<p>Islamabad: A court here in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to death in a blasphemy case.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Judge Afzal Majuka of the Special Court in Islamabad after the trial found her guilty under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which carries a death sentence.</p>.Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him.<p>The court also imposed a fine of Rs 300,000 on Karan.</p>.<p>Apart from this, the court also sentenced her to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 under Section 11 of the Pakistan Electronic Crime Act (PECA).</p>.<p>The judge in a brief order said the convict has the right to file an appeal in a high court within 30 days of the decision.</p>.<p>Judge Majuka added the execution of the sentence would not take place until the high court approved the decision.</p>.<p>Karan is the second Christian woman sentenced to death in a case of insulting the Prophet and the religion of Islam.</p>.<p>Earlier, Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, was kept in prison for eight years, but a bench headed by Asif Saeed Khosa, the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court, acquitted her in October 2018.</p>.<p>After her acquittal, Bibi moved to Canada with her family.</p>.<p>Blasphemy laws were enacted in the 1980s by former military ruler Ziaul Haq. Those charged with blasphemy are often targeted by the extremists.</p>.<p>According to the think tank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), nearly 3,000 persons have been accused of blasphemy since 1987.</p>.<p>At least seven persons accused of blasphemy have been killed by individuals or mobs across Pakistan since January this year, the CSJ said.</p>.<p>A total of 94 people accused of blasphemy have been killed in mob attacks between 1994 and 2023. </p>
<p>Islamabad: A court here in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to death in a blasphemy case.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Judge Afzal Majuka of the Special Court in Islamabad after the trial found her guilty under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which carries a death sentence.</p>.Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him.<p>The court also imposed a fine of Rs 300,000 on Karan.</p>.<p>Apart from this, the court also sentenced her to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 under Section 11 of the Pakistan Electronic Crime Act (PECA).</p>.<p>The judge in a brief order said the convict has the right to file an appeal in a high court within 30 days of the decision.</p>.<p>Judge Majuka added the execution of the sentence would not take place until the high court approved the decision.</p>.<p>Karan is the second Christian woman sentenced to death in a case of insulting the Prophet and the religion of Islam.</p>.<p>Earlier, Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, was kept in prison for eight years, but a bench headed by Asif Saeed Khosa, the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court, acquitted her in October 2018.</p>.<p>After her acquittal, Bibi moved to Canada with her family.</p>.<p>Blasphemy laws were enacted in the 1980s by former military ruler Ziaul Haq. Those charged with blasphemy are often targeted by the extremists.</p>.<p>According to the think tank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), nearly 3,000 persons have been accused of blasphemy since 1987.</p>.<p>At least seven persons accused of blasphemy have been killed by individuals or mobs across Pakistan since January this year, the CSJ said.</p>.<p>A total of 94 people accused of blasphemy have been killed in mob attacks between 1994 and 2023. </p>