Tag: #Blasphemy
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Mob in Khanewal tortures and kills man accused of burning pages of the Holy Quran
A mob in Punjab’s Khanewal district tortured and killed a man accused of burning pages of the Holy Quran
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Sialkot incident: Ulemas to to observe ‘Day of Condemnation’ on Friday
Muslim scholars from all schools of thought in Pakistan have announced that they will observe December 10, 2021 (Friday) in Sialkot as a day of condemnation against the violent mob killing of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumar. According to the details, a delegation of Ulema visited the Sri Lankan High Commission in Islamabad on Tuesday…
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Sialkot incident: Mufti Taqi Usmani remarks ‘no justification’
Karachi: Religious cleric Mufti Taqi Usmani has said that there is “no justification” for being the judge, jury, and executioner for matters concerning blasphemy, in the absence of concrete evidence. According to reports, after religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel, Shaykh-ul-Hadith Mufti Taqi Usmani has also expressed his reaction to the tragic incident that took place…
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Sofia Mirza demands end to baseless, brutal killings
Lahore: In the wake of the Sialkot mob killing, Pakistani actress Sophia Mirza has questioned, “when will the baseless and brutal killings stop?” Adele calls herself “Voldemort” without her makeup! Modi is a tyrant from whom justice cannot be expected: Rahul Gandhi According to reports, after the killing of a Sri Lankan citizen by a…
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Cartoonist who drew Prophet’s sketches Dies in Car Crash
A Swedish cartoonist who created a controversial sketch of the Prophet of Islam has died in a traffic accident. According to local media, cartoonist Lars Wilkes was allegedly traveling in a simple police car when it collided with a truck near the southern Swedish town of Mercury. According to the details, Lars Wilkes, 75, was under police…
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Lahore woman sentenced to death for claiming to be prophet
Convict had published and distributed a pamphlet in Lahore denying Finality of Prophethood on September 3, 2013
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From Blasphemy to serial killings; Dire need for Islamic Shariah?
We witnessed the release of a Christian blasphemer Aasia in 2018, who was charged with a death sentence under the law of 295C, by the Supreme court of Pakistan in 2009. This raised questions on the credibility of the Rule of Justice in our country. Why then, was she kept in jail for ten years…
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Abdul Rehman Salfi insulting the Ahl al Bayt, Case Filed
A case has been registered against Abdul Rehman Salfi in Sherakot Police Station of Lahore for talking insultingly in the honor of the Ahl al Bayt, including Imam Musa Kazim. According to details, the case was registered under Section 295A and 298A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), and Section 16 of the Punjab Maintenance…
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GB court acquits a woman imprisoned in a blasphemy case
A Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) court has acquitted a woman imprisoned in a blasphemy case for two-and-a-half years and ordered her immediate release. According to the details, a case was registered in the GB court against the female teacher in 2019 and she has been in jail ever since. According to the woman’s lawyer Islamuddin Advocate, the…
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Sargodha ATC sentences a man to death for assassinating bank manager on blasphemy charges
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. After finding him guilty of the murder of his employer over blasphemy claims last year, an anti-terrorism court in Sargodha sentenced him to death on Wednesday. In November last year, Ahmed Nawaz, a security guard of the National Bank of Pakistan branch in Quaidabad tehsil of Punjab’s Khushab district,…