A mammoth “Namoos-e-Risalat” (PBUH) rally was organized both in Karachi and Rawalpindi by Religious and Student groups in the metropolis and it demanded of the government to immediately withdraw the private bill seeking amendments in blasphemy law. The leaders of these parties announced to hold public meeting and Long March on 30th January in Lahore, if the government would not accept their demands. Hundreds of thousands of people belonging to all religious schools of thoughts attended the rally and warned the government to desist from becoming a party to the conspiracies hatched to repeal blasphemy laws.
They vowed that they would not tolerate any conspiracy to amend the blasphemy law and were ready to sacrifice their lives for the sanctity of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The participants of the rally were carrying the portraits of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, assassin of Salman Taseer and were chanting the slogans of “Death to Blasphemer” and “Down with USA”. The participants urged the government to immediately free Malik Mumtaz Qadri from the detention. Chief of JUP and TNR, Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair said that historical meeting of TNR was the referendum against those who wanted to repeal the blasphemy law.