A man in Rahim Yar Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of committing blasphemy.
The additional district and sessions court on Saturday also ordered the convict to submit Rs1mn fine.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Khursheed Ahmed Anjum, in his verdict, ruled that the convict had committed blasphemy on social media.
A spokesperson for the DPO told English daily that a complaint was registered against the man in July 2016 for reportedly posting blasphemous content on social media.
However, an FIR based on the complaint was lodged after some time.
The DPO spokesperson mentioned the convict was held in district jail for 90 days due to security reasons on the orders of district administration.
The initial hearings of the case were also held in jail.
It is crazy to sentence somebody for blasphemy for life. The State will have to look after the person over the period of detention.
People of today not any thing of Prophets Mosses, Jesus, Mohammed except the legends. They all lived at least 1400
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