LAHORE: The government is determined to punish all those who make false allegations of blasphemy to curb the misuse of the highly sensitive laws, a key aide to the prime minister said after a meeting with the church leadership on Saturday. Addressing a joint press conference after an important meeting with the church leaders, Prime […]
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Tamgha-i-Shujaat has been announced by state that keeps surrendering to mobs
I’m not going to start by saying how sorry I feel neither am I going to use terms like “should have,” “could have,” or “would have”, because there’s already a ton of debate on all the ‘would haves,’ ‘could haves’ and ‘should haves’. Priyantha Kumara’s transgression was removing a TLP sticker from industrial […]
LHC acquits Christian couple who faced death penalty for blasphemy after 7-year on death row
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has spared the life of a Christian couple – convicted and sentenced to death in April 2014 but imprisoned since 2013 for sharing ‘blasphemous’ texts – in a short ruling, according to defence lawyer. Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar had spent about seven years seeking mercy through courts while imprisoned […]
Qureshi expresses disappointment at EU’s resolution on blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Pakistan was ready to play its part for positive and productive partnership with the European Union as enormous potential existed in areas of trade, climate change and digitization. In his virtual address to the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, he said that the […]
Ashrafi asks people to consult Ulema Board if facing wrong case of blasphemy
LAHORE: Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Affairs Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Sunday that rooting out extremism, terrorism and sectarianism from the society was the priority of the incumbent government. Addressing a press conference, he said that extremism and forced conversion law was discussed, adding that not a single FIR regarding […]
University students being thrashed due to blasphemy accusations – where are we heading as a nation?
Classrooms are a cradle for learning and university corridors often considered the safe space conducive to informal dialogue and debate. However, in a tragic irony, two young boys were attacked, sent to the police station, and expelled from their institutes over allegations of “hurting religious sentiments” of fellow students. An accusation that sends Raza* from […]
Man jailed in Blasphemy case
A man accused of blasphemy was given remand by a judicial magistrate in judicial custody for 14 days on Saturday. The case was registered at the Shams Colony Police under Sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 298-A (use of […]
Today marks the second death anniversary of Mashal Khan
Mashal Khan was a Pashtun and Muslim student at the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan who was killed by an angry mob in the premises of the university on 13 April 2017, over allegations of posting blasphemous content online. Following which, a joint investigation team formed to probe the case found that Mashal hadn’t […]
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 Khan’s lynching case verdict to be declared on 16th March, says Anti-Terrorism court on Tuesday.
Mashal Khan was beaten and shot to death on April 13th 2017 for blasphemy; a crime that till date has not been proven. He was a student at Mardan Abdul Wali Khan University majoring in Mass Communication. The horrendous act shook the nation and sparked a heated debate over the misusing of the blasphemy laws […]