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 […]
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ATC acquits 20 in Kot Radha Kishan lynching case
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday acquitted 20 suspects in Kot Radha Kishan lynching of a Christian couple over blasphemy allegations. Shahzad and Shama were burnt alive in a brick-kiln by a mob of 400-1000 people after allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran were leveled against the two. The ATC acquitted the 20 suspects […]