Voodoo and magic harm people

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THERE seems to be no law or punishment in the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for people who practise the sinful act of voodoo or black magic and other similar acts usually carried out by ‘witch doctors’ to harm others. Such acts are usually affiliated with greed for material wealth.

Being a victim of this dirty and heinous crime carried out by someone close to me, I started to grasp the concept of modus operandi of such sick people and also learned a few tricks of the trade.

The ‘raw material’ used for black magic does not come cheap which includes sacrifice of many animals. To my horror, I also learnt that this is a flourishing trade. Luckily for me the only affect this spell or charm has had on me is that my faith in my prayers and God has become more firm now. I don’t get afraid anymore.

ISPHANYAR M BHANDARA Rawalpindi

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