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?
debate on past happenings is disallowed in Islam…… a Muslim should not discuss past happenings because he may not remember [know] all the [details] and, therefore, he may
The video being shown on internet about flogging of a 17 years old girl by the hands of Taliban in Swat for moving out of her house without a male companion “Mehram” should be the most disgusting news of the century. No where in the Quran is listed a flogging punishment for a woman who moves out of her house without a Mehram.
The act clearly shows that those implementing the punishment are either ignorance of the teachings of the most noblest of the religons but have also no regard for the weak and unprotected. The gory incident makes me believe the very religion of these so-called Muslims – I am very sure that these Taliban are playing a big game backed by those outside powers who want to create scare and unrest in the country and finding an excuse to march into Pakistan to save our A-assets from falling into the hands of such fenatics – duly supported and funded by them.
While condemning the most inhuman act, I also blame the residents of Swat, who saw the flogging and did nothing to save the poor girl from the hands of bandits and mercenaries hired by enemies of Pakistan. Those who have sinned whould be punished, but the onlookers should also live a life of shame for having witnessed a barbaric incident and did not inch forward to save the poor and the weak from the wolves and barbarians.
Adnan you siad Another lame attempt by anti Shariah guys to screw up deal in SWAT
Surely and Gen Zia was also an agent of west who championed such punishments.
By the way what kind of shariah is this. humiliating a 17 years old girl in front of 100 men did it was teaching of Islam. They are truly translating the meaning of Islam(peace). Shame on any person or Muslim who is defending this shameless act by these barbarians.
These cursed wimps can only vent their frustrations out on 17 year old help less girls. Similar flogging should be meted out to the taliban and sharia law supporter and their women folk. Sharia law after all supports an eye for an eye …