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Pakistan: Blind Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges; lawyers cite
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A 49-year-old blind Christian man in Pakistan has been arrested on charges of blasphemy, a crime punishable by death, after being accused by a local Muslim of insulting Islam's Prophet, sparking outrage among rights groups and the Christian community, as reported by Morning Star News.
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Bigotry towards minorities defames Pakistan: SC on Lahore HC's blasphemy o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court observed that the bigoted behaviour towards minorities has given the wrong impression of Pakistan, labelled the people of Pakistan as intolerant, dogmatic and rigid as it overturned a Lahore High Court order, which had endorsed the
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Pakistan court hands death penalty to woman on blasphemy charges
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Blasphemy convict acquitted by Pak court after 11 years
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): A Pakistan court has acquitted a man after 11 years after it set aside life imprisonment awarded to him by a trial court on charges of blasphemy.
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Man held in Saudi Arabia jail for Facebook posting he did not make, return
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 19 (ANI): A man who was lodged in a Saudi Arabia prison on charges of blasphemy and for posting derogatory messages about Mecca and the king of Saudi Arabia on Facebook returned to India after 20 months.
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Pak court gives death sentence to university lecturer on blasphemy charges
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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Four arrested on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan has charged four persons for allegedly publishing blasphemous content on the social media.
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