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Protesters blocked roads in Pakistan for the second day in a row. They are furious because the Supreme Court has acquitted the blasphemy acquitted against Asia Christian Bibi. Prime Minister Imran Khan warned protesters not to go too far
Bibi was on death row for about eight years as she allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad during a dispute with her neighbors. They did not want Bibi to drink in the same glass as she was not a Muslim on whom Bibi would have made derogatory remarks about Islam. She herself denied that.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that he should be released for lack of evidence. The judge quoted in the Qur'an that "tolerance is the fundamental principle of Islam" and that religion condemns injustice and oppression.
Protesters block roads in major cities
This led to a division of Pakistani society. The radical Islamist party TLP mobilized its supporters to protest the verdict.
Groups of protesters again blocked roads in major cities like Lahore like Karachi on Thursday and threw stones at the police. Supporters of the TLP party also argued that judges were also sentenced to death.
On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Khan said in a televised speech that his government would take action against the protracted blockages. "I ask you not to force the state to act," he warned the protesters.
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