Blasphemy in Pakistan
Highlights
- Massive protests against Samsung company in Pakistan
- People vandalized many hoardings of the company on charges of blasphemy
- Samsung company presented clarification in the case, 27 employees in custody
Blasphemy in Pakistan: Protests erupted in Karachi, Pakistan, when Samsung company employees were accused of blasphemy at Star City Mall. In the case, the police have taken 27 employees of the company into custody. It is alleged that a Samsung company’s WiFi device was installed in Karachi’s Star City mall, on which blasphemous comments were allegedly made. Angered by this, several billboards of Samsung were vandalized and charges of blasphemy were leveled against the global firm.
People angry with QR code raised slogans after arson
The crowd objected to the QR code on the billboard of the mobile company, which according to them was blasphemous and was insulting Allah. Angry with this QR code, people raised slogans after the arson. Anger was also seen on social media regarding the matter. According to the media report of Pakistan, the Karachi Police, understanding the seriousness of the matter, has switched off all WiFi. Along with this, the police have also confiscated the device from which the blasphemy was committed. The Samsung company has apologized on the matter and said that the company has maintained neutrality on religious matters.
Employees are being interrogated by taking them into custody
According to the police statement, seeing the gravity of the matter, the Predi SHO reached the spot and switched off the device and confiscated it. Police told about the incident that 27 people of Samsung office have been detained and are being questioned. A police officer said they are working with the federal investigative agency’s cybercrime wing throughout the case to find out who was responsible for setting up these devices. In this case, the employees are being interrogated by taking them into custody.
Cleanliness of the company, respects the religious sentiments of the people
At the same time, amidst the protests of the people, Pakistan Samsung has also given a clarification regarding this. The company says that it respects the religious sentiments of the people. The company is forming an internal commission to investigate the matter. Along with this, the company talked about giving full support to the cyber wing.
It is worth noting that blasphemy is considered a very sensitive issue in Pakistan. Its accused are easy targets for radical groups. Pakistan also has strict laws regarding blasphemy. Let us tell you that three months ago in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, three female teachers had murdered one of their colleague female teacher on charges of blasphemy.