Tag: blasphemy

Blasphemy suspect in critical condition after ‘falling off’ fourth floor of...

FIA cybercrime unit feigned ignorance about incident, later claimed that suspect was attempting to escape during investigation LAHORE: A suspect in the Shahdara blasphemy case is...

Normalcy returns to Shahdara after arrest of blasphemy suspect

LAHORE: Normalcy is gradually returning to Shahdara Town, a day after religious parties carried out a daylong protest against an alleged incident of blasphemy involving...

Man booked for ‘blasphemy’ in Shahdara: report

LAHORE: The Shahdara police on Monday filed a case against for allegedly committing "blasphemy" after he reportedly threatened to use social media for sharing "hate...

Mashal Khan murder probe leaves a lot to be desired

Role of university admin, police remains dubious KP govt’s hiring of private counsels to contest case raises eyebrows   LAHORE/PESHAWAR: The verdict in the Mashal...

Govt to punish accusers who falsely allege blasphemy, IHC told

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Friday submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) a draft of proposed amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act...

Mashal murder case: Religious parties to hold protest against conviction of...

Suspects acquitted in Mashal murder case to by honoured religious parties JUI-F, JI will hold protest after Friday prayers under banner of 'Khatm-i-Nabuwwat...

ATC awards death sentence to one, life imprisonment to five in...

Court sentences one accused to death on two counts, multiple terms of life imprisonment to five persons, and 4-year jail to 25 others while acquitting 26...

Female rights activist pushes back against blasphemy charges

WASHINGTON: A female Pakistani rights activist has broken with tradition and set a precedent by seeking legal action against the person who accused her...

Blasphemy accused Junaid’s lawyer demands change of judge

  MULTAN: Asad Jamal, lawyer of Junaid Haffez, a former lecturer of Bahaudin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan who is an accused of blasphemy, wants the...

College principal killed by student over blasphemy laid to rest in...

CHARSADDA: Slain college principal Sareer Ahmed, who was gunned down by his student on the pretext of blasphemy, was laid to rest in Charsadda...

Senate body directs stern action over misuse of social media

--Senators express concern over non-implementation of National Action Plan ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday directed the ministry to take a stern action...

Man exonerated of blasphemy charges after nine years in prison: report

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court absolved charges of blasphemy on a 58-year-old man for want of evidence, reported leading English daily Dawn News. The police arrested...

Targeted by Bol for fighting for Shahzeb Khan: Jibran Nasir

Activist Jibran Nasir, in a tweet late Wednesday night, said that Bol Network is accusing him of "blasphemy, foreign funding and treason” in retaliation...

Cabinet approves amendment to bring blasphemy, pornography within cybercrime law: report

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, aimed at bringing blasphemy and pornography...

IHC judge says false accusers of blasphemy to be charged twice

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Friday said that a person making false accusation of blasphemy against someone should be charged with...

‘Any supra-constitutional step to endanger solidarity’

JI central body asks govt to fulfill constitutional requirements for timely elections LAHORE: The Jamaat-e-Islami has called upon the federal government to fulfill the constitutional...

‘Frustration, social dislocation fueling anti-blasphemy protests from Indonesia to Pakistan’

Stunning mini-revolutions have erupted in recent months in two of the world’s largest Muslim countries. The first shock came in Indonesia, where a little-known...