Tag: blasphemy
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Police arrest Chinese worker on accusation of blasphemy
A Chinese worker at the Dasu Hydropower Project in Upper Kohistan was arrested by the police on Sunday after being accused of committing blasphemy by some of the laborers working on the location, Dawn has reported. The SHO of Komila confirmed the arrest and mentioned that an FIR has been lodged against the accused under…
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Sharing dreams not grounds enough for blasphemy: LHC
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has said that the law can not prosecute anyone on the basis of them sharing something they saw in their dream, reports Dawn. The Honourable Court was hearing a case pertaining to a first information report (FIR) filed by the Saddar Police Station of Mianwali against a petitioner in accordance…
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Pakistan strongly condemns another BJP official’s remarks against Holy Prophet (PBUH)
Pakistan has strongly condemned the highly provocative and sacrilegious remarks against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) by another official of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Indian police had on Tuesday detained BJP leader T. Raja Singh, a lawmaker in the southern state of Telangana, on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after…
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Twitterati praise Police, Rangers for saving blasphemy-accused from charged mob
The Sindh Police and Rangers dispersed a mob that had gathered outside the home of a Hindu sanitary worker accused of alleged blasphemy on Sunday. The incident took place in Hyderabad, Sindh. People on social media are praising the role of the law enforcement agencies for saving the accused from the charged mob. Have a…
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‘First time in history’: PM Shehbaz approves task force for protection of minority rights
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has approved the formation of a task force that will look after the implementation of minority rights in Pakistan. An official notification in this regard states, “In light of the resolution passed by the National Assembly on May 9, 2022, the prime minister has been pleased to approve the constitution…
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‘Use of blasphemy laws for political purposes is also blasphemy’: Justice Minallah
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has prohibited the police from filing blasphemy cases. The order was issued by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday while hearing a petition filed by former federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry to prevent the police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members who were charged with blasphemy after a hooliganism…
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Six sentenced to death in Sialkot Sri Lankan’s mob lynching
An anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced to death six accused involved in Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan national working in Pakistan who was lynched by a mob in Sialkot on Dec 3, 2021 . The ATC also handed down life imprisonment to nine co-accused persons each, jailed one co-accused for five years and sentenced to…
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‘The light that will always shine’: Mashal Khan being remembered on 5th death anniversary
Social media is remembering Mashal Khan on his fifth death anniversary. He was lynched to death on charges of blasphemy. Mashal Khan, a 23-year-old student of the Department of Mass Communication at Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, was lynched by a mob and shot over allegations of blasphemy on April 13, 2017. In June 2017,…
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Female teacher killed after 13-year old girl ‘saw’ her committing blasphemy ‘in her dream’
In a horrific incident, female madrassa teachers have allegedly ‘slaughtered’ their fellow teacher for allegedly committing blasphemy in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday, Journalist Iftikhar Firdous tweeted. “Female Madrassa teachers have slaughtered another female teacher from the same seminary in the street leading to the seminary this morning an official from Dera Ismail Khan has…
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Violence after blasphemy accusation is against Islam: Council of Islamic Ideology
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has stated that violence against any person on a blasphemy accusation contradicts Shariah, humanity, and the constitution. CII made an official statement in the Wednesday session presided by Chairperson of CII, Dr Qibla Ayaz. The council also advised the constitution of a national commission to formulate recommendations to prevent…