ISLAMABAD: A District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Wednesday reserved judgment over a bail plea filed by prayer leader Khalid Jadoon Chishti, implicated in a blasphemy case against Christian girl Rimsha Masih, Express News reported.
Chishti’s counsel Syed Wajid Ali Gilani asked if the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) stay on the trial court proceedings against Rimsha had any effect on his bail plea.
The court directed him to consult the IHC in this regard and adjourned hearing till October 11.
It was reported earlier that the court will announce the judgment at 11:30am, today.
Chishti's counsel in the court asked if the Islamabad High Court's stay on the trial court proceedings against Rimsha had any affect on his bail plea, over which the court said that it did not.
Earlier, the three witnesses who had testified against Chishti had withdrawn their statements, insisting that the police had “coerced” them into doing so.
In their affidavits before the court, witnesses Hafiz Owais, Khurram Shahzad and Danish Ahmed had reneged from their previously-recorded statements, claiming these were recorded under duress.
According to their new affidavits, they did not see prayer leader Chishti desecrating pages from the Holy Quran and adding them to the evidence against Rimsha.
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Why does it seem as if every single case that involves a minority turns into a corrupt circus....
It is time that sanity and Islamic sense and values prevail, instead of this hate and revenge that dominates within our religious corridors. Blashphemy occured when a church was burned in Mardan and when violent demonstration took place leading to death of over 23 citizens.
Dont release him! He and his henchmen might try to harm Rimsha and family again
@Patriot Paki: So called "minor". People like you arent patriots they make a mockery of all human decency.
She was a mentally challenged 14 year old !!
Jadoon is innocent. govt could not face international pressure. Jadoon must be acquitted.
Hopefully the law will now take it's own course. As to Hafiz Owais, I would emphasise that the appelation of 'HAFIZ' (which denotes '... one who has memorised...') renders him doubly liable for prosecution, under even the blasphemy laws perhaps, for ignoring/defying a number of islamic injunctions, notwithstanding his claim that he lied under "police pressure".
innocence of Jadoon...
Shows how untrustworthy the whole lot are - maybe the masses might stop listening to them now!
There is no concept of Justice for the weak in the books of Pakistani Judiciary. The decisions are either political or trading between bench and bar.
complicated case ....Fake picture of flood victim was shown as accused in blasphemy case girl by media...
In media US dollars talking on this case, where are people who were bashing this molvi when false news came that he tried to trap a so called innocent minor child
I think, he may get bail and later on will be aquitted... and the case would be continued on Rimsha.
If this guy really did what has been reported in the media then there is no reason for his bail, he needs to be given strictest of the punishments for other ignorants to be careful in the future