The heinous incident of torture and public humiliation of a 17-years old girl in Swat brings to one's agitated mind the well-known lament of Allama Iqbal; Deen-e-mullah fi sabeel-illah fassad which loosely transcribed means "religion of the mullah is anarchy in the name of Allah". Hardened criminals will feel ashamed at the horrendous display of barbarism by these religious fanatics who have caused incalculable harm to the religion they ostensibly wanted to serve. These butchers from the Stone Age enjoy the support of many misguided religious scholars who are churning out circuitous interpretations of this outrage against a helpless daughter of Pakistan. No wonder the world is calling Pakistan 'the most dangerous place on the face of the planet'. -B.A. MALIK, Islamabad, via e-mail, April 4.