A number of students and activists led by the Progressive Students Federation (PRSF) on Saturday gathered here in front of national press club to mark second death anniversary in honour of Mashal Khan. The participants called for the immediate restoration of student unions, elimination of all forms of discrimination on campus, and secularising the curriculum […]
Mashal Khan
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 […]
Mashal Khan’s first death anniversary being observed today
https://www.facebook.com/DailyTimesPak/videos/2099089890119200/ https://www.facebook.com/DailyTimesPak/videos/2099061456788710/ LAHORE: Several student organisations and civil society groups on Friday gathered outside Lahore Press Club to mark the first death anniversary of Mashal Khan, a journalism student at Abdul Wali Khan University who was brutally murdered by a lynch mob over fake allegations of posting blasphemous content online. One person has […]
Mashal Khan case: Prime accused sent on 14-day judicial remand
MARDAN: Prime accused in Mashal Khan murder case has been sent into police custody for a 14-day judicial remand on Monday. Senior Civil Judge Asim Riaz headed the court proceedings and ordered a 14-day judicial remand of Arif, who was arrested last week. Arif Khan was arrested from Mardan after he came back from a […]
Verdict in Mashal Khan case announced in family, lawyer’s absence: Iqbal Khan
PESHAWAR: Iqbal Khan on Friday said that the Haripur anti-terrorism court (ATC) announced its verdict in Mashal Khan case in absence of lawyer and family members of the slain. Speaking to a press conference, Iqbal Khan opposed the court’s decision to acquit 26 accused in Mashal Khan murder case, adding that it was ‘inappropriate’ to […]
Mashal Khan murder case: Court orders release of 25 convicts
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday ordered immediate release of 25 convicts who were earlier sentenced to 3 years in prison in Mashal Khan murder case. An anti-terrorism court (ACT) had handed the 25 people 3 years imprisonment with regards to murder of 25-year-old Mashal. The convicts, however, filed appeals against the decision, […]
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 […]
Student arrested for leveling false blasphemy allegations against Gulalai Ismail
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 […]
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 […]
Iqbal Lala – ‘The bravest Pakhtun alive’
It was pouring down in London on last Saturday evening. I had reached at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) twenty minutes before the scheduled event, although the history of most of Asian events taught me not to arrive early if not late. After five minutes I noticed a group of people approaching […]