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LHC moved against Khuda Kay Liye

* Lawyer says film hurts Muslims’ religious feelings
* Says joint venture banned in India

Staff Report

LAHORE: A senior lawyer MD Tahir on Wednesday challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) the playing of the movie “Khuda Kay Liye” saying it was against Islamic values and was an attempt at disturbing law and order in Pakistan.

Tahir filed a petition that said that those who were troubled were taking peace from society away. He said suicide bombings were killing innocent people everywhere and were creating panic and terror throughout the country, and in such situation, the movie, which was scheduled to release on July 20, would only add fuel to the fire.

He said the movie was a joint venture of the United States (US), India and Pakistan and was funded by the Pakistan government. He said Naseer-ud-Din Shah, an Indian actor, was playing the character of a Muslim scholar, who permitted music in Islam, saying that Hazrat Dawood was a good singer. He said that Shah in the movie also declared a Muslim woman’s marriage with a Christian man as allowed in Islam.

He said Muslim scholars were condescendingly referred to as Mullahs. He said that according to the movie, Taliban were against Muslims and were murdering them, and the concept was potentially a source of agitation for Muslims.

He said a private television channel and a newspaper were marketing the movie. He lamented that the movie was full of objectionable ideas. He said India had banned the release of the movie because it could hurt the feelings of Indian Muslims. He also said that the movie was not being played in the US because it had a weak script.

He said Pakistanis were very touchy about Islam and would not accept anything against it. He said that according to Pakistan Penal Code, hurting religious feelings was an offence. He said hence, playing the movie was against Islam and was unconstitutional. He was hopeful that the movie would be termed illegal and would be banned.

The film is about two brothers who are pop musicians in Lahore, one of whom gets radicalised under the influence of extremists, while the other goes to America and gets unlawfully detained after 9/11. It is the story of Mary (Maryam), a British girl of Pakistani origin, who is brought to Pakistan by her father and married off against her will.

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