{"id":2344620,"date":"2024-09-22T22:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T02:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-pakistan-gun-down-blasphemer-two-days-after-he-was-accused-of-insulting-muhammad\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T22:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T02:08:21","slug":"police-in-pakistan-gun-down-blasphemer-two-days-after-he-was-accused-of-insulting-muhammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-pakistan-gun-down-blasphemer-two-days-after-he-was-accused-of-insulting-muhammad\/","title":{"rendered":"Police in Pakistan Gun Down &#8216;Blasphemer&#8217; Two Days After He Was Accused of Insulting Muhammad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-in-pakistan-gun-down-blasphemer-two-days-after-he-was-accused-of-insulting-muhammad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In southern Pakistan, a police shooting resulted in the death of a blasphemy suspect identified as Shah Nawaz, a doctor who had gone into hiding following accusations of insulting the Prophet Muhammad online. Local\u200b police \u2064claimed that\u200b Nawaz was killed during\u200c a supposed shootout after officers attempted to stop him and an accomplice. However, this incident, \u200dwhich is the second \u200bextrajudicial killing related to blasphemy accusations in just a\u200b week, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-house-republicans-voted-to-impeach-trump-heres-where-they-stand-today\/\" title=\"10 House Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump: Here\u2019s Where They Stand Today\">drawn significant criticism<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-includes-controversial-cluster-munitions-in-aid-package-to-ukraine-for-second-time\/\" title=\"US includes controversial cluster munitions in aid to Ukraine again.\">human rights\u2062 organizations<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> showed local clerics praising the police for the killing, and protests demanding Nawaz&#8217;s arrest had occurred just days prior. The Human Rights Commission \u200dof Pakistan expressed grave concern over the rising trend of extrajudicial killings related to blasphemy\u2064 cases and called for an independent investigation into Nawaz&#8217;s death. This incident follows another recent case where a blasphemy\u200d suspect was shot\u200c within a police station, highlighting a troubling pattern of violence against individuals accused of blasphemy in the country. Pakistan&#8217;s blasphemy laws are stringent, allowing for severe penalties, including\u200d the death sentence, which has led to a rise in mob violence and extrajudicial killings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police in southern Pakistan shot a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday &mdash; the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing condemnation from human rights groups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-respond-suspicious-occurrence-trump-rally-site-setting-off-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> identified the slain man as Shah Nawaz, a doctor in the Umerkot district in the Sindh province, who had gone into hiding two days before after being accused of insulting Islam&rsquo;s prophet Muhammad and sharing blasphemous content on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-assassins-social-media-account-deleted-posts-worst-ones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Local police chief Niaz Khoso said Nawaz was &ldquo;killed just by chance&rdquo; on Wednesday night when officers signaled two men riding on a motorcycle to stop in Mirpur Khas, a city in the southern Sindh province.<\/p>\n<p>He said instead of stopping, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-dead-four-injured-including-three-month-old-baby-in-va-shooting\/\" title=\"One dead, four injured including three-month-old baby in Va. shooting\">men opened fire<\/a> and tried to flee, prompting police to return fire. One of the suspects fled on the motorcycle, while the other was killed, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Khoso claimed that it was only after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pennsylvania-dominican-festival-ends-chaotic-shootout-two-groups-police-forced-open-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shootout<\/a> that officers learned that the slain man was the doctor being sought by them for the alleged blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social media showed local clerics throwing rose petals at police and praising officers for killing the blasphemy suspect. There was no immediate clarification from the Sindh government about the circumstances in which the suspect was killed.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of Nawaz drew strong condemnation from the country&rsquo;s independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, which said it was &ldquo;gravely concerned by the alleged extrajudicial killing of two people accused of blasphemy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This pattern of violence in cases of blasphemy, in which law enforcement personnel are allegedly involved, is an alarming trend,&rdquo; it said in a statement. HRCP also asked the government to conduct an independent inquiry to ascertain who was responsible for Nawaz&rsquo;s death and ensure those responsible for it were punished.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of Nawaz in Mirpur Khas came a day after Islamists in a nearby city, Umerkot, staged a protest demanding his arrest. The mob also burned Nawaz&rsquo;s clinic on Wednesday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The latest killing comes a week after an officer opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, fatally wounding Syed Khan, another suspect held on accusations of blasphemy. Khan was arrested on Wednesday after officers rescued him from an enraged mob that claimed he had insulted Islam&rsquo;s prophet.<\/p>\n<p>But he was killed by a police officer, Mohammad Khurram, who was quickly arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Though killings of blasphemy suspects by mobs are common, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-chief-complains-to-taliban-about-treatment-of-women-critics-blast-fing-idiot-they-just-laugh-in-your-face\/\" title=\"UN Chief Complains To Taliban About Treatment Of Women. Critics Blast, \u2018F***ing Idiot \u2026 They Just Laugh In Your Face\u2019\">extra-judicial killings<\/a> by police are rare in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Under Pakistan&rsquo;s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic religious figures can be sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has witnessed a surge in attacks on blasphemy suspects in recent years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This incident marks the second apparent extrajudicial killing within a week, prompting criticism from human rights organizations. The deceased was identified as Shah Nawaz, a doctor from the Umerkot district in Sindh province, who had been hiding for two days after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad and sharing blasphemous material online. Local police chief Niaz Khoso stated that Nawaz was &#8220;killed by chance&#8221; on Wednesday night when officers attempted to stop two men on a motorcycle in Mirpur Khas. Instead of complying, the men reportedly opened fire and attempted to escape, leading police to return fire. One suspect managed to flee while the other was killed; it was only after this exchange that officers realized they had shot the doctor they were seeking for alleged blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>Videos shared on social media depicted local clerics showering police with rose petals and commending them for killing the blasphemy suspect. The Sindh government has not provided immediate clarification regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expressed serious concern over what it described as an extrajudicial killing linked to accusations of blasphemy and called for an independent investigation into Nawaz&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>This incident occurred just one day after protests by Islamists in Umerkot demanding his arrest led to his clinic being set ablaze. It follows another recent case where Syed Khan, also accused of blasphemy, was fatally shot by a police officer inside a station in Quetta after being rescued from an angry mob claiming he insulted Islam\u2019s prophet.<\/p>\n<p>While mob killings of those accused of blasphemy are common in Pakistan, extrajudicial killings by law enforcement are rare. Under Pakistan&#8217;s contentious blasphemy laws, individuals found guilty can face death sentences; there has been an increase in violence against those suspected of such offenses recently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pakistan-Police.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11358,36930,16182,41482,41483],"class_list":["post-2344620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-blasphemy","tag-human-rights","tag-pakistan","tag-police-violence","tag-religious-tension"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pakistan-Police.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}