President shocked over burning of blasphemy accused

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President shocked over burning of blasphemy accused

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President has expressed profound grief over the incident of burning of a man alive in Bahawalpur.

06 July,2012 03:43 am

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday expressed profound grief and shock over the harrowing incident of burning of a man alive in Bahawalpur district after pulling him out of a police station. Expressing shock, the President directed the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior to conduct an inquiry into this unfortunate incident and submit the report to the Presidency immediately. The President said that no one should be allowed to take law into in his own hands no matter what the crime is.The President also directed the concerned to dispense justice according to the law in this case. The man, who was burnt alive, was reported to be mentally unstable and was accused of blasphemy.