PESHAWAR: Hamza Khan, a 23-year-old student from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) who accused Aware Girls’ founder Gulalai Ismail of blasphemy, has been arrested after a Peshawar court announced judgement against him. Khan had accused Gulalai of uttering derogatory remarks against religion and the Pashtun culture. He had said in a video message last year that the women […]
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Pakistan absolves bloggers of blasphemy charges
Five Pakistani activists who made international headlines when they went missing earlier this year were cleared of blasphemy charges Friday, a lawyer said. The men, who used social media to stand against religious intolerance and at times criticised Pakistan’s powerful military, vanished within days of each other in January, sparking fears of a state crackdown. […]