Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emanuel, the couple accused of blasphemy and reportedly passing derogatory comments about Islam have been acquitted and freed after being jailed for seven years. Who are they? The poor Christian family hails from Gojra, a city in the Punjab district of Pakistan. Shagufta and Shafqat, a married couple in their thirties have […]
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ATC delays Mashal Khan case verdict
PESHAWAR: An Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) on Saturday defers Mashal Khan case verdict till March 21. In Mashal Khan lynching case 61 suspects were charged to lynch Mashal Khan in Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), the majority were students and university employees. Mashal was a student of Mass Communication and he was lynched by a […]
Mashal’s family files appeal challenging ATC verdict
PESHAWAR: An appeal was filed on Wednesday in Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging Haripur Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)’s decision to exonerate 26 suspects in Mashal Khan lynching case. Aimal Khan, brother of the 25-year-old student from Mardan’s Abdul Wali Khan University, filed an appeal in PHC demanding capital punishment for 26 exonerated suspects. The family member of […]
Mashal murder case: ATC to announce decision on February 7
ABBOTABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) reserved its decision in Mashal Khan murder case on Saturday, which will be announced on February 7. The ATC Judge Fazl Subhan heading the hearing reserved the verdict after the defence lawyers recorded their arguments in a session held at Haripur Central Jail. Mashal Khan, a student of journalism […]