It would be difficult 'domestically', for a professed Sharia jurisdiction [Pakistan] to sentence to death a 'murderer', whose crime was to kill someone who was 'assaulting' ISLAM's sanctity, by challenging ISLAM's [own] blasphemy laws.
Mumtaz Qadri [the murderer] was merely defending ISLAM.
Mumtaz Qadri [the murderer] merely killed an infidel, who was attacking ISLAM's sanctity.
It is therefore unthinkable that a professed Sharia jurisdiction [Pakistan] would, could, condemn, let alone execute a moslem, for the 'crime' of defending ISLAM,
i.e. for the 'crime' of killing an infidel.
Why are these ['religious'] aspects of crimes in moslem countries, NOT scrutinised and explored, in ABC news reports ???Hmmm ?
Pakistan court suspends death sentence for jihad murderer of governor who opposed blasphemy law
The blasphemy law is too popular in Pakistan for this sentence to have stood. "Pakistan court suspends death sentence of governor's killer," by Shaan Khan for CNN, October 11 (thanks to James):
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court has suspended the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, a security guard who killed a liberal politician over the latter's remarks on the nation's controversial blasphemy law.
"Qadri was provoked by the governor and should therefore be tried for murder, not an act of terror which is what he was tried for earlier" said his attorney Raja Shuja Ur Rehman in confirming the judge's decision.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/10/pakistan-court-suspends-death-sentence-for-jih...I don't know why the ABC news gathering teams missed this story, i really don't know why.
[Asia Pacific Focus?, Foreign Correspondent?, 7.30 Report?, Lateline?, Q&A? ....are they all deaf, blind, mute monkeys?]
/sarc offiUnder Sharia law.....
But if a moslem kills a non-moslem, the moslem MUST
NOT die, particularly, if in the act of killing the non-moslem the moslem was 'defending ISLAM'.
"....I asked, "What is on this paper?" He replied, "The legal regulations of Diya (Blood-money) and the (ransom for) releasing of the captives,
and the judgment that no Muslim should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing a Kafir (disbeliever)." "
hadithsunnah/bukhari/ #009.083.050
"....I asked, "What is written in this paper?" He replied, "(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives,
and the judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel." "
hadithsunnah/bukhari/ #004.052.283
And the Koran itself declares that it is
absolutely unlawful, and would be a heinous crime, for a moslem [jurisdiction] to murder/kill a good moslem, a moslem who was a 'defender of ISLAM'.
"......If a man kills
a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him."
Koran 4.092, 93