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Taseer should have been more balanced, careful: Sharif
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said that Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistans Punjab province who was shot dead earlier this week, should have adopted a more balanced approach. At the same time, he added that Pakistan today needs moderation, for both fundamentalists and liberals.
Speaking to The Sunday Express over the phone from Islamabad, he said: Extremism is increasing on both sides of the social and ideological spectrum. We need to preach moderation to the religious groups as well those with an opposite bent of mind.
Sharif, who has traditionally remained in the good books of the countrys religious right, said that Taseer should have been more careful. Sharif and Taseer both attended Lahores elite St Anthonys High School. He was many classes senior to me, but I remember having seen him in school, said Sharif.
His death is very unfortunate. Pakistan is passing through challenging times. We hope to overcome our problems, including the war on terror. Due to these ongoing problems, one should exercise caution in conducting himself or herself in public. The blasphemy law is a very sensitive issue in Pakistan. Taseer saheb should have adopted a more balanced approach. There are ways to express your anger with subtlety, he said.
Taseer was gunned down by one of his guards, Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, who reportedly told officials that he was angry with the politicians stand on the blasphemy law.
People here want blasphemy laws. So, even if someone disagrees with them, one has to be mindful of the fact that certain words and action will end up hurting the feelings of millions. But I strongly condemn the murder, he said. There should be laws to prevent causing hurt to other religions as well.
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said that Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistans Punjab province who was shot dead earlier this week, should have adopted a more balanced approach. At the same time, he added that Pakistan today needs moderation, for both fundamentalists and liberals.
Speaking to The Sunday Express over the phone from Islamabad, he said: Extremism is increasing on both sides of the social and ideological spectrum. We need to preach moderation to the religious groups as well those with an opposite bent of mind.
Sharif, who has traditionally remained in the good books of the countrys religious right, said that Taseer should have been more careful. Sharif and Taseer both attended Lahores elite St Anthonys High School. He was many classes senior to me, but I remember having seen him in school, said Sharif.
His death is very unfortunate. Pakistan is passing through challenging times. We hope to overcome our problems, including the war on terror. Due to these ongoing problems, one should exercise caution in conducting himself or herself in public. The blasphemy law is a very sensitive issue in Pakistan. Taseer saheb should have adopted a more balanced approach. There are ways to express your anger with subtlety, he said.
Taseer was gunned down by one of his guards, Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, who reportedly told officials that he was angry with the politicians stand on the blasphemy law.
People here want blasphemy laws. So, even if someone disagrees with them, one has to be mindful of the fact that certain words and action will end up hurting the feelings of millions. But I strongly condemn the murder, he said. There should be laws to prevent causing hurt to other religions as well.