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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Pak Woman Mobbed After Crowd Mistakes Arabic Text On Kurta As Quran Verses
A woman in Pakistan was rescued by the police after being mobbed for wearing a kurta with Arabic prints.
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87 Christian Homes, 19 Churches Vandalised In Pakistan: Police
More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.
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"Deeply Concerned": US On Mob Attacks On Churches In Pakistan
The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.
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Mob With Sticks Attacks Christian community In Pak Over Blasphemy Charges
Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.
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Mobs Vandalise 4 Churches In Pakistan Over Blasphemy Allegations
At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Pak Court Orders Release Of Chinese National Arrested On Blasphemy Charges
A Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on charges of committing blasphemy has been freed from a high-security prison after an anti-terrorism court granted him bail, officials said on Friday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Sends Blasphemous Message On WhatsApp Group, Sentenced To Death
An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.
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Pak Man Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
-
Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Pak Woman Mobbed After Crowd Mistakes Arabic Text On Kurta As Quran Verses
A woman in Pakistan was rescued by the police after being mobbed for wearing a kurta with Arabic prints.
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87 Christian Homes, 19 Churches Vandalised In Pakistan: Police
More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.
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"Deeply Concerned": US On Mob Attacks On Churches In Pakistan
The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.
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Mob With Sticks Attacks Christian community In Pak Over Blasphemy Charges
Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.
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Mobs Vandalise 4 Churches In Pakistan Over Blasphemy Allegations
At least four churches and some buildings around them have been ransacked over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab today. The mobs also demolished the house of a Christian cleaner who was accused of carrying out a blasphemous act.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Pak Court Orders Release Of Chinese National Arrested On Blasphemy Charges
A Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on charges of committing blasphemy has been freed from a high-security prison after an anti-terrorism court granted him bail, officials said on Friday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Sends Blasphemous Message On WhatsApp Group, Sentenced To Death
An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.
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Pak Man Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
