ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A clear shift has been seen in the state’s policy against intolerance, especially since the 2017 sit-in, when religion began to be repeatedly used to level blasphemy accusations against Muslims.
This was observed by religious scholar Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza in a Tv programme on Friday. He said it’s a positive development that the state is now taking action against such nefarious and heinous acts, particularly in cases where the graves of individuals convicted by courts were turned into shrines after their deaths and used as a source of income.
“At one point, Field Marshal Asim Munir had said that Pakistan should become a hard state, meaning a state that takes strict and decisive action against those who challenge its writ, and now I am seeing a practical manifestation of that statement.”
He was of the view that those who oppose any kind of reform or improvement in laws related to blasphemy are, in fact, harming the true spirit and purpose of that very law.
