Sir,
When I told a university graduate about people taking the law into their own hands and stoning two men and a woman to death, he defended the action, since (according to him) the amendments to the Hudood Ordinance had made prostitution lawful.
He said that the police have been told not to register any complaint about men and women indulging in illicit sex, and to look the other way if they see such activities. Mind you, this man is not a bearded, rabid fanatic. If such a person believes this, what about men whose mindsets are like those who lived in the Stone Age?
There are people in this country who believe that a woman talking to a male stranger from a distance of less than ten feet is guilty of adultery. Not long ago, the activists of a religious party used to beat up male and female students for this reason.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
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