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  Pak court sentences 86 Islamists to 55-year prison over blasphemy protests

  World | January 17, 2020 17:36 IST

  The anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi was hearing a case against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers who held violent protests and clashed with the police over the arrest of party chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi in 2018, Dawn news reported.

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  Pakistan man gets 5yr jail for 'blasphemous' Facebook post

  World | October 18, 2019 17:22 IST

  In what is being described as first-of-kind judgment in Pakistan, a man was Friday sentenced to 5 years in jail for a Facebook post that was termed 'blasphemous'.

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  Government determined to protect Islamic laws: Pakistan Law Minister

  World | July 13, 2019 16:53 IST

  Addressing a seminar on 'Wahdat ul Ummat' organised here by the Pakistan Ulema Council, the Minister said Pakistan and Islam were interlinked with each other and it was the duty of Ulema -- a body of Muslim scholars who are recognised as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology -- to promote unity in the country.

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  Mike Pompeo asks Pakistan to release those facing blasphemy charges

  World | June 22, 2019 12:08 IST

  Last year Pakistan was put in Special Watch List category on International Religious Freedom mainly because of the deterioration in religious freedom in the country. 

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  Situation in Pakistan's Sindh province tense following Hindu doctor's arrest on 'blasphemy' charges

  World | May 27, 2019 20:42 IST

  Violence erupted in Phulhadiyon area of Sindh on Monday over an issue relating to a Hindu man. Ramesh Kumar, a Hindu doctor, was accused of having committed blasphemy.   

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  Aasia Bibi still in Pakistan; reports of her leaving the country 'fake news', says Foreign Office

  World | November 08, 2018 22:18 IST

  It was reported in local media that she was taken to Noor Khan Airbase Rawalpindi, from where she would be shifted to the Netherlands.

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  Pak: Christian woman Asia Bibi, acquitted of blasphemy charges, released from jail

  World | November 08, 2018 15:16 IST

  Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement.

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  Asia Bibi, Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy case likely to be flown out of Pakistan amid death threats

  World | November 01, 2018 15:48 IST

  The 47-year-old Bibi, a mother of four children was convicted in 2010 after being accused of defiling the name of the Prophet Mohammed during an argument the year before with Muslim colleagues.

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  Pakistan court acquits Christian woman on death row for blasphemy

  World | October 31, 2018 12:14 IST

  In a landmark verdict, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy.

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  Pakistan cleric calls off anti-blasphemy protests following Law Minister’s resignation

  World | November 27, 2017 14:42 IST

  An official of the Prime Minister House confirmed that the law minister last night sent his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who accepted it.

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  Pakistan anti-blasphemy protests: ‘Hardline religious groups contacted India’, claims govt

  World | November 26, 2017 13:22 IST

  According to a report in Dawn, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that protesting people are not ‘average citizens’ and that the government was thoroughly investigating the matter.

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  Anti-blasphemy protests: Clashes spread across Pakistan, 10 killed, over 250 injured; Army called in

  World | November 26, 2017 8:10 IST

  According to reports, the army will be deployed in various parts of the city to secure main offices of the judiciary, Parliament House, Presidency, PM House, foreign missions, foreign office and other crucial installations.

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  Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan

  World | July 15, 2017 18:08 IST

  Christian man has been arrested on the charges of blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province.

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  Pakistan: Shia Muslim awarded first death sentence for ‘blasphemy on social media’

  World | June 10, 2017 23:16 IST

  Raza who was arrested last year for allegedly posting derogatory content about Sunni Muslim religious leaders and the wives of the Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.

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  Pakistan: Hindu man arrested for alleged blasphemous WhatsApp message

  World | May 04, 2017 21:44 IST

  A 35-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan has been arrested for allegedly sending blasphemous content through WhatsApp.

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  Three burqa-clad Pakistani sisters kill man for committing ‘blasphemy’ 13 years ago

  World | April 21, 2017 12:30 IST

  In yet another sign of increasing religious intolerance in Pakistan, three armed burqa-clad sisters on Wednesday shot dead a man near Sialkot for allegedly committing blasphemy 13 years ago.

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  Eight arrested in Pakistan for killing student for ‘publishing blasphemous content online’

  World | April 14, 2017 14:40 IST

  Eight members of the mob that brutally killed a university student for allegedly publishing blasphemous content online were arrested by Pakistan Police today.

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  Blasphemy is an unpardonable offence: Nawaz Sharif

  World | March 14, 2017 13:17 IST

  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that blasphemy is an unpardonable offence and directed the state machinery to find those responsible for putting blasphemous content on social media and bring them to justice without any delay.

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  Blasphemy: Australian Sikh denied school enrolment for wearing turban

  World | January 17, 2017 18:09 IST

  A Sikh family from Melbourne has approached the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) after their five-year-old son was allegedly denied enrolment in a school for wearing a turban as it did not align with

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  Christian man runs for life in Pakistan after insulting 'Muhammad' on WhatsApp

  World | July 13, 2016 14:44 IST

  Islamabad: A Christian man, accused of sending a derogatory poem about Islam over Whatsapp, is on the run in Pakistan. It has been claimed that the message revealed derogatory words about the Prophet Muhammad and