Mashaal's Murder over Campus and Justice

Mashal Khan and His Father

 Mashal Khan was Pashtun student at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Khyber Pakhtonkhwa, killed by angry mob on 13-April-2017 inside University's Premises over fake allegations on him that he has posted or upload blasphemous content online, later after the investigation, no sign of evidence was found. Mashal Khan the most talented and reachable personality to all matters that persist in Abdul Wali Khan University, his vision was not about to defame institution but he actually took some hard steps and action against irregularities under University premises. Mashaal Khan's visionary thinking brought massive stake-holders to his knees where his objectionable statements to different local news channels were overwhelming for professionals who were hired illegally and without any proper channel under Awaami National Party, were known as Pakhtun representatives, as now their people given power to Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) party due to massive corruption by ANP brought rejection by people of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa.
Religious parties and their wings inside Pakistan has obtained some extremist ideology by supporting this Mass Brutal Murder of Mashal Khan under Campus. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F) and other religious and non-religious workers participtaed in this MOB by blaming the Mashal as blasphemous.
The report by JIT was also later concluded that all the criminals/killers are guilty and all professional employees in campus are suspended. 
According to the report, the two prime persons of the lynching were Sabir Mayer and the president of the Pukhtoon Student Federation (PSF) and Ajmal Khan, president of the university's employee union at University. Ajmal  Khan confessed a month before the lynching, Sabir, along with a university employee, Asad Katlang, came to his office inside University by walking and told them to "get rid of Mashal Khan" as he was a "threat to the entire party" The party which they support is Awaami National Party (ANP)). Then those three of them planned a massive killing of Mashal Khan and to blame him later for blasphemous activity.

Arrests, Status of Case and Accusations - Table

Poems and songs after the death of Khan, with protests across the country including one in his village shows the hatred of general public towards the mass murder of innocent Khan. Also outside the Pakistan there was an outrage towards his brutal murder and different protests were held by many people including expatriate Pakistanis inside the Europe and North America. International Marxist Tendency (IMT) made a great action by the solidarity appeal for Mashal Khan after which many students across the globe sent  massive solidarity words to the parents of Mashal Khan. In their statement IMT wrote that, 

"But this heinous crime has aroused the anger and indignation of students and workers all over Pakistan. Protests have been held in many campuses and universities across the country. Students are demanding an end to state-sponsored terrorism".

Mashaal's Funeral in Chehlum

 This should be stopped for once and for all in Pakistan including India (rape), Bangladesh, America (Beating Women and killing their children), and all over the world to secure the rights of human beings.
His death will be debt over Pakistan and its people, Pakistan must enforce laws to stop such violent actions my groups of people, political parties or religious people. The one who supported killing of Mashal Khan such as JUI-F must also be sent to Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) to save future.

Author : Malik Muhammad Atif

Muhammad Atif, Branch Operations Supervisor (BOS) at First Women Bank Limited, post-graduated from Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, MBA. Certified General Banker from the Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

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