For the last week or so, the case of Christian women is being highlighted in the media and political circles. Asia Bibi, 45 years of age, was sentenced to death by a lower court on charges of making blasphemous comments against the Messenger of Allah (saaw).  An appeal for the restitution of "full freedom" to Asia Bibi was also launched by Pope Benedict XVI, at the end of the general audience. He noted that "the international community is following with great concern the difficult situation of Christians in Pakistan, often victims of violence or discrimination." The Pope expressed his "spiritual closeness" to Asia Bibi and her family and called for the liberation of the woman. Soon after, Punjab's Governor, Salman Taseer, travelled to Shaikhupura to meet the woman in jail and held a press conference there.  He said: "I will soon meet President Asif Ali Zardari and hand him over Bibi's appeal," he said. "I hope that the president will pardon her."

 First of all we would like to ask Mr. Pope where was he when US, UK and the collation forces of the West were killing over a million Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan?  Why were his lips sealed when it came to humiliating torture and imprisonment without charge of hundreds of innocent Muslims in Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghaurab prison?  We advise him to first bring his house in order and provide justice to the victims of sodomy and torture by the priests and cardinals of his own church.

As per the rulers and NGOs of Pakistan, this is not the first time when such a cases has been blown out of proportion by them with the help of the media to attack Islam and its laws.  Under Pakistani laws a death sentence by a lower Court cannot be acted upon until the High Court approves of it.  So it was not like Asia Bibi was to be hanged tomorrow that the whole government and media came tumbling down. Hence, the response which came from Pope, the Governor and all the NGOs show that their actual agenda was something else i.e. to attack Islam and its laws.

The NGOs have already demanded the repeal of the "blasphemy law", which punishes anybody who commits blasphemy to death.  Their claim is that since it can be misused therefore it should be repealed immediately.  But there is a difference between the laws related to conviction and laws which define the punishment for a criminal already convicted by the court.  The laws related to conviction in the current judicial system of Pakistan have nothing to do with Islam.  They are the same laws as defined by the British during their colonial days. So if these laws convict an innocent person then what has that got to do with Islam and its punishment system?  If the NGOs and the government are really interested in saving the people from the injustice of the current judicial system then they should better uproot this Kufr judicial system and implement Islamic system in which definite proof (Bayinah) is accepted and nobody can be convicted based on circumstantial evidences.  Just repealing Blasphamy Law and keeping the Kufr judicial system intact will not solve the problem.

 Today West is protecting the blasphemers in their own countries as well as they are encouraging those who dare to commit this sin in the Muslim world.  Today it was reported in the press that Western countries including America has offered asylum for Asia Bibi.  We have already seen similar story in Afghanistan where Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh was pardoned by Hamid Karzai and then given asylum by a western country.  Insulting Islam and sanctities of Islam has become "alottery ticket" to the West. Only through the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" Muslims will be able to protect the sanctities of Islam, and the day is not far anymore.

NB / The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan