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Assassination : Glory or Shame

Should we glorify the ones who take the step of killing others because they disagree with their opinion? For us, such an action means, the individual was coward, as he could not be outspoken about his views and hence, ended up taking the life of the one who had the courage to ask for justice. Your personal dissatisfaction doesn't mean that someone's life be taken for granted. Salman Taseer , is one of those individuals who had the courage to speak against a law which he considered unjust. Here, an opinion is meant to be accepted or rejected, not meant to be the reason to kill. His intent to go against was to save a woman ( Asia Bibi ) from a mistake she committed but not intended to. Was that a wrong thing to take stand for? Was that a question mark on his religious beliefs? Was that a reason... a reason so valuable that his life carried no value. Some believe that Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri (alleged for assassinating Salman Taseer) did a tremendous job, by raising his weapon o...