Tag: blasphemy
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Seminary students sentenced to death for teacher’s murder over blasphemy allegations
In a significant legal development, Additional Sessions Judge-II Mohammad Jameel has handed down death sentences to two seminary students and life imprisonment to another for their involvement in the brutal murder of a young teacher over false blasphemy accusations. Public prosecutors Tanseer Ali and Haji Shakeel Advocate appeared on behalf of the prosecution, while Asad…
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Imran Riaz is missing again: Three possible reasons why we don’t know where he is right now
Youtuber Imran Riaz Khan is under arrest once again and Pakistanis have a lot to say The reason for YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan’s arrest is currently disputed. The journalist was arrested Thursday night. Here are three possibilities behind his arrest: 1. Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing had summoned Khan and journalist Asad Toor,…
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19 children arrested on blasphemy charges in Punjab in 2023
Nineteen children have been arrested on charges of blasphemy across Punjab between January 1, 2023 and October 16, 2023. In an appeal submitted to the Punjab Information Commission by the director of Legal Awareness Watch, Sarmad Ali, it was revealed by the Inspectorate General of Punjab Prisons that 19 minors were arrested out of whom…
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Blasphemy laws; major change in mindset needed, say lawmakers
In a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights held on Monday in Islamabad, the Ministry of Human Rights and the Human Rights Committee have recommended the formation of a National Coordination Committee to avoid incidents like Jaranwala riots. The committee has also asked for details of incidents related to blasphemy across the…
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Woman arrested in Tandlianwala for false blasphemy accusations against neighbours
A woman has been arrested by the Tandlianwala City Police in Toba Tek Singh after she threatened to falsely accuse neighbours of desecrating the Quran. Under the First Information Report (FIR) filed under Section 211 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 16 of the Punjab Maintenance of the Public Order Ordinance 1960 , 21…
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‘Not satisfied with the investigation in Jaranwala incident’: Christian Community
Grace Bible Fellowship Church Pakistan, a missionary trust, has filed a writ petition through its chairman Peter Charles requesting the court to order a judicial inquiry committee to ensure a fair investigation into and trial of the perpetrators of the Jaranwala incident. The petitioner states that an incident of alleged defiling of the Holy Quran,…
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Police chief suspects the Jaranwala incident is foreign conspiracy
Editor’s note: While the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has made claims that this incident is a conspiracy, it has not come as shock to a lot of Pakistanis since similar incidents have happened in the past. Punjab IGP Dr Usman Anwar suspects potential foreign involvement in the recent violent riots in Jaranwala, where a…
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‘Not Jinnah’s Pakistan’: Celebrities protest against Jaranwala riots
The Jaranwala attacks have shocked the entire nation after the town’s Christian community came under siege on Wednesday by a violent mob. Speaking to The Current, a local resident said violence broke out after a Christian father tried preventing a group of boys from harassing his daughter. “This is a case of harassment. A girl…
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English teacher targeted and killed on blasphemy allegation in Turbat
A teacher linked to a language center was shot and killed by unidentified armed men in Turbat town, Kech district. Abdul Rauf, a 22-year-old English teacher, was attacked near a graveyard in the Malikabad area while on his way to an ulema jirga to address allegations of blasphemy.
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Pakistan condemns burning of Quran in Sweden on Eid-ul-Azha
Pakistan’s foreign office has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran by a protester in Sweden on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. “Such wilful incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence cannot be justified under pretext of freedom of expression and protest”, read the statement issued by the foreign office. “Under international law, States are…