MULTAN, April 21st:Mukhtar Mai has said "She would not file any appealagainst the judgement of Supreme Court because "I do not trust in any court execpt the court of Al mighty Allah," I have left the matter at the mercy of God. Tearing and sobbing Mukhtar told now she would take recourse to Allah’s court only.Mukhtaran Mai said she has lost confidence in judicial system; now it is Allah Who she would appeal to.“The release of the suspects has put my life in grave danger,” she added.Police contingent was deployed at her home for her protection.DPO Muzaffargarh Zayeem Iqbal said that there was no danger of attack from the mastois.Punnu Mastoi said," Today we have got the justice after nine years.my relatives were sentenced for the crime what they did not commit.He said that NGOs and so called reformists who were crying for Mukhtar mai should have to visit this area to know about our families which racked with bitterness and loathing.Our children are wandering in streets without education.They could not get admission in the schools established in Mirwala in the name of Mukhtar Mai.
Meanwhile, various human rights groups also expressed discontent over the verdict of Mukhtaran Mai case.Supreme Court has delivered the verdict into Mukhtaran Mai rape case upholding the LHC’s verdict, acquitting all the accused except one Abdul Khaliq. A three member bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan and comprising Justice Nasir ul Mulik and Justice Saqib Nisar Thursday heard the Mukhtaran Mai rape case.According to the SC ruling, Abdul Khaliq will undergo the complete length of his life sentence term; he will be given benefit under clause-382 of criminal law. The court released all other accused.It should be mentioned here that Lahore High Court (LHC) turned his death sentence into life imprisonment, which was upheld by the SC in its ruling on Thursday.The SC had reserved the judgment of Mukhtaran Mai case on January 27, which was delivered on Thursday after six years of suo motu case.
It should be mentioned here that Mukhtar Mai was allegedly gang-raped in Meerwala locality of Muzaffargarh in 2002 at the behest of a local Punchayat. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Dera Ghazi Khan sentenced five out of the six accused to death and fined them, but the LHC’s Multan Bench acquitted five of the accused.
At least 14 people were named as accused in the case; eight of them were freed by ATC; while, the remaining six were awarded death sentence. Later on, LHC set free five of the six accused. On this, the SC took suo motu notice of the case. Also, Mai Mukhtaran filed separate appeals at the apex court.
On the other hand Mukhtaran Mai expressed her disappointment over the Supreme Court verdict in the gang rape case while many Human Rights Organizations also expressed discontent over verdict.
