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Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Declares Executed Bangladeshi War Criminal Molla a Martyr

Posted 15 December 2013 21:48 GMT 1 · Written by Rezwan

Categories: South Asia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics, Protest, Religion

Farhan ^[1] at Guppu.com informs:

Jamaat Islami Pakistan has declared Bangladeshi Jamaat Islami leader Abdul Qadir Molla a martyr and his execution ^[2] a judicial murder. Jamaat maintains Molla was punished because of his ‘love for Pakistan’.

Jamaat has also announced on its official Facebook page that Jamaat Islami Pakistan’s top leaders will lead funeral prayers-in-absentia in multiple cities including Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad and Karachi.