Pakistan: Christian couple, convicted for blasphemy, gets an appeal hearing against death penalty after 6 years
The duo was handed the death sentence for blasphemy by an additional district and sessions judge of Toba Tek Singh on April 4, 2014,
The duo was handed the death sentence for blasphemy by an additional district and sessions judge of Toba Tek Singh on April 4, 2014,
According to USCIRF, around 80 people are still incarcerated under the contentious blasphemy law in Pakistan.
The father of Daniel Pearl said that he was fighting not only for the justice of his son but also for his "dear friends in Pakistan."
Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer at the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan was sentenced to death for blasphemy
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to declare its verdict on July 17 in the case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.
This is the third case in a week where minor Hindu girls have been abducted and forced to undergo a religious conversion.
Earlier today, EAM Sushma Swaraj had questioned Pakistani PM Imran Khan on his promises of 'Naya Pakistan' and promises of safety to minorities.
Justice Lokur was one of the four SC judges who held the press conference last year against then CJI Dipak Misra.