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Pakistan: Teacher shot dead on blasphemy allegation in southern Balochista
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
On the allegation of blasphemy, a teacher was shot dead by unknown men in Kech district in southern Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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Pak: Blasphemy case registered against five members of WhatsApp group
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The complainant shared several WhatsApp posts and messages that fanned religious hatred against a sect.
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Pakistan claims 400,000 social media accounts spread blasphemy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a report by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, 400,000 social media accounts spread blasphemous material against Islam.
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Pakistan: Teacher arrested over disrespectful social media posts on Islam
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
This is an example of enforcement of Article 298-A of the Pakistani Criminal Code which prohibits any kind of disrespect against the wives of Prophet Muhammad. Compared to provisions on blasphemy, which include the death penalty as punishment to those who offend the Prophet, Ar
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Human rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has come down to 3 per cent from 23 per cent since its independence in 1947.
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Pakistan: Abuse of blasphemy laws draws criticism from various circles
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A local court in Bahawalpur sent shockwaves across Pakistan after sentencing a 22-year-old Christian youth, Noman Masih, to death on blasphemy charges.
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Pakistan: Death sentence for Christian youth on blasphemy charges sparks o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A local court in Bahawalpur sent shockwaves across Pakistan after sentencing a 22-year-old Christian youth, Noman Masih, to death on blasphemy charges, BNN Network reported, adding that the court's decision has sparked outrage among human rights activists and religious minorities who have sa
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57 blasphemy cases registered in Pakistan from January to May 2023: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two Christian teenagers identified as Adil Baber and Simon Masih have recently been accused of blasphemy in Lahore, Pakistan. The allegations were levelled against them by the Police constable Zahid Sohail, soon after he had indulged in an altercation with the young accusers on May 28.
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Pakistan: Anglican Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per Bitter Winter, Noman has been convicted of keeping blasphemous images of Prophet Muhammad on his cell phone and sharing them with others via WhatsApp. According to his relatives and lawyer, the prosecutor's story is, however, contradictory.
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Pakistan: Human rights body demands repeal of blasphemy laws, setting pris
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded the repeal of the blasphemy laws and to stop the practices of victimizations in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Man gets death sentence in blasphemy case
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per The News International, the convict had made a false claim of being a prophet using a mosque loudspeaker at Gulibagh in the limits of Hoti Police Station six years ago.
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Pakistan: Human rights body welcomes grant of post-arrest bail to victims
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Both were charged with blasphemy under 295B of PPC for allegedly burning the papers containing Quranic verses on April 15 in a school where Musarrat Bibi was working as a peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as a gardener, HRFP said in the press release.
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