The Islamic Republic of Pakistan had to choose between losing its lucrative contacts with China or adhering to Islamic fanaticism. It chose the lucrative contacts with China. According to Islamic law, when the enemy has more than twice your strength and you have no chance of winning, you don’t wage jihad.
“Pakistan releases Chinese national charged with blasphemy,” by Riaz Khan, Associated Press, April 28, 2023:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy has been released from a high-security prison after a court granted him bail, a defense lawyer and local police said Friday.
Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, which have been widely criticized by rights groups, anyone convicted of the offense can be sentenced to death. Often, just a mere accusation is enough to provoke mobs to riot and even attempt to lynch those suspected of blasphemy.
The suspect, identified only by one name, Tian, was part of a group of Chinese working on the Dasu Dam, the biggest hydropower project in Pakistan. He was accused of blasphemy earlier this month after he criticized two drivers working on the project for taking too much time to pray during work hours.
Hundreds of residents and laborers in the town of Komela then blocked a key highway and demanded his arrest. They alleged that Tian insulted Islam, a charge he denied.
His lawyer, Atif Khan Jadoon, said Tian was granted bail by a judge in the northwestern city of Abbottabad on Thursday. He was released after depositing a bond of 200,000 rupees ($700), Jadoon said.
It was not immediately clear if Tian would have to remain in Pakistan to face trial or if he would be allowed to go back to China. The Chinese Embassy had earlier said it was looking into his case.
During his detention, Tian was briefly hospitalized after feeling unwell, authorities have said but provided no other details. He pleaded not guilty during an earlier appearance in court and insisted he did not insult Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, according to his lawyer.
The arrest of Muslims and non-Muslims on charges of blasphemy are common in Pakistan, but foreigners are rarely detained. Police at one point said they arrested Tian to save him from an attack by angry crowds….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Just wonder whether Beijing cares about its people the way other normal countries do? If it does, it should just yank Mr Tun out, and not require him to work in Pakistan. There are a lot of other places in the belt/road empire that they could repost him
Kepha says
Pakistan knows that if it weren’t for Communist China being on their side, the next Indo-Pak war would be a complete and utter Jai Hind.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
India’s best long term strategy would be to first build up militarily, then take on China and liberate Tibet, and then deal w/ Pakistan (and Bangladesh)! Also, use the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as a bargaining chip
Keith O says
If this had been an American, an Aussie, a Brit or anyone from a civilised nation, the poor bastard would be in solitary confinement, (for his protection) and would be used as a bargaining chip for the release of some koranimal terrorist in said country.
David M says
Maybe the CCP gave Pakistan a phone call & said “release him, or the tanks will roll across your border in 2 days.”
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I doubt that the Chicoms care about their own people that way
abu taleb says
Maybe, if he is an American, he will just spend his life in jail in Pakistan because the US Government doesn’t care about its own citizens (unless they are LGBTQ+ members), at least under president “Brandon”.
alexreid says
Totalitarian Regimes stick together. Pakistan acquiesced because there would be repercussions on the entire country. It would have been an entirely different matter if the fellow had come from a Democratic country. The guy would have been told, “to have been more sensitive”, etc. etc. Embassy Diplomats, his own Government would have been kow towing & wringing their hands.