Tag: blasphemy
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Blasphemy at the core
The TLP has said in a statement that “we announce ending the sit-in in Wazirabad”.
November 11, 2021 -
Woman gets death sentence for blasphemy in Lahore
The woman's counsel, Muhammad Ramzan, had argued that the suspect was of unsound mind at the time of occurrence
September 28, 2021 -
Mr Khan & Minorities
Pakistan's blasphemy laws have exacerbated attacks on minorities by fostering religious frenzy, violence and persecution. Police frequently fail to record and investigate complaints, and justice is impeded by the biased attitude of some judges against religious minorities. Pakistan's national discourse, aided by its school curriculum, generates religious prejudice against minorities
January 6, 2019 -
Blasphemy and the Court
It is open to question how Imran Khans government will countenance the threat posed. It is likely that the Army will broker some sort of a truce between the government and the Islamists. The army is apparently playing on the backfoot because the agitators have arraigned the Army Chief, General Qamar Bajwa, because of pro-Ahmedi leanings.
December 4, 2018 -
Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi released from jail, to be shifted to the Netherlands
Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours.
November 8, 2018 -
Asia Bibi likely to be flown out of Pakistan amid protests
Asia Bibi’s lawyer on Thursday said that his client should leave Pakistan for her safety amid widespread protests by radical Islamist groups.
November 1, 2018 -
Mashal Khan killing: One person gets death sentence, 5 get life in prison
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday, 7 February, sentenced one person to death and gave life imprisonment to five others for lynching a 23-year-old university student who was falsely accused of blasphemy. Of the total 57 accused in the case, the court sentenced 25 others to four-year jail term and acquitted 26 others, officials said....
February 7, 2018 -
Jakarta governor found guilty in landmark blasphemy trial
Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, commonly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, after being found guilty of blasphemy in a landmark trial seen as a test of Indonesia's religious tolerance. In April, prosecutors called for the blasphemy counts to be dropped in exchange for a lesser charge of "spreading...
May 9, 2017 -
False blasphemy accusers need education: Grand Mosque Imam
Islam is a religion of peace and people who falsely accuse others of blasphemy have "a disease in their hearts" and should be educated, the Imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque has said. Imam-e-Kaaba Shaikh Saleh Bin Muhammad Ibrahim told Geo News that Islam is a religion of peace, forgiveness and tolerance and that people should...
April 17, 2017