Tag: blasphemy

SC acquits Aasia Bibi, orders immediate release

--Court notes it's not for individuals or mobs to decide if any act falls under Section-295-C  --Justice Khosa says mixing truth with falsehood in name...

FO lodges protest with Dutch ambassador over Wilders’ tweet

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday lodged a strong protest with the Dutch ambassador over the blasphemous tweets by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders. According to...

PTI vows to protect blasphemy laws: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has reiterated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government stance to protect blasphemy laws (295-C of the PPC) and...

SC reserves verdict in Aasia Bibi’s appeal against death sentence

--Court questions validity of investigation in case  --TLYR threatens strong retaliation if Bibi released   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday reserved its verdict in the...

Man sentenced to death for blasphemy

A sessions court fined and then sentenced a man to death in a blasphemy case. Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Raja Safder Iqbal heard...

India’s Punjab proposes lifetime imprisonment over blasphemy of religious texts

Amendments need presidential approval, as Legislative Assembly passes Bill CHANDIGARH: India’s Punjab Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed Bills for an amendment to the Indian...

FO summons Dutch envoy over blasphemous cartoons contest

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday called the charge d'affaires of Netherlands to record protest against the "announcement by the leader of Dutch...

Sindhi artist Qutub Rind killed for alleged blasphemy, family claims

Family, friends accuse police of ‘covering up incident’ LAHORE: Family of a Sindhi artist Qutub Rind has claimed that he was killed under "false charges...

Hindu teenager arrested over ‘blasphemous social media posts’

Mirpurkhas Police on Wednesday booked a teenage Hindu boy for allegedly posting blasphemous content on social media. The boy was arrested and sent on a...

Pakistan approaches OIC against Dutch blasphemous cartoon contest

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approached the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to lodge a protest against a cartoon competition in the Netherlands suggested by anti-Islam...

CJP to hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday announced that he would hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her death sentence and...

One year on, Mashal Khan’s family awaits justice

 MARDAN: On this day exactly one year ago, Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a mob over false blasphemy allegations. One person has been sentenced to...

ATC acquits 20 accused in Kot Radha Kishan blasphemy case

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday exonerated 20 people who were accused of lynching and burning alive a Christian couple, Shahzad...

42-year-old woman arrested on charge of blasphemy: report

SIALKOT: A 42-year-old woman, suspected of committing blasphemy, was arrested in Sialkot on Sunday, according to a local English daily. According to the publication, however,...

Senate body recommends punishment for false blasphemy accusers

ISLAMABAD: A Senate Special Committee on Human Rights on Tuesday recommended that anyone falsely accusing someone of blasphemy should be subjected to the same...

Christians protest FIA torture on Sajid Masih

Protesters demand probe of alleged sexual abuse by FIA personnel, concrete steps to stop the misuse of blasphemy law against religious minorities   LAHORE: The Pakistan Christian...

FIA officials forced me to have sex with main blasphemy accused,...

LAHORE: A suspect in a blasphemy case, who jumped from the fourth floor of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Punjab headquarters building during investigation...