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Pakistan: Criticism pours in after Christian couple arrested over alleged
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
People criticized the security agencies after they took a Christian couple in custody over an alleged blasphemy case that was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran in Lahore on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Christian couple arrested in Lahore on blasphemy charges
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Christian couple in Lahore was taken into custody after a blasphemy case was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Quran in the jurisdiction of North Cantonment Police Station on Saturday, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi court orders death penalty to four accused in blasphe
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Judge Malik in his ruling in the blasphemy case stated, “Blasphemy against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and desecration of the Holy Quran were heinous and unforgivable crimes. The perpetrators of these crimes do not deserve any concession or leniency.”
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London: Christians stage protest outside Pak embassy against burning, dese
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The protestors have claimed that their demonstration was against the barbaric attack on 21 churches and hundreds of Christian homes in Jaranwala, Pakistan over alleged desecration of Quran
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Pakistan: ‘High-level’ inquiry ordered into vandalism of churches
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
On Wednesday, a mob made its way through a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad after allegations that the Holy Quran had been desecrated.
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"Concerned over incidents of religiously motivated violence...": US State
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Expressing concern over the targeted attacks on churches in response to the reported desecration of the Quran in Pakistan, the US asserted that resorting to violence or the use of threats is never an acceptable form of expression, urging Pakistani authorities to conduct an investigation i
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Insulting sanctities tantamount to crime: Iran Foreign Minister Amirabdoll
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to IRNA, he emphasised that the recent tragic events in Sweden and Denmark require the Islamic world as a whole to exert pressure on the governments of Europe to immediately put an end to such provocative actions, hold the perpetrators accountable, and punish them in accordance wit
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Denmark to seek legal means to prevent Quran desecration
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Danish government will look for legal ways to enable officials to precent the desecration of Quran in front of foreign embassies in Denmark, country's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has said, according to Al Jazeera.
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UAE strongly condemns burning of copy of Holy Quran in Denmark
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The UAE has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by extremists in the Kingdom of Denmark.
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Iraq: Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over reports of Qur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
On Saturday, nearly 1,000 protesters attempted to storm into Baghdad's Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, in reaction to reports of the Quran burning in Denmark.
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Iraq expels Swedish envoy following Quran desecration in Stockholm
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador following massive protests in Baghdad by angry Iraq protesters over the burning of the Quran in Sweden, reported Al Jazeera.
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J-K: Muhammad Ishaq Malik handwrites Holy Quran in six months
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A 54-year-old Muhammad Ishaq Malik, a teacher by profession, from Darhal Malkan in the border district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, has achieved the feat of writing a 611-page copy of the Holy Quran by hand.
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