Last month, the Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted a Christian couple, Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Masih, who were on death row since 2014 for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to a fellow Muslim. The couple was handed the death sentence by a trial court in Toba Tek Singh on April 4, 2014 under Section 295-C […]
A policeman in Sadiqabad killed a man recently acquitted of blasphemy charges and released after spending three years in prison. BBC Urdu reported that the accused was a fresh recruit in police force and was under training to become a constable. SHO Rana Muhammad Ashraf said that the accused policeman presented himself for arrest after […]
A sessions court in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan acquitted a female schoolteacher accused of blasphemy, ordering her release from jail. Hareer Ashraf, a resident of the Yasin tehsil, was booked on charges of blasphemy by the Gakuch Ghizer police station in 2019. The sessions court continued her trial as she was arrested and sent to prison. After […]
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