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Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province living in fear following blasphemy incident involving a murdered doctor

Shiva Kucchi who heads the Pakistan Darawar Ittehad, an organisation formed to protect the rights of Hindus said since the Umerkot blasphemy incident some influential people have openly hurled threats against the Hindu community.

09 October 2024, 17:50 IST

Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province living in fear following blasphemy incident involving a murdered doctor

Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province living in fear following blasphemy incident involving a murdered doctor

Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province living in fear following blasphemy incident involving a murdered doctor

09 October 2024, 17:50 IST

Blasphemy: In Pakistan, police is the new lynch mob

Pakistan inherited 19th-century British laws outlining punishments for blasphemy-related offences. In the 1980s, the government revamped those laws to add harsh penalties for those who insult Islam.

26 September 2024, 22:18 IST

Blasphemy: In Pakistan,
police is the new lynch mob

Blasphemy: In Pakistan,
police is the new lynch mob

Blasphemy: In Pakistan, police is the new lynch mob

26 September 2024, 22:18 IST

Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout

Shah Nawaz, a doctor working in the town of Umerkot in southern Pakistan, went into hiding after local clerics accused him of blasphemy over a Facebook post, which he said in a video statement was posted on one of his old accounts that had been hacked long ago, according to his family.

26 September 2024, 15:54 IST

Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout

Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout

Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout

26 September 2024, 15:54 IST

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

A case was filed under Blasphemy laws against Shaughta Karan, accused of sharing derogatory material about the Prophet of Islam in a WhatsApp group in September 2020.

19 September 2024, 18:11 IST

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

19 September 2024, 18:11 IST

Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him

Abdul Ali, 52, also known as Sakhi Lala, was shot dead last week in a heavily fortified police station in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, by police officer Saayd Mohammad Sarhadi, who had accessed the facility by pretending to be Ali's relative, police said.

19 September 2024, 09:03 IST

Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him

Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him

Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him

19 September 2024, 09:03 IST

Pakistan man gets death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media

"Additional Sessions Court Judge Shahbaz Iqbal Tarar of Sarai Alamgir on Friday handed down the death sentence to Irfan (who goes by a single name) on the charges of insulting the Prophet," the court official told PTI.

14 September 2024, 14:06 IST

Pakistan man gets death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media

Pakistan man gets death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media

Pakistan man gets death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media

14 September 2024, 14:06 IST

Pakistan man sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy

The accused was arrested under the blasphemy law after a man named Mahboob Ali lodged a complaint at the Mirpur Sakro police station against him.

14 August 2024, 08:36 IST

Pakistan man sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy

Pakistan man sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy

Pakistan man sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy

14 August 2024, 08:36 IST

Two young Christian sisters booked for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province

Samia Masih and Sonia Masih, both in their 20s, allegedly threw a sack containing the pages of the Quran outside their house in Gojra, Toba Tek Singh district, some 200 km from here on Wednesday, police official Shaukat Ali said.

08 August 2024, 13:55 IST

Two young Christian sisters booked for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province

Two young Christian sisters booked for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province

Two young Christian sisters booked for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province

08 August 2024, 13:55 IST

Teenage Pakistani boy kills man over alleged blasphemy

The incident occurred on Sunday in Kunjah, Gujrat, approximately 170 km from Lahore.

24 June 2024, 13:09 IST

Teenage Pakistani boy kills man over alleged blasphemy

Teenage Pakistani boy kills man over alleged blasphemy

Teenage Pakistani boy kills man over alleged blasphemy

24 June 2024, 13:09 IST

Medical student booked in Srinagar over 'blasphemous' post

The student was suspended Wednesday by the administration of the medical college pending an inquiry.

06 June 2024, 10:56 IST

Medical student booked in Srinagar over 'blasphemous' post

Medical student booked in Srinagar over 'blasphemous' post

Medical student booked in Srinagar over 'blasphemous' post

06 June 2024, 10:56 IST