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The Davis Release: Are We Jealous or Angry?
By Ali Usman Qasmi
General Zia-ul-Haq must be grinning in his grave (literally) for coming to the rescue of the Americans even after his death.
It was during the Zia regime that the ‘Islamic provision’ of Diyat was added to the Pakistan Penal Code. Ever since its promulgation, numerous men accused of murdering female members of their household have escaped punishment simply because other male members of the family – who happen to be the legal heirs of the ‘shameless’ female victim bringing dishonour to the family – pardon their male kin for performing the heroic act.
In a recently published research article, renowned expert of Pakistan’s Shariat Laws Tahir Wasti has argued that despite there being specific provisions in the Islamic jurisprudence for the prosecution of criminals by State even if the legal heirs have arrived at a negotiated settlement, the trend in Pakistani courts has been to let the murderers get off the hook. The same has happened in the case of Raymond Davis’s release from prison.
Given that this has been the general trend established by the Zia-interpreted Shariat laws of Pakistan, why is there so much talk of ‘another surrender’ and ‘darkest day in the history’?
May be we are upset because the families of victims have now got what the overwhelming majority of Pakistanis want: an overnight fortune worth millions of dollars and immigration to US. Or maybe there is resentment against the families of the deceased for the fact that they did not live up to our expectations. We wanted them to stand up to the Americans in the face of threats and temptations. For our satisfaction they should have stood tall at the expense of their own misery. Their ‘defection’ to the US makes us realize that we are too human to resist worldly endearments; that the rhetoric of anti-Americanism is shallow in the face of green temptations; and that emotionalism fizzles out quickly while we expect it to stay firmly entrenched regardless of the ground realities.
Let us admit it that we all expected the families of the victims to act according to the whims of our imagination. Now that we have been pinched by reality, it is hurting us bad.
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Zia ul Haq, international level F@ck.
Think who benefits the most out of this result. It’s not PPP or PML-N. It’s not the ISI nor the military. Not the Saudis. They all look compromised. Even the JI/JUI/TI look incompetent.
Who is be the self proclaimed saviour of and the ultimate champion of the self respect of Muslims……Osama. He will probably add a few to his numbers tonight as the mob vents it’s fury.
Shariah law is clearly not enough. Pride trumps it.
The prophets and sages had a thing or two to say against pride through the ages. That would be getting into details.
“It was during the Zia regime that the ‘Islamic provision’ of Diyat was added to the Pakistan Penal Code. ”
As I understand it, Zia proposed it but it was actually deferred because it could have prevented the hanging of Bhutto. It was passed as an ordinance in 1990 under BB/GI Khan. Nawaz Sharif enacted it as an act of parliament in 1997. So they all helped along the way.
In my opinion all those peace loving people neither Jealous nor Angry but relieved from the disgusting anti American propaganda by mullahs. Compared to thousands of innocent muslims being killed every year by Pakistan military, this incidence is drop in the ocean of number of killings.
ISI used the mullahs for anti American propaganda and at the same time made deal with Americans on release. All this drama not for justice but to extract maximum USaid and to get extension for Gen Pasha.
ISI fooled the Mullahs again. Bearded fundamentalist Mullahs are the real losers.
Mr dear fellow countrymen,
Don’t get disgusted, don’t curse ISI, ARMY, Mullahs, politicians or the victims families. You don’t understand. They are all slaves. The EMPIRE has won again. They just told us that we all are shit and they are all powerful. And this is not because they conquered us or we got defeated by power. No. We lost because we forgot that this life is just a transit and here we have to keep our soul clean and clear. But instead we are lost in our whims and desires and become slaves of material gains. So, everyone is before money, land, cars, bungalows and what not. So ISI and the Army JAWANS (so called) have the same desires as of Mullahs and Sharifs and Zardaris and you and me. So keep it up. The world will spit on us and hell will be waiting for us in the hereafter.
If the heirs agreed to it, which is a must for Diyat, then no one else has a right to criticize their deal with Raymond Davis. Infact the heirs have a right to forgive the murderer without taking any money.
In the greater scheme of things, it was a good deal for Pakistan as well.
My only concern is that why he was not tried for possessing illegal weapons? espionage? and so on …..
@Salman
Apparently the Judge found him guilty of possessing an illegal fire arm. The sentence was 20k rupees and 50 days (time served) sentence. The 20k rupees were produced there and then and the man freed.
Public sentiment was led up the garden path and then left at the alter as soon as a deal was struck. The security establishment got a new arrangement with the CIA. That seemed more important to them then respecting public opinion or public interest. Public sentiment may have been stoked as a bargaining chip and the fall out of this is that it has widened the gap on anti-Americanism between the public and the establishment. It has also created deep mistrust between right wingers on what the ultimate aim is here.
Man I dont know why you are trying to blame on Zia who make this rule this is Islamic rule. If you have any knowledge Lahore court reject Diyat becasue he said you can see the paper of diyat but cant see in the eye of victum family and they dont want this and so Lahore court reject diyat and hang the person.
Second thing the way David is released is not fullfil all the requirements of Diyat, notice have to send to patwari and then patwari its self contact with family and after his satisfiction notice is issue and then only person can be released and this proecedure minimum take one week. After this decission Judge went on vication and Nawaz shareef went to London in hospital with Shahbaz Shareef Pakistan information minister is sick and no one is able to answer.
Dont point your fingure every time to Zia this time PPP, PML N, Judicery & Army is responsible to sale Pakistan soloderity.
May Allah for give us
@ Shuja
Dont point your fingure every time to Zia this time PPP, PML N, Judicery & Army is responsible to sale Pakistan soloderity
When will Pakistanis understand that by not paying the taxes and living on foreign aid for 63 years they have long ago sold any entitlement to solodeity.
Just remember beggars are not choosers!