LAHORE: A meeting of the Milli Yakjehty Council’s executive committee held here on Monday rejected the High Court verdict in the Salmaan Taseer murder case and announced challenging the same in the Supreme Court.

Briefing the media after the meeting, MYC leaders Sahibzada Abul Khair Zubair and Liaquat Baloch said that they rejected the Islamabad High Court verdict against Mumtaz Qadri as it rendered ineffective the blasphemy law.

They announced forming a legal panel, comprising former justices Nazir Akhtar and Khwaja Muhammad Sharif, to file an appeal against the court order in the apex court.

About the Middle East situation, the committee urged the government to play the role of a mediator while taking the parliament and masses on board.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2015

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