Bhensa has been controlled.

[VCheng]

So when are people here on PDF going to do the same?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39406034

"Pakistan's media regulator has ordered a controversial televangelist to apologise on air for hate speech.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain had accused liberal activists, bloggers and journalists of blasphemy and treachery.
He and the Bol television channel which broadcasts his show have until the end of the month to say sorry to those he accused - or be taken off air.
Such allegations can incite murder in Pakistan, where blasphemy is a crime that can result in the death penalty.
Even the suspicion of blasphemy has seen victims attacked and in some cases lynched by mobs."

 

[coffee_cup]

So when is Tarek Fatah going to apologize to Indian Muslims for accusing them of being agents of ISI on Indian national TV and by doing so putting their lives in real danger?

Such allegations can incite public lynching in a country controlled by Hindu fundamentalists...

Seems like fake "liberals" have gained unmatched power, just like their Mullah/Hindu fanatic counterparts.

Real worrying times ahead...

 

[VCheng]

PEMRA's legal authority does not extend beyond Pakistan's borders, unfortunately.

 

[coffee_cup]

People trying to masquerade themselves as (fake) "liberals" or "champions of human rights" are very quickly exposed when they refuse to apply same set of "noble" principles, which they preach others non-stop day and night, in case that might put them in a damaging position.

As wrote many times before, both religious fundamentalists and fake "liberals" (read wanna-be Tarek Fatahs) are great danger to our societies!

 

[VCheng]

Jurisdictions are very clearly defined according to law. Thankfully.

What PEMRA decides applies within its jurisdiction. Let's see what Dr. Hussain does to comply with its ruling in this matter.

 

[Arsalan]

There are laws in place and they are meant to be followed. Giving examples that how laws are not being applied to some certain group may indicate the weakness of the system implement them but not the law. Any anti-national and anti-religion activity is prohibited and people have to abide by that. It is as simple as that.

 

[VCheng]

If and when Dr. Hussain does apologize, may be those who said similar things here on PDF, including the administration, should consider doing the same as the morally correct thing to do. May be.

 

[SQ8]

There are laws in place and they are meant to be followed. Giving examples that how laws are not being applied to some certain group may indicate the weakness of the system implement them but not the law. Any anti-national and anti-religion activity is prohibited and people have to abide by that. It is as simple as that.

One must also understand that the
Implementation of law in Pakistan is manipulated by multiple parties with different agendas. So as far as apologies go, Aamir liaqat is only paying the price for being the exploitative loudmouth getting on a bandwagon; some MNA or minister getting PEMRA to do the bidding of a master in some embassy is the same as the Qadri kissing lawyer making the isb high court seat at the behest of a master sitting elsewhere.

There was blasphemous content on a website that seems certain, which by some sheer coincidence landed on some known western "liberal" aspiring gentleman who write publicly as well (we have our own active ones here) and they were captured by unknown organizations that may or may not be governed . But apparently their masters abroad raised the cry before they could be squashed and hence they were let go with just a slap on the wrist.

However, it serves to show that certain organizations in Pakistan have the capability to track online content and its origins.
To find people who make snide comments and incite religious chaos in society.. to track them down in their homes in the West and/or in Pakistan and find their weak points. To give them a clear message that just because they sit behind an anonymous ID and say whatever sniveling criticism they enjoy, them or their family are not safe from being dealt with one day.
The same goes for extremists and their content, email chains and whatsapp messages. Apparently, big brothers are everywhere

Again, this is what I have analyzed from this situation on the actions of these covert agencies.

Whether accurate or not only time will tell. Either way, the law in its true spirit should take precedence both in terms of blasphemous content and due process of suspects in court

 

[VCheng]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1324723/dr-riaz-ahmeds-detention

Dr Riaz Ahmed’s detention
EDITORIAL

It is a strange irony in Pakistan that those who protest peacefully are silenced by the deep state, while the merchants of hate and death are largely free to stomp across this land with impunity. Take the case of academic and rights activist Dr Riaz Ahmed who, along with fellow educator Dr Meher Afroze Murad, was detained by security forces on Saturday. The two academics were heading to the Karachi Press Club to address a press conference to demand the release of Dr Hassan Zafar Arif — another fellow activist and educator — when they were picked up by the Rangers. While Dr Murad has reportedly been freed, Dr Ahmed has been remanded in judicial custody and a case filed against him for possessing a firearm. A Rangers’ official has said he “personally knew Dr Ahmed for his efforts in creating momentum for the release of bloggers accused of committing blasphemy”.

These are very dangerous, and troubling, charges. Those who know Dr Ahmed can testify that he has always advocated peaceful resistance to oppression, so the charge that he was found in possession of a firearm is highly implausible, and all the more disturbing for that. The professor is a member of the academic council of the University of Karachi, where he teaches applied chemistry; and the treatment meted out to him is unconscionable. This rising trend of treating respected academics as ‘security threats’ by the state is highly disturbing. It should be remembered that Dr Hassan Zafar Arif — for whom Dr Ahmed was protesting — has been in detention since October last year. The bail application of the septuagenarian academic — hauled away for his links with MQM-London — was deferred for the third time on Saturday. In the cases of both Dr Arif and Dr Ahmed, detaining these academics as prisoners of conscience due to their beliefs is reprehensible. The government must stop persecuting activists on flimsy grounds, or else Pakistan will earn the unenviable reputation of being a police state that crushes all peaceful dissent.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2017

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It can be argued that Pakistan already has the reputation of "being a police state that crushes all peaceful dissent".

 

[Arsalan]

I hope the culprits are caught and interrogated and if there is any hidden agenda or foreign hand involved that that should be exposed.

 

[VCheng]

Same old Bhensa or a new Bhensa?

https://twitter.com/bhensaa

https://www.facebook.com/bhensaa2

So what exactly has been achieved?