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Pakistan: Christian youth sentenced to death over alleged blasphemy charge, along with Rs 20,000 fine
A court of Bahawalpur, Pakistan handed down death penalty to a Christian youth on blasphemy charge.
Farooq Abdullah asks youth to recite Quran, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu declares him a ‘blasphemer’ over presence of Hindu idols: What happened
Junaid Azim Mattu made contentious remarks in response to the statement of Farooq Abdullah to the Muslim community to offer Namaz and recite the Quran.
Christian woman and Muslim gardener arrested in Pakistan over ‘blasphemy’, accused of ‘intentionally’ burning papers with verses of Quran
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A Christian widow and a Muslim gardener, both illiterate, were arrested in the Pakpattan city of Pakistan on April 19 on blasphemy charges after they were accused of 'intentionally' burning papers containing verses of the holy Quran
Pakistan: Man compares Imran Khan to the Prophet during a PTI rally, lynched to death for blasphemy
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Various social media users were of the opinion that the sensitive statement by the person provoked the public that led to the lynching of the man, according to The Friday Times.
Pakistani mob chants ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, demands beheading of Chinese national accused of ‘blasphemy’
In a video shared by the popular Twitter handle 'Frontal Force,' the Islamists were heard saying, "Gustaak-e-Rasool ki ek hi saza, sarr tann see juda"
Pakistan: Chinese engineer arrested for ‘insulting Islam’ after he asked his Pakistani subordinates to work faster during Ramzan
Pakistan police arrested a Chinese engineer working at a hydropower project in Kohistan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over alleged blasphemy.
‘Yes if that’s the language spoken’: British activist-commentator Bushara Shaikh justifies killing over blasphemy
British-Pakistani Political Commentator Bushra Shaikh justified killing over blasphemy of depicting prophet Muhammad
As ‘Jai Shri Ram’ gets vilified as a provocative ‘war cry’, ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, a literal call for beheading gets a free pass
While Jai Shri Ram is just a praise of lord Ram, the beheading call of Sar Tan Se Juda is a precursor to a terror attack and a direct incitement to violence.
Pakistan chose extremist Islam over economic stability: Foreign Policy report
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Saudi and U.S. petrodollars that helped sustain Pakistan's jihadi structure are no longer on the table. Global institutions are mulling sanctions over Pakistan's human rights abuses, especially its blasphemy laws.
Pakistan: 12 persons arrested after brutal mob lynching of a man in Nankana Sahib over allegations of ‘blasphemy’
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The Punjab Province Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar suspended two senior policemen for failing to prevent the mob lynching incident in Nankana Sahib the report said.
