Published 22:39 IST, December 21st 2019

Swara Bhasker hits out at Pakistan, calls it 'shame' as professor gets death penalty

Swara Bhasker hit out at Pakistan for 'taunting' India over secularism and called it a 'shame' after professor Junaid Hafeez got death penalty for blasphemy.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
null | Image: self
Advertisement

Swara Bhasker sent out a strong mess to Pakistan after a professor from  neighbouring country was given death penalty for blasphemy.  actor hit out at Pakistan for ‘taunting’ India over secularism as y passed an ‘inhuman’ judgement. Calling it ‘shameful’ and ‘s’,  Veere Di Wedding star called it a ‘scourge of Fundamentalism and religious extremism’, while hoping that decision will be overturned. 

RE: Renuka Shahane Slams Troll Who Referred To Her As A 'dam' Actress, Swara Bhasker Reacts

Advertisement

Reacting to news, Swara Bhasker wrote on Twitter, “SHAME!!!!!!!! scourge of Fundamentalism and religious extremism at play... S to see this decision from #Pakistan .. You cant be taunting #India about our secularism while passing such inhuman judgements! Shameful! Hope this judgement can be reversed..” (sic) 

RE: Kuldeep Sengar Convicted In Unnao Case: Raveena Tandon, Swara Bhasker, Ors React

Advertisement

Here’s post 

 

RE: Citizenship Bill: Swara Bhasker, Soni Razdan, Nandita Das, Gauahar Khan Strongly Object

Advertisement

As per reports, a Multan court on Saturday handed out death penalty to Junaid Hafeez, who is a professor at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. Hafeez was accused of insulting Prophet Muhamm and Quran on Facebook and verbally in 2013. case witnessed numerous twists and turns, that consisted of fair trial concerns, delays, transfer of judges and murder of Hafeez’s lawyer Rashid Rehman. Since death of Rashid Rehman in 2014, Junaid Hafeez h been in solitary confinement for security reasons. Hafeez’s current lawyer was quoted as saying that y will appealing verdict at Lahore High Court. 

RE: Netizens Divided On Swara Bhasker's Children's Day Post dressed To Trolls

Advertisement

22:32 IST, December 21st 2019