Pakistan: Christian mother-son lynched by Islamist mob over blashphemy
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Christian mother-son lynched by Islamist mob over blashphemy

Op India  

A Christian woman named Yasmin and her son Usman Masih were brutally killed by a Muslim mob led by Muhammad Hassan and others in Kathor Kalan village in Gujranwala, Pakistan. People watched for nearly 20 minutes,but no one took him to hospital.He’s desperately holding his wife’s hand with two daughters, younger only one, looking at his father pic.twitter.com/VN4PFJ8TRW — Rahat Austin November 10, 2020 The activist further mentions that the crowd gathered at the spot watched the specter of violence unleashed against the Christian family, with none of them coming forward to help them. Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s remarks rationalising Samuel Paty’s killing emboldens fundamentalists The incident which has its roots in blasphemy occurred days after Pakistani Prime Minister issued a clarion call to the Islamic world to unite against ‘growing Islamophobia’ in the aftermath of the merciless beheading of a French teacher, Samuel Paty. In one such viral video shared by Pakistani activist Rahat Austin, Ahmad Nawaz, the security guard who shot a manager of the National Bank of Pakistan branch in Quaidabad tehsil of Khushab, accusing him of blasphemy, is seen leading a fanatic crowd of supporters which greets him and raises slogans in his favour as they walk together on the street. Recently, in a brutal incident, an elderly man belonging to the minority Islamic sect of Ahmadiyyas, who was facing a trial for ‘blasphemy’, was shot dead in front of the judge in a local court situated in a high-security zone in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.

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Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case
3 months ago

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

The Hindu  

A court in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to death in a blasphemy case. Judge Afzal Majuka of the Special Court in Islamabad after the trial found her guilty under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which carries a death sentence. Earlier, Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, was kept in prison for …

Police officer kills blasphemy accused in custody in Pak's Balochistan province
3 months, 1 week ago

Police officer kills blasphemy accused in custody in Pak's Balochistan province

ABP News  

Karachi, Sep 12 : A man accused of committing blasphemy was killed by a police officer while in custody in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Thursday, authorities said. The suspect was being held at a police station in Quetta city when the police officer shot him dead, Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Muhammad Baloch said. “The police officer managed to …

Pakistan officer shoots dead man accused of blasphemy inside police station
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan officer shoots dead man accused of blasphemy inside police station

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A police officer shot and …

Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy

Associated Press  

KARACHI, Pakistan — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society rallied on Tuesday in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed down to a Christian man on blasphemy charges, nearly a year after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the country. Several Christians also joined the rally which comes a day after a …

Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack last year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack last year

India TV News  

Pakistan blasphemy : A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian man to the death penalty over an alleged "blasphemous post" on social media that triggered a mob attack, which burned dozens of Churches and houses of Christian members in Punjab's Faisalabad district in August last year, underscoring once again how blasphemy laws in the country are used to target …

Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims on social media after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the eastern Punjab province last year, his lawyer said Monday, adding he will appeal the verdict. In August 2023, groups of Muslim men burned …

Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station
6 months ago

Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station

Live Mint  

A Muslim mob stormed a police station and destroyed parked police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan, Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Origin of Blasphemy Law in Pakistan Blasphemy laws were introduced under British colonial rule in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, specifically sections 295 and 298, which criminalized actions and speech deemed disrespectful to religious beliefs and sacred figures. Of these, …

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries on Monday, a police official said. Police in eastern Punjab province arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book. He …

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

India TV News  

A mob led by radical Islamists on Saturday unleashed an attack on Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province over the allegations of desecration of the Quran that left at least two members from the minority community injured, one of them seriously. Shoe factory set on fire Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged …

Christians attacked in Pakistan's Sargodha for ‘blasphemy’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Christians attacked in Pakistan's Sargodha for ‘blasphemy’

Hindustan Times  

At least 10 members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement on a blasphemy accusation in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said. At least one house and a small shoe factory was set on fire by protesters The crowd, which accused the Christian group of blasphemy, also hurled stones …

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
7 months ago

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam’s holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in the Mujahid Colony residential area in Sargodha, a city …

Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani court sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and gave a teenager a life sentence in two separate cases after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, a defense lawyer and officials said Monday. Aslam Gujar, a lawyer who represented student Junaid Munir, told The Associated Press that the judge in the city of Gujranwala …

Pakistan: When a blasphemy accusation is evidence; the sentence often death
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: When a blasphemy accusation is evidence; the sentence often death

Al Jazeera  

A Lahore woman barely escaped with her life. Here’s what happened: A married couple was out shopping, peacefully going about their day, when a passer-by spotted something that he found offensive – in this case, the woman’s garments. In the past, we have seen no less a personage than Salman Taseer, the Governor of Punjab himself – of which Lahore …

Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran

The Independent  

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Pakistan: Christians Hold Sunday Services At Churches Torched By Mob Week After Violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Christians Hold Sunday Services At Churches Torched By Mob Week After Violence

ABP News  

Members of the Christian community in Pakistan held services on Sunday at churches that were vandalised by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in Punjab province’s Jaranwala. The services held at handful churches were led by the bishop of the diocese, Christian community leader Akmal Bhatti told Reuters. As per the Reuters report, a Christian graveyard was also desecrated, said …

Blasphemy laws | Faith and violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Blasphemy laws | Faith and violence

The Hindu  

Last Wednesday, a mob attacked a Christian colony in Pakistan’s Jaranwala and burned 22 churches and looted a large number of houses forcing hundreds of citizens of the minority community to flee to neighbouring areas. Taseer had boldly taken on the supporters of the blasphemy laws and defended Christian farm worker Asiya Bibi, who was convicted of blasphemy by a …

Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot

India Today  

Hundreds of Pakistan's Christian minority fled their homes Wednesday when an angry crowd of Muslim men tore through a neighbourhood in the city of Jaranwala in Punjab province, torching homes and churches. Muslims living in the predominantly Christian area gave shelter to their neighbours and pinned Koranic verses to the doors of Christian homes to prevent them from being targeted, …

20 churches, 86 houses belonging to Christians burnt down by mob in Pakistan: Police
1 year, 4 months ago

20 churches, 86 houses belonging to Christians burnt down by mob in Pakistan: Police

Firstpost  

Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Pakistan, where anyone deemed to have insulted Islam or Islamic figures can face death penalty. Currently, 3,500 cops and 180 Rangers personnel are posted at Christian areas in Jaranwala Over 20 churches and 86 houses belonging to Christians were burnt down by a mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province and a total of 145 suspects …

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians
1 year, 4 months ago

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians

News 18  

Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said. An enraged mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and 35 homes of Christians on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, …

Pakistan arrests 2 main suspects in attacks on churches in Faisalabad
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan arrests 2 main suspects in attacks on churches in Faisalabad

India Today  

Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said. An enraged mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and 35 homes of Christians on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, …

Pakistan’s blasphemy law: All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan’s blasphemy law: All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Alleged blasphemers risk death at the hands of vigilantes, even under unproven allegations of insulting Islam. Pakistan’s blasphemy law has come under the spotlight again after a Muslim mob burned Christian churches and houses in the east of the country earlier this week, accusing two members in the community of desecrating the Quran. On Friday, Pakistani police arrested two Christians …

Pakistan Blasphemy Row: 135 Arrested, Probe Ordered For Mob Attack On 21 Churches
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan Blasphemy Row: 135 Arrested, Probe Ordered For Mob Attack On 21 Churches

ABP News  

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 135 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in the country's Punjab province over blasphemy allegations. On Thursday, the government ordered a high-level probe into the riots and promised to “restore” all the damaged churches and homes of people belonging to the minority Christian community, reported PTI. On Wednesday, an enraged …

Pakistan Riots: Faislabad Jaranwala Christian Settlement Cordoned Off 50 Houses Burnt Over Blasphemy Allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan Riots: Faislabad Jaranwala Christian Settlement Cordoned Off 50 Houses Burnt Over Blasphemy Allegations

ABP News  

A Christian settlement in eastern Pakistan has been sealed off by paramilitary troops after a mob wreaked havoc, setting fire to multiple churches and numerous houses. According to a report by news agency Reuters, police personnel present at the scene of the incident did not intervene, prompting condemnation from community leaders and residents. These troops established cordons around the Christian …

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community

News 18  

After an arson and mob assault targeted a Christian community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, human rights groups are criticising the Islamic Republic for its failure to safeguard the minority community. Responding to the attack on Christian homes, Rehab Mahamoor, interim regional researcher for South Asia at Amnesty International, in a statement said: “The Pakistani authorities must urgently ensure the protection …

Pakistan arrests 146 as it launches probe into church attacks
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan arrests 146 as it launches probe into church attacks

Al Jazeera  

More than 6,000 police and paramilitary troops deployed to control mob violence as Christian community reels in shock over attacks. “There is no space in Islam for violence,” Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, the Chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council, posted on X. Pakistan Ulema Council condemns brutal act of setting churches on fire in Jaranwala.Pakistan is not a lawless country …

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy
1 year, 4 months ago

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy

Live Mint  

Hundreds of Muslim men set fire to churches and vandalised Christian homes during a rampage in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, after Christians were accused of blasphemy. "The crowd inflicted heavy damage on the area including to homes of Christians, and many churches," Ahad Noor, a district government official, told AFP. A mob gathered and began attacking multiple churches …

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
1 year, 4 months ago

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. Father Gulshan Barkat, who teaches church history at the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi, described the blasphemy allegations as a …

Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations

India TV News  

Pakistan's notorious blasphemy system has once made headlines as several churches were vandalised, set ablaze in Punjab province's Faisalabad district by a mob who were reportedly incited by clerics, said officials. The vandalised churches included the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church located in the Isa Nagri area of Jaranwala tehsil, said Jaranwala pastor …

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations
1 year, 4 months ago

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attack churches in Jaranwala after the holy Quran was allegedly desecrated. Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town accusing two Christian residents of blasphemy. Videos on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and …

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar

News 18  

Rallygoers for a political party in Pakistan beat to death a participant for allegedly making a blasphemous speech, police said Sunday. Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Last month, the Pakistani police arrested and later released a …

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally
1 year, 7 months ago

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Muslim scholar was lynched …

Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan

India Today  

A man was lynched by a mob after he allegedly made blasphemous remarks during a rally of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident took place on Saturday when the deceased, Maulana Nigar, was addressing the rally of PTI's local chapter in Sawaldher in Mardan, The News International reported. Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, …

Pakistan: Man kills his 24-year-old son for not offering namaz
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Man kills his 24-year-old son for not offering namaz

Op India  

On Wednesday, February 22, a man named Haji Saeed Ahmed brutally murdered his own son Mohammed Sohail for not offering prayers. According to Pakistani media reports, the accused was upset over his children not offering namaz in time even after he had been warning them about the same. Seeing this, an angry and frustrated Haji Saeed hit 24-year-old Mohammed Sohail …

Pakistan: 50 arrested over lynching of man in custody over blasphemy charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan: 50 arrested over lynching of man in custody over blasphemy charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 50 people have …

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy

LA Times  

A mob descended on a police station in eastern Pakistan over the weekend, where they snatched a man suspected of blasphemy and lynched him. Police in Pakistan arrested at least 50 suspects in the kidnapping and lynching of a man who was in custody on suspicion of committing blasphemy, officials said Monday. A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended …

Police in Pakistan arrest 75 over blasphemy killing
1 year, 10 months ago

Police in Pakistan arrest 75 over blasphemy killing

India Today  

Over 75 suspects, including members of the radical Tehreek Laibbaik Pakistan outfit, have been arrested for their alleged role in the lynching of a blasphemy-accused man in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Monday. "So far we have arrested over 75 suspects as identification of more suspects is in the process through various mobile video and CCTV clips," Nankana …

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations

The Hindu  

A mob of youngsters beat a Muslim man to death in Pakistan on Saturday after the victim was accused of blasphemy, the police said, the latest killing in the country related to religious sensitivities. "The mob stormed the police station and beat the man to death," local police spokesman Waqas Khalid told AFP. Videos shared on social media showed hundreds …

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib

Op India  

On Saturday, a frenzied mob of Islamists lynched a man in broad daylight in Nankana Sahib in the Punjab province of Pakistan. 🚨 NEWS ALERT: An enraged mob in Punjab’s Nanka Sahib district has lynched a #blasphemy suspect after attacking a police station and set his body on fire. The suspect was under the police custody.#Nankana #Nankanaincident #Punjab pic.twitter.com/E9wSM9dWbB — …

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The mob snatched the suspect from his prison cell and lynched him for allegedly desecrating pages of the Quran. Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, grabbed a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police have said. Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said on Saturday a man …

'When My Mother Didn't Return...': Son of Murdered Pakistani Hindu Woman
1 year, 11 months ago

'When My Mother Didn't Return...': Son of Murdered Pakistani Hindu Woman

News 18  

A 44-year-old Hindu woman was murdered and her mutilated body was found in a mustard field in Pakistan’s Sindh’s province, triggering fear and panic amongst the country’s Hindu community, who held protests to voice their outrage over the brutal incident. Krishna Kumari, a Hindu senator from Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh province took to Twitter on Thursday to break the …

Pakistan: Mutilated body of a Hindu woman found in Sindh province; accused yet to be arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan: Mutilated body of a Hindu woman found in Sindh province; accused yet to be arrested

India TV News  

Pakistan's atrocities against minorities: Amid soaring atrocities against minority communities in Pakistan, another case of brutality emerged on Wednesday, where a 40-year-old Bheel woman reportedly gang-raped and brutally murdered in Sindh province. According to Krishna Kumari, whose Twitter handle describes her as a Senator of the Pakistan Peoples Party From Tharparkar Sindh, the woman was identified as Daya Bheel, who …

Mumbai man killed Hindu wife over child custody dispute not refusal to wear burqa, say police
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai man killed Hindu wife over child custody dispute not refusal to wear burqa, say police

India Today  

Iqbal Mohammad Sheikh, a Mumbai resident, was arrested for allegedly murdering his Hindu wife, identified as Rupali. The police have now revealed that the motive behind the murder was related to the custody of their 2-year-old child and not the woman’s refusal to wear burqa. The victim’s family had earlier alleged that Iqbal Sheikh and his family used to pressurise …

Mumbai: Muslim man murders Hindu wife by slitting her throat for refusing to wear burqa
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai: Muslim man murders Hindu wife by slitting her throat for refusing to wear burqa

India TV News  

Mumbai: In what can be said as another case of love-jihad, a Mulsim husband allegedly murdered his Hindu wife for refusing to wear hijab and burqa and follow other Muslim customs. In Mumbai's Chembur Tilak Nagar area, the police started an investigation into a murder case where the accused named Iqbal Sheikh murdered his 20-year-old wife Rupali Chandanshive after slitting …

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped

News 18  

Police in Pakistan’s Hyderabad earlier in August managed to disperse a violent mob which was baying for the blood of Ashok Kumar, a sanitary worker accused of committing blasphemy. Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims the sanitary worker was targeted because of a personal clash …

Hindu man escapes lynching in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Hindu man escapes lynching in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Hindu sanitation worker in Pakistan was booked in a fake blasphemy case over alleged desecration of Quran, according to local media reports. A charged mob gathered around an apartment building to get hold of the Hindu sanitation worker. "Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims …

Pakistan court upholds death sentence of Christian brothers in blasphemy case
2 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan court upholds death sentence of Christian brothers in blasphemy case

India Today  

A Pakistani high court has upheld the death sentence of two Christian brothers convicted for uploading blasphemous content on social media in 2011. The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench comprising Justice Raja Shahid Mehmood Abbasi and Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz on Wednesday dismissed the appeals of convicts -- Qaiser Ayub and Amoon Ayub -- against their sentences. A sessions court …

Pakistan: Six sentenced to death for lynching Sri Lankan national
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Six sentenced to death for lynching Sri Lankan national

Al Jazeera  

Court sentences six to death and dozens of others to jail terms over killing of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy. A court in Pakistan has sentenced six people to death after convicting them for their roles in last year’s vigilante killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused by workers of committing blasphemy. “The prosecution team worked very …

Pakistan: 3 Women Kill Madarsa Teacher After Minor Girl Dreams Of Her Blasphemy
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: 3 Women Kill Madarsa Teacher After Minor Girl Dreams Of Her Blasphemy

ABP News  

Islamabad: Yet another murder case in the name of blasphemy was reported in Pakistan after a 21-year-old female teacher in Dera Ismail Khan was killed by three women after accusing her of blasphemy, The Dawn reported. The incident took place on Tuesday morning outside the Jamia Islamia Falahul Binaat reportedly over a difference of opinion on religious issues and allegations …

Pakistani teacher killed for alleged blasphemy: Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistani teacher killed for alleged blasphemy: Police

Al Jazeera  

Teacher at all-girls religious school allegedly killed by female colleague and two students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A teacher at an all-girls religious school in Pakistan has been allegedly killed by a female colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, police say – the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue. Police said two …

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