PTI to move court against Maryam for ‘accusing Imran of blasphemy’
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) says it will take legal action against PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz for what it calls her ‘controversial’ social media campaign accusing PTI Chairman Imran Khan of blasphemy that may endanger his life.
Maryam Nawaz on Monday uploaded two purported statements of Imran Khan and as many verses of Quran on her Twitter account to draw comparison between them. She also tweeted saying: “This man (Imran) is using religion for his politics and promoting his false narrative. Save your faith and the country from this satan.”
According to the PTI, after Maryam’s tweet, a trend on Twitter against Imran Khan accusing him of blasphemy followed with over 65,000 tweets targeting the PTI chairman. There were also tweets critical of Ms Nawaz suggesting her not to drag religion into politics that might endanger someone’s life.
“We will not let this matter go unnoticed. Legal action will be taken against Maryam Nawaz for using the tool of blasphemy to endanger the life of the PTI chairman,” PTI’s senior leader Fawad Chaudhry declared.
In a talk with Dawn on Monday, Mr Chaudhry said: “The coalition government is probably the only government that is using blasphemy laws against political opponents blatantly. Using religion cards is the most blatant attempt to physically eliminate political opponents and Maryam Nawaz and Fazlur Rehnan are creating this web to physically eliminate Imran Khan.”
He said Maryam Nawaz was behind such trends on the social media.
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal chided the ousted premier asking for a licence given to Imran Khan for speaking whatever came to his mind.
“This man does not care while speaking on religious matters and often insults religious signs like he does in the case of his political opponents,” Iqbal said in a tweet and added self love, selfishness and ignorance had made Imran’s mind numb.
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Auranzeb said in a tweet that Imran Khan was a narcissist and such a person was dangerous (for the country).
Published in Dawn, September 13th, 2022
Zulqernain Tahir is a reporter for Dawn with over 20 years of experience, currently covering political and governance issues with a focus on uncovering financial scams. He can be found on X at @zulqerr.
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Sep 13, 2022 10:40am
SO you mean its ok if you keep accusing other parties of theft and corruption but they can't call you blasphemous.right ?
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Sep 13, 2022 10:50am
"not to drag religion into politics"
Are these people aware that Pakistan is an Islamic state?
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Sep 13, 2022 10:54am
and take action immediately this lady crossed the redline
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Sep 13, 2022 10:57am
Courts have no time to give decisions on important issues but spend most of the time on flimsy issues highlighted by the politicians................please clear the back log and take these fake cases afterwards...........
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Sep 13, 2022 10:59am
This illegitimate govt is the real danger to the country.
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Sep 13, 2022 10:59am
the Halloween pumpkin is at it again i'm surprised that he is not behind bars instead of running amok despite being on the bail
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Sep 13, 2022 10:59am
Mariam Nawaz expert in copy and paste
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Sep 13, 2022 11:02am
When all else fails and you are desperate- then use religion. Fortunately, Maryam’s own life has not been that pristine. People will dig it up
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Sep 13, 2022 11:08am
What else do you expect from the masters of dirty politics - the children of Zia, PML-N. They distributed sweets after Salman Taseers assassination.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:08am
These corrupts have properties overseas and bank accounts in Switzerland. They don’t care what will happen to Pakistan. Our public has to get more wise.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:09am
Shameful of PMLN. When all else fails use religion to get rid of Khan. Not surprising. They can fall to any low.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:14am
Maryam is a low caliber(i) person. She should be muted and ignored completed.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:14am
Nothing of these rejected people will work. They have no credibility at all. IK you are trusted, go ahead.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:16am
Maryam should be in jail in the first place.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:22am
Is she not supposed to be on bail?
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Sep 13, 2022 11:25am
All these imported goons are security threat for future of Pakistan.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:28am
Act of desperation!
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Sep 13, 2022 11:32am
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Leaves everyone blind and toothless in the end.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:33am
Lets see if the court does justice here and puts blashepmy case against maryam for wrongful accusation
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Sep 13, 2022 11:37am
Seems like the country's court has only job to settle political cases. What about normal civilians
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Sep 13, 2022 11:48am
Everyone should concentrate on rebuilding homes for flood affected. Their tents are flying away in strong winds and rain.
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Sep 13, 2022 11:53am
Such a crook women!!
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Sep 13, 2022 11:54am
All political parties should behave. As country is passing through most difficult time in its history.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:05pm
@Nabeel Imtiaz, yes Maryam acted in depression to malign IK
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Sep 13, 2022 12:06pm
This country is going where with such a family is in politics.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:11pm
Khan sided Rizvi for his baseless campaign against Nawaz Government, what goes around comes around
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Sep 13, 2022 12:14pm
If Personal Attacks and Character Assassination would have worked, IK should have been vanished by now. PDM and their So called Neutral Handlers should do better. Bring something new on the table.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:19pm
Mariyam is doing cheap politics
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Sep 13, 2022 12:22pm
When will CJP decide you've earned the right to go back to prison to serve out your 7 years in jail.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:29pm
Religion has been the tools of all political parties in Pakistan because the mass majority of people give great respect to their faith
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Sep 13, 2022 12:30pm
Maryam should be in jail why is she even speaking on such matters?
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Sep 13, 2022 12:30pm
IK is unnecessarily picking a fight with poor Maryam.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:30pm
@Haziq, Difference is they are convicted in court for theft and corruption.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:49pm
@Joker,
Please tell me from what angle do you see pakistan as an Islamic state, albeit its name does contains the word Islamic.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:54pm
Imran should watch his mouth before uttering anything. He has said that stuff in public gatherings and videos are available as well. As usual this party is now denying shamelessly that he has not said such stuff. What a joke is this PTI.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:55pm
Maryam and Fazalur Rehman should be taken to task for playing with people's emotions and religious sentiments for their personal gains.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:57pm
@Haziq, Indeed, there is a proven corruption and indictment is deferred purposely in as many cases.
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Sep 13, 2022 12:59pm
@Riaz. A, You have a sitting PM indicted on several corruption cases. Who are you fooling? yourself?
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Sep 13, 2022 01:06pm
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Auranzeb said in a tweet that Imran Khan was a narcissist and such a person was dangerous (for the country).
Talking about her own absconded party head, who wanted to be declared 'Mir momineen'.
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Sep 13, 2022 01:08pm
Take this women to court and expose her web of deceit and lies and all her staff involved.
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Sep 13, 2022 01:09pm
There is extremely no doubt that IK is an extreme form of narcissism, bigotry, lies and hypocrisy. Pride hath a fall and mob of 220 million will witness it.
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Sep 13, 2022 01:28pm
Judgement is simple. Whose government was better in public experience, PTI's about 4 years or, Nawaz Sharif's tenures before Musharraf?
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Sep 13, 2022 01:39pm
a leopard cannot change its spots and in IK's case never. those who are familiar with his past do understand what i'm saying. occasionally mentioning some principles of religion/Islam doesn't wash it off at all
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Sep 13, 2022 01:41pm
This is Maryam’s plan to take Asylum in the UK
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Sep 13, 2022 02:10pm
keep fighting , few more years and you will be 100 years behind Bangladesh.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:10pm
These Uneducated ignorant women are
Now resorting to Religion as a Weapon
Against our Noble Leader Imran Khan
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PTI leader has better education n better
Character than all of these PDM puppets.
What have you done for Pakistan.. Zero
What has Imran khan done for Pakistan
Citizenry by Uniting the Nation Against
PDM Thieves n Crooks.
Nation has No Respect for these thugs n
Criminals.
Please If you have any Honor n Self Respect
Go Away.
Let Pakistan have an Honest Leader.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:16pm
This auntie needs to face libel action as she thrives on lies and misinformation.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:18pm
Such childish behaviors from these politicians. All need to grow up. Stopped supporting anyone after the antics of last few months and stop caring to be honest.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:24pm
@Haziq, Fully agree.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:24pm
When you lost all arguments then blasphemy allegations are only way forward.
Disgraceful allegations by the queen of lies and criminality.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:26pm
@Haziq, because most of those people are convicted felon and they should be in jail.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:35pm
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.
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Sep 13, 2022 02:57pm
@Haziq, Pakistanis keep voting for corrupt politicians - they admire them apparently but they lynch people falsely accused of blasphemy - no one trusts a fanatical crowd to think rationally- therefore your comparison doesn’t work.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:04pm
Religion is a part and parcel of the politics of a country and no nation can deny or avoid it. Religion without a nation is meaningless,similarly, any nation without religion is lame and become a failure one.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:08pm
Great move and excellent news.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:12pm
Partially true, when anyone becomes power hungry, he or she will always put their ego first and Religion second.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:17pm
Each and every one use religion in Pakistan good for them.
American stay happy with less religion
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Sep 13, 2022 03:26pm
After all these failures and stunts of Angelina Jolie, this stupid scheme comes to her mind? Fake Mullah Diesel is acting as the intermediary for supporting such dirty schemes.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:33pm
Actually both of them need to shut up.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:38pm
PTI needs to return the favor, and tangle the corrupt in as much litigation as possible.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:56pm
The PDM spend all their time coming up with false allegations against Imran Khan and spreading false propoganda. This is a known technique used by corrupt people to try and discredit people that call them out - spread so many lies so many times that they become the "truth".
If they had spent half that time planning for the floods, the disaster would have been a lot less. Shame on them.
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Sep 13, 2022 03:58pm
PTI should not waste its time on these matters because who is going to believe on Maryam or any one from the Gang of chores.
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Sep 13, 2022 04:01pm
lets see if courts cancel her bail.... and on what grounds she is dancing around.
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Sep 13, 2022 04:18pm
Nobody can file a petition for cancelation of her indefinite bail.
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Sep 13, 2022 04:19pm
I agree that he will go to any low to get his chair back.
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Sep 13, 2022 04:24pm
@haris, have courage to face the truth ,there is no need to get your knlckers in a twist and be abusive
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Sep 13, 2022 04:32pm
This woman's only job is to keep looking for opportunities and finding sources where she can attack Imran - true face of an evil.
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Sep 13, 2022 04:33pm
If kept in jail, by now she would have finished 5 of her 7 years in jail
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Sep 13, 2022 05:49pm
Does IK not used religion dictum to defame his political opponents. Look what happened to NS, KA and many other on IK provocation. Then how he can be spared being ladla
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Sep 13, 2022 06:47pm
I never seen politiions running to courts on uncessary things. Pl work on upgrading the laws and solve masses problems.
M. Younus
Former member of Wichita State University Wichita Kasas USA.
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Sep 13, 2022 07:23pm
I remember Maryam Nawaz's husband, Capitan Safdar, visiting the grave of Mumtaz Qadri who was charged with murder and duly sentenced by the Court. When we will get enlightened political leaders?
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Sep 13, 2022 10:20pm
@Haziq, what religious knowledge does she have ?
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Sep 13, 2022 11:03pm
It has become very easy now in Pakistan to kill anybody accusing him/her of blasphemy.
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Sep 14, 2022 04:30pm
@Joker, we are a muslim majority state that is suppose to be modern state where people of all ethnicities and religions can co exist as envisioned by our founder, unfortunately we cant do that because of people like you keep justifying use of extremism
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Sep 14, 2022 05:40pm
Natural consequences of following their own invaders/rapists.
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Sep 14, 2022 06:17pm
It’s about time that this draconian law must go . This nation is program for self destruct
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Sep 14, 2022 09:00pm
All these politicians have been silently watching as poor innocent people are languishing in jails and getting killed over false blasphemy allegations. Now this fire is also going to burn IK, MN and others. This is the price you pay for being a silent accomplice to atrocities.
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Sep 14, 2022 09:41pm
"Marriyum Auranzeb said in a tweet that Imran Khan was a narcissist "
Does she know the meaning of the word.
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Sep 14, 2022 09:52pm
@Sher Ali Bukhari, Did she not attack Bajwa at one stage.
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Sep 14, 2022 09:57pm
@Usman, She cannot because she is an anti semite.
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Sep 14, 2022 10:45pm
@Haziq, very right
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Sep 14, 2022 10:46pm
@Haziq, you must be very naive, there is a huge difference in both accusations, PDM leaders are known for their past corruption where is there is no such charges against IK hence this new game of religion
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