Qadri case

Published March 14, 2015

WITH the Islamabad High Court acquitting Qadri of terrorism charge, the way has been paved for saving him from the gallows.

Murder, without a terrorism charges, being compoundable, Qadri’s supporters have already taken care of it. Taseer’s son is already in their hands, for many years now, to be used as a pawn to ‘negotiate’ with Taseer’s heirs.

Mubashir A. Majoka

Lahore

Published in Dawn, March 14th, 2015

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