ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Cell of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed concern over the rise in judicial killings of blasphemy accused. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the president of the HR Cell, former senator Farhatullah Babar, said the recent in Umerkot of killing a blasphemy suspect extrajudicially, his body, him burial and the celebrations over it by senior police officers, clerics and even a member of the National Assembly will always remain a stigma on state and society. The incident happened at a time when the Christian community was solemnly observing the 11th anniversary of the killing of over 80 Christians in an attack on their church in Peshawar. “A thorough investigation in a fair and transparent manner and prosecution of those responsible is needed. The legislator who publicly celebrated this gruesome incident owes a public apology and censure by the parliament and political parties,” he added. “Barely a few weeks ago a police officer in Quetta himself dead with an official weapon a blasphemy accused inside a police station where the accused had sought protection. This gruesome incident will send shivers down the spine in a civilised society,” he said. “What is even worse is the impunity of the crime of extrajudicial killing and celebrations over it. This cannot and must not be allowed,” he added.