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Islamabad, August 19, 2012 (PPI-OT): President Asif Ali Zardari has taken serious note of the report of the arrest of a minor Christian girl in Islamabad on the charges of blasphemy and called for a report from the Interior Ministry.
According to reports a minor Christian girl Miss Ramsha 11 resident of Hameeraabad in G-8 Islamabad was arrested and sent to jail allegedly for desecrating pages from the Holy Quran.
Some reports however also said that the girl was burning used papers collected from the garbage for cooking when some one entered her house accusing the family of burning the pages of Holy Quran. This provoked people of the katchi ababdi who gathered and beat the mother and sister of Ramsha and also burned some houses of the Christians. While the Christian population is reported to have fled the area the police arrested the mother and sister of Ramsha sending the latter to Adiala prison.
Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President has taken serious note of the incident and called for report from the Interior Ministry. The President said that blasphemy by anyone can not be condoned but no one will be allowed to misuse blasphemy law for settling personal scores.
Farhatullah Babar said that the President called for report within twenty four hours and directed the authorities to protect the life and property of every one and that no one should be allowed to take the law into his hands. The President also called for protecting every one particularly the vulnerable sections of society from any misuse of the blasphemy law.
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