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Pakistan’s blasphemy law is used to target the Christian community with impunity
December 19, 2020 10:09 am
Before India’s “love jihad”, Pakistan found its way to getting rid of its Christians. Blasphemy was pinned on them with the confidence that no judge would let them off the hook, with pious crowds demanding death outside his court.
Pakistani professor Junaid Hafeez gets death sentence in blasphemy case
December 21, 2019 3:27 pm
Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law carries an automatic death penalty for anyone accused of insulting God, Islam or other religious figures.
Pompeo pushes Pakistan to do more on religious freedom, asks to curb misuse of blasphemy laws
June 22, 2019 9:31 am
Bibi, a Catholic was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 and sent to death row. Despite public protests against her, she was acquitted on appeal last year and in May, moved to Canada.
The curse of the law
December 05, 2015 9:59 am
Victims of Pakistan’s blasphemy law are mostly the poor and the helpless
Pak police arrest Muslim student for blasphemy
January 30, 2011 4:33 pm
The student admitted he had written derogatory remarks against the Prophet and asked for forgiveness.
Muslim scholars to look into abuse of blasphemy law in Pak
January 16, 2011 2:43 pm
A group of Muslim religious scholars will form a committee to address concerns over it's misuse.
Doctor arrested in Pakistan on charge of blasphemy
December 12, 2010 3:19 pm
The doctor had thrown a business card of a pharma representative named Mohd. Faizan in a dustbin.
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