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Pakistan: Man lynched to death for allegedly desecrating Quran
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): A mob stoned a middle-aged man to death in a village of Khanewal district in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly desecrating the Quran on Saturday.
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Hindu teacher gets life imprisonment over blasphemy in Pakistan's Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Hindu college teacher to life imprisonment over blasphemy in Sindh province, local media has reported, adding that the session court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.
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'Christians, women top blasphemy targets in Pakistan'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 7 (ANI): Violence against Christians is on the rise in Pakistan, particularly among Christian women, according to a new report by the Center for Social Justice (CSJ).
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Afghan professor in Kapisa province quits after being accused of blasphemy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 6 (ANI): A professor at Afghanistan's Kapisa province said he had to step down from his position after his fellow professors accused him of blasphemy.
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Pakistan: Christians protest against lack of 'graveyards' in Swat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): The Christian community in Swat staged a protest for lack of 'graveyards' in the region, reported local media.
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Pakistan worries about failure to satisfy EU's compliance of GSP+ criteria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Pakistan is worried about the European Union's (EU) Generalized Schemes of Preference Plus GSP+ status review proposed to take place this month in Islamabad.
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Pakistan sacks cops for making 'blasphemous post'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): Two policemen were sacked in Pakistan's Punjab province over posting 'blasphemous' remarks on their Facebook pages, according to a media report.
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Pak has reported 1,415 cases of blasphemy since 1947: Think tank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Pakistan reported a total of 1,415 cases of blasphemy in the country since 1947, a think tank, Centre for Research and Security Studies, said on Tuesday, reported DAWN.
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After 10 years, Lahore court acquits man of blasphemy charge
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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, 2 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, 2 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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Man serving life term in Pakistan for 'blasphemy' sentenced to death
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): A local court in Pakistan has upgraded the life imprisonment of a Christian man to the death penalty for committing blasphemy through sending a blasphemous text message from his phone, according to media reports.
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