Pakistan, Feb. 29 -- Only a superhero with nerves of steel could handle an extremely precarious situation that had unrolled in Lahore's Ichra Bazaar a few days ago. Therefore, no heaps of praise are enough to credit ASP Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi for doing all that was deemed necessary to save a life.

Between rescuing the said victim of a heart-wrenching instance of blasphemy and cooling down the raging sentiments of a mob determined to make an example of her, inspiring video clips have become a social media sensation. But while the masses and the state have hit the bull's eye with their accolades, recommending the policewoman for a gallantry award, the outright ugliness of the episode cannot be denied. That an innocent woman was forced to go...