Khanewal: Tragic Killing of Shia Muslim Umair Ali Sparks Outrage: Media Report on Blasphemy-Related Assassination in Khanewal, Pakistan”
Image of FIR registered against the murderers of Umair Ali , young Shia who was accused in a blasphemy case
Umair Ali, a young Shia Muslim accused in a blasphemy case, was fatally shot by three assailants belonging to a banned Shia-phobic militant outfit in front of his house in Makhdoompur Poharan, a small town in the Khanewal district of Punjab, Pakistan. Tahir Altaf, one of the three assailants, surrendered himself at Makhdoompur Police Station, Khanewal. The police have registered an FIR (498/23) under Section 302 of the PPC and Article 7 of the Anti-Terrorists Act against Tahir Altaf Mughal and two other unidentified persons based on an application submitted by the deceased Umair Ali’s father.
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According to the registered FIR, Umair Ali and his brother Bakhat Ali were standing in front of their house in Street No. 6 of Local Bazar Muakhdoompur when three assailants led by Muhammad Tahir Altaf appeared. Tahir Altaf Mughal, armed with a pistol, fired at Umair Ali, hitting him in the left elbow and shin. Despite being taken to the hospital, Umair Ali died on the way.
District Police Officer Khanewal, Rana Umar Farooq, stated, “The deceased Umair Ali was on bail in a case registered against him under Section 298-A of the Pakistan Penal Code- PPC. He was accused of blasphemy during the Mourning Procession on the last 9th Muharram in Mukhdoompur Poharan, Khanewal.”
Image of killed Umair Ali, a young Shia Muslim accused in a blasphemy case
The arrested accused, Tahir Altaf Mughal, told local journalists that he killed Umair Ali because the court had released him on bail instead of punishing him for blasphemy.
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The father of the deceased, Zahid Mahmood, the complainant in the murder case of his son, revealed that his son was framed in a bogus and baseless blasphemy case under Section 298-A by a banned outfit. He had been receiving threats from the banned outfit’s militants, and ultimately, he was murdered in front of me and my other son, Bakhat Ali.
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Domestic and international human rights organizations report that 53 people have been detained under blasphemy laws in Pakistan in 2023. Muslim and non-Muslim religious minorities in Pakistan face torture, the registration of cases, and violent attacks on charges of blasphemy. A total of 70 cases were registered under blasphemy laws from July to September 2023, with 56 cases under Section 298A and the PICA Act. The majority of these cases were registered against Shia Muslims, Christians, and Ahmadis.
