to be resisted. This is not a story about what Pakistan is. This is clearly not about what Islam is. This is a story about what the enemies of Islam and enemies of Pakistan are doing. This is a story about what Pakistan must not allowed to become. The bad news is obvious in the video itself. The bad news is about the criminality being conducted in the name of religion. The good news is that the media, the judiciary and ordinary Pakistanis ARE speaking up and speaking out. We must do more so. For if we do not speak out against this criminality, who will?
@irfana: Since you know yourself that everyone here is a drawing room expert and no proper knowledge of Islam than why are you even asking a question at first place? does it make sense? It’s just like someone ask software development related question from a Home Economics student. Ask the Alims which you consider authentic and aligned with Quran and Hadiths, Rest are nothing but tin soldiers.
Sometimes I am amazed by the ignorance of wanna be intellectuals. At one side they hide in bins when such horrible acts are done by the secularists like Altaf Goon hussain and the Musharraf but they try to put their words in others mouth to condemn or reject something which they don’t like themselves.
You guys are amazing and really a genuine entertainment.
@Babar
The authenticity is now established.
The Taliban themselves have accepted this happened and as you see in second video, the Taliban are saying they will do even more and worse than this to children and little girls.
Since every commenter (on both sides) seems to be Maulanas themselves and experts in All things Islam, can someone please explain to me what teh right ISLAMIC PUNISHMENT is for the criminals thrashing this 17-yr old child?
For “jusathot”
The disinformation being done is by you and the fitna is the Taliban and comments like yours. Adil Najam’s comment was BEFORE the second video he posted where the Taliban leader is actually accepting the video, so possibility of authenticity that might have been true before is no longer.
So, can you condemn this now, please!!!!