Pakistan Blasphemy
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Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack in 2023
World | Jul 02, 2024, 08:25 AM ISTAn 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: Caretaker PM Kakar says he won't support 'forces of darkness' after attacks on Christians
World | Aug 18, 2023, 04:48 PM 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 | Aug 17, 2023, 04:51 PM ISTPakistan has faced renewed criticism after several churches were vandalised and torched in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations.
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Pakistan: Several churches vandalised by protesters in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations
World | Aug 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ISTAt 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: Hindu sanitation worker arrested over alleged blasphemy in Hyderabad | Video
India | Aug 22, 2022, 04:57 PM ISTFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan gave his permission to remove the extremist group from the list of banned outfits in November last year, succumbing to the hardline Islamists to end the deadly anti-government agitation.
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Attack against Christians: 35 remanded to custody in Pak
World | Mar 11, 2013, 09:39 PM ISTLahore, Mar 11: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday remanded 35 persons to custody for their alleged role in the attack on a Christian neighbourhood in this eastern city even as missionary organisations closed their