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After 10 years, Lahore court acquits man of blasphemy charge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 25 (ANI): In a classic case of justice delayed is justice denied, Lahore sessions court on Tuesday acquitted a man, Asim Aslam of blasphemy charges after he served a 10-year jail term.
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Pakistan court hands death penalty to woman on blasphemy charges
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 20 (ANI): A Pakistan sessions court in Rawalpindi recently handed the death penalty to a Muslim woman on charges of blasphemy.
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Finland, EU condemn Pakistan for sentencing man to death on blasphemy char
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], January 17 (ANI): Finland has condemned Pakistan for sentencing to death a man on blasphemy charges.
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Pakistani cop held for murdering man acquitted of blasphemy charges
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): A Punjab police constable was arrested on Saturday for murdering a man who was acquitted of blasphemy charges last year.
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Pakistan: Mob attacks police station in Islamabad to lynch man detained on
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid international condemnation of Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, a mob of villagers attacked a police station in Islamabad in an attempt to lynch a person detained on blasphemy charges.
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US expresses shock over killing of Tahir Naseem, urges Pak to immediately
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (ANI): Expressing shock and outrage over the killing of an American citizen inside Pakistani courtroom, US on Thursday (local time) asked Pakistan to "immediately reform its often abused blasphemy laws and its court system, which allow such abuses to occur."<
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US condemns 'shameful tragedy' of citizen's killing, urges Pak to pursue r
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): Terming the killing of an American citizen in Pakistan's courtroom as a "shameful tragedy", the US State Department has called on Islamabad to take immediate action and institute reforms to prevent similar incidents in future.
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Pak ex-foreign minister Khawaja Asif facing blasphemy charges speaking for
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Pakistan's former minister of Foreign Affairs and PML (N) stalwart Khawaja Asif is facing blasphemy charges for speaking against the religious inequality in the country.
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Pak court gives death sentence to university lecturer on blasphemy charges
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Multan [Pakistan], Dec 21 (ANI): A District and Sessions court here on Saturday awarded death penalty to former university lecturer Junaid Hafeez on charges of blasphemy.
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US urges Pak to release those held for blasphemy, asks China to curb relig
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to release over 40 people from the religious minority community who have been serving jail term or facing execution on blasphemy charges in the country.
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Asia Bibi's daughters get refuge in Canada ahead of blasphemy ruling
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 26 (ANI): The daughters of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges, have been taken to Canada for safety reasons ahead of a court hearing next week that could see their mother finally freed.
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Reports of Asiya Bibi leaving Pakistan 'false, baseless'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office on Sunday refuted social media reports of Asiya Bibi, the Christian woman, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court for blasphemy charges last month, of leaving the country.
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