Chinese Worker Held for Blasphemy in Pakistan after 'Insulting Prophet Muhammad'
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese Worker Held for Blasphemy in Pakistan after 'Insulting Prophet Muhammad'

News 18  

A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry locals accused him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, officials said A large number of locals in the Barseen area of Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had come out on the streets to demand the arrest of the Chinese national after the news of the alleged blasphemy spread. The incident happened on Sunday night, when a local worker came back from ‘Isha Namaz’ prayer to the site of the Dasu hydropower project. Protesters gathered outside the Chinese workers’ camp in the area and pelted it with stones. Blasphemy is a crime under Pakistani law that can be punishable by death.​ The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -led Dasu hydropower project is a run-off river project on the Indus, located 7 km upstream of Dasu town, in Kohistan district.

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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, …

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: 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 …

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 …

Chinese man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan taken into custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan taken into custody

Al Jazeera  

The Chinese national working at a hydropower project denies the allegation levelled by his co-workers. A court in Pakistan has ordered a Chinese national accused of blasphemy to be remanded into judicial custody for two weeks, police say. The Chinese national, who works as head of heavy transport at a major hydropower project, was accused on April 15 of insulting …

Pakistan: Chinese national sent to 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Chinese national sent to 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges

India TV News  

Pakistan : A Chinese national was sent to 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after his arrest on Monday, media reports suggested on Tuesday. The Chinese national, identified as Tian, was arrested on Sunday and shifted to Abbottabad via an Army helicopter due to security concerns as the police feared local people could harm him. The …

Chinese engineer arrested in Pakistan for ‘insulting Allah’
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese engineer arrested in Pakistan for ‘insulting Allah’

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. The engineer of China’s Gezhouba Group Company, who was …

Chinese man arrested in Pakistan for 'blasphemy' after remarks on Ramadan: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese man arrested in Pakistan for 'blasphemy' after remarks on Ramadan: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistan police on Sunday evening arrested a Chinese engineer on blasphemy charges for allegedly “insulting Allah” as per a report. An unnamed employee of a construction company – China Gezhouba Group, got into a heated argument about “the pace of work” amid Ramadan, infuriating Pakistani labourers who tried to attack him, the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post …

Chinese engineer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese engineer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The engineer allegedly became upset and reprimanded two local drivers for taking too much time from work to pray. Officials said on Monday that the engineer at the Dasu hydropower project in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was accused of blasphemy after he highlighted the “slow pace of work” during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to …

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