ISLAMABAD: IG Islamabad Bin Yamin informed the Senate Standing Committee for Human Rights here on Monday that Qari Mohammad Khalid Jadoon had put pages of the Holy Quran in Rimsha’s bag, DawnNews reported.

He added that there is a great disparity between Rimsha’s physical age and mental age.

The IG Islamabad added that if a FIR had not been registered, a situation similar to Gujjar Khan would have arisen. Announcements would have been made in the neighbouring mosques regarding the alleged burning of Quran, leading to a serious situation in the area.

He appealed to the religious scholars and political leaders to submit proposals regarding the abuse of the blasphemy law.

Afrasiab Khattak chaired the session of the Senate Standing Committee here on Monday. He said that Rehman Malik must submit replies regarding the ever-increasing encroachments in the country.

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik was summoned for the next meeting of the Senate's Standing Committee on Human Rights.

The additional IG of Punjab Police informed the committee that in the last six months, 206 police encounters have taken place in Punjab. In these encounters, 26 personnel of the Punjab Police have been killed, as well as more than 100 criminals have been killed.