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?
Very sorry to to see this video.
CUT OFF SAUDI ARABIAN CULTURE FROM OUR SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE.
Recently, A 75 year old widow was ordered to be WHIPPED 40 TIMES in Saudi A.
This is NOT SAUDI ARABIA.
This is SOUTH ASIA.
We are the land of SUFIS.
Lets preserve our culture.
I cannot understand how anyone can defend these Taliban. These are criminals and as people have said enemies of Pakistan. This video only reminds us of who the real enemy of Pakistan are. Your earlier poll was exactly right.
I am proud of you for putting this up (I know the type of revenge these crazy guys take) and for the Chief Justice to have taken action. The real hope in Pakistan is in voices like yours and actions like the CJ. MUST NOT LET THIS GO UNCHECKED. PLEASE.
The girl was wrongly flogged under Sufi Mohamad’s nizam-e- Adl. She was flogged about some ‘misdeed’ she did in the past. The floggers and the nazim-e-Adl committed a sin by talking about a past action and taking action on it …
Can they be flogged ? Oh no. The flogging is already done. Lets not talk about it ..
Great nizam-e-Adl .. lol
The disgustingly distinguished Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman condoned this flogging completely, on ARY News, ‘provided it was ordered by a Nizam-e-Adl court’ !! Don’t be surprised when he is joined and supported by many comments here. For his shameful equivocation between rape and consentual sex, and, evidence and witnesses, see http://www.geo.tv/zsarch/jawabdeyhtranscript_engli sh.asp
@mian khan
Just take it easy. You don’t need validation of whether or not you are a muslim from any self proclaimed thekedar of Islam. That is only and only Allah’s jurisdiction. It does not matter what any person or entity says or thinks. You are only answerable to Allah. Peace!