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  Pakistan doctor accused of blasphemy killed in ‘fake encounter’ by police: Sindh home minister

  World | September 26, 2024 23:34 IST

  Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, a medical doctor accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media, was shot and killed on September 19 during an alleged gun battle with police in the Mirpurkhas area of Sindh province.

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  Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack in 2023

  World | July 02, 2024 8:25 IST

  An enraged mob torched at least 24 Churches and 80 houses of Christian members in August last year over allegations of Quran desecration. Over 200 Muslims were arrested but none of them have been convicted so far, instead 188 of them were released on bail or lack of evidence.

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Teenage boy kills 55-year-old man over alleged blasphemy, second case in four days

  World | June 24, 2024 18:08 IST

  A day after Pakistan's defence minister said no minorities were safe in the country, the man from the Shia minority community was stabbed to death by a teenager. This came two days after an enraged mob killed a man in full public view over allegations of Quran desecration.

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  'No religious minority is safe in Pakistan', admits Defence Minister after recent mob lynchings

  World | June 24, 2024 17:26 IST

  Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said despite being offered constitutional protections, religious minorities in the country were being killed. He said Pakistan was facing global embarrassment and safety of all minorities should be ensured.

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  Pakistan: 23 arrested for lynching, hanging man in public on allegations of Quran desecration

  World | June 23, 2024 23:52 IST

  In the second case of blasphemy-related death, a tourist was lynched and hanged in public by an enraged mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on allegations of Quran desecration. The mob also set fire to the Madyan police station and a vehicle and dragged Mohammad Ismail, 40, through the town.

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  Pakistan: Violent mob kills man for desecrating Quran, 2nd incident of blasphemy killing in a month

  World | June 21, 2024 12:03 IST

  A man was fatally attacked by an enraged mob over allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran in the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. This was the second such incident in a month.

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  Pakistan: Christian man lynched by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

  World | June 03, 2024 15:02 IST

  An enraged mob attacked Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, on May 25 over allegations of desecration of the Quran and burned down his shoe factory. He was hospitalised in a critical condition and succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

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  Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

  World | May 26, 2024 11:33 IST

  Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam's holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father.

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  Pakistan court sentences woman to life imprisonment for burning pages of Quran

  World | March 22, 2024 16:59 IST

  The Muslim woman Aasiya Bibi was arrested in 2021 on blasphemy charges on charges of burning the pages of the Quran. This came after another court earlier in March sentenced a 22-year-old court to death for 'blasphemous' messages and videos.

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Student sentenced to death after 'blasphemous' WhatsApp messages

  World | March 09, 2024 12:02 IST

  Accusations of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims can lead to the death penalty under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, and sometimes people are lynched before the case goes to trial. The court in Punjab province said the student shared blasphemous pictures and videos to hurt religious feelings.

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  Pakistan: Senators slam 'ignorance' after police save woman from mob accusing her of blasphemy

  World | February 27, 2024 23:20 IST

  The teenage girl wearing a shirt with Arabic letters was almost attacked by a mob when someone alleged her dress had Quranic verses on it. However, the police managed to intervene and took the girl into protective custody, and the girl later apologised.

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  Pakistan: Caretaker PM Kakar says he won't support 'forces of darkness' after attacks on Christians

  World | August 18, 2023 16:48 IST

  "There may be an attempt to harm them from a section of marginalised and peripheral group of people, but that would be responded sternly and strictly," assured caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar.

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  Pakistan: Islamabad police forms 'Minority Protection Unit' after churches vandalised over blasphemy

  World | August 17, 2023 16:51 IST

  Pakistan has faced renewed criticism after several churches were vandalised and torched in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations.

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  US fumes as several churches vandalised over blasphemy reports in Pakistan's Faisalabad

  World | August 17, 2023 10:19 IST

  Notably, the Biden administration's response came after a mob allegedly led by the Pakistani Taliban, formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan-- an umbrella organisation of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan-- attacked several churches over alleged blasphemy.

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  Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations

  World | August 16, 2023 18:00 IST

  At least five churches were torched and houses were looted by the mob which is said to be incited by clerics in mosques. The house of a Christian cleaner was also demolished over blasphemy allegations.

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  Pakistan: Chinese national sent to 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges

  World | April 18, 2023 21:48 IST

  The police registered a first information report (FIR) against the Chinese national at the Dasu police station hours after hundreds of residents and labourers working on the dam project blocked a key highway and rallied, demanding his arrest.

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  Pakistan Shocker! Mob drags blasphemy suspect from police station, lynches him in Punjab province

  World | February 12, 2023 7:33 IST

  Pakistan lynching news: According to senior police official Babar Sarfaraz Alpa, a man identified as Waris had been taken into custody for desecrating the pages of a copy of the Quran -- the holy book of Islam.

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  Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia, days after restricting site over 'blasphemous' content

  World | February 07, 2023 19:40 IST

  Pakistan has been sensitive to blasphemous and immortal material on the internet and frequently takes action against sites in order to convey a message to the local population that it was serious to tackle this issue.

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  Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over blasphemous content: Report

  World | February 04, 2023 14:33 IST

  Pakistan blocks Wikipedia: The PTA spokesperson stated that Wikipedia was approached for blocking/removal of the said content by issuing a notice.

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  Pakistan: 8-year-old Hindu boy charged with blasphemy, faces possible death sentence

  World | August 10, 2021 16:50 IST

  The boy's family is in hiding and many of the Hindu community in the conservative district of Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab province, have fled their homes after a Muslim crowd attacked a Hindu temple after the boy's release on bail last week.