SMC No. 1/2014 etc 23 Muslim mob torched a predominantly Christian neighbourhood in Lahore after a Christian man was accused of blasphemy. 100 houses were burnt as residents fled. Individuals charged with offences relating to religion included 17 Ahmadis, 13 Christians and nine Muslims. In Badin, dead bodies of two Hindus were dug up by mobs that claimed that the graveyards belonged to Muslims and only Muslims could be buried there.” 21. On a query made from the Chief Secretary Balochistan, the letter intimated the Registrar of this Court that about 415 Hazaras who belong to Shia sect were killed on sectarian grounds in a period of 11 years. 22. The afore-referred report and other incidents of faith or ethnic based violence indicate that mere textual pledges in the Constitution, though important are not enough to ensure that those rights would be honored in practice. It is, therefore, important that the concerned governments / institutions take proactive lead to ensure that those rights are respected and enjoyed in practice. 23. No society or nation is bereft of its share in discrimination, ethnic or religious bias and the resultant violence. In 1526 the Bishop of London was tried on the charges of terrorism and the allegation was that he wanted to blow the Parliament House because the Protestants had won majority in the Parliament. In his final play Henry VIII, Shakespeare has his Archbishop predict, “the future Elizabeth will rule by a mixture of peace, plenty, love and a just measure of terror.” For hundred of