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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
- Wednesday March 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
- Saturday December 21, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
- Saturday November 24, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Christian Woman Acquitted In Blasphemy Case Likely To Be Flown Out Of Pak
- Thursday November 1, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy and was acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court is likely to be flown out of the country as the landmark verdict sparked countrywide protests and death threats from hardline groups.
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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Pakistan girl fears life in blasphemy case: Reports
- Wednesday September 12, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Christian family and their daughter, who was bailed after spending three weeks in a Pakistan jail on blasphemy charges, fear for their lives despite government promises to protect them, media reports said.
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Pak blasphemy case: Judge grants bail to 11-year-old Christian girl at 1 million rupees
- Friday September 7, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
A Pakistani judge granted bail Friday to a young, mentally challenged Christian girl accused of insulting Islam for burning pages of the religion's holy book. Rights activists welcomed the decision after calling for her release since she was arrested three weeks ago.
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Still no bail for Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl
- Monday September 3, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned by another four days possible bail for a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that has sparked international criticism.
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Pak cleric arrested for framing 11-year-old in blasphemy case
- Monday September 3, 2012
- World News | Reuters
The imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, appeared briefly in court on Sunday before he was sent to jail for a 14-day judicial remand.
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Pakistani court extends remand of Christian girl
- Friday August 31, 2012
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Pakistani court has extended by a fortnight the judicial remand of a minor Christian girl arrested on a charge of blasphemy. Rimsha Masih, who was arrested from the low-income Mehria Jaffar area on the outskirts of Islamabad on August 16, was produced in the court of a judicial magistrate amidst tight security.
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Had to arrest 11-year-old for her own safety, says Pak police
- Monday August 20, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbours surrounded her house and demanded police take action, a police officer said on Monday.
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UN calls for moratorium on use of Pak's blasphemy law
- Thursday March 3, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
UN has appealed to Pakistan to put a moratorium on the use of controversial blasphemy law as it condemned the killing of the nation's only Christian cabinet minister Shahbaz Bhatti, saying extremism is "poisoning" the society there.Pakistan's Minority Affairs Minister Bhatti, a vocal critic of blasphemy law, was shot dead yesterday by Taliban milit...
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In Pak, blasphemy law supporters on the streets
- Monday January 24, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Rallies took place in Peshawar and Faisalabad on Sunday in support of Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws that stipulate death for those insulting Islam.About ten-thousand supporters of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party gathered in the northwestern city of Peshawar for a sit-in outside the provincial assembly.In Faisalabad, meanwhile, a large crowd o...
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Pak cleric declares Sherry Rehman 'fit to be killed'
- Monday January 10, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
Several clerics have issued fatwas against former Pakistani minister Sherry Rehman and declared her an infidel for calling for changes in the blasphemy law, prompting civil society activists to register a complaint with police in the port city of Karachi today.Media reports said the imam of Sultan Masjid, one of Karachi's biggest mosques, declared ...
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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
- Wednesday March 30, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
- Saturday December 21, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
- Saturday November 24, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
- www.ndtv.com
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Christian Woman Acquitted In Blasphemy Case Likely To Be Flown Out Of Pak
- Thursday November 1, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy and was acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court is likely to be flown out of the country as the landmark verdict sparked countrywide protests and death threats from hardline groups.
- www.ndtv.com
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan girl fears life in blasphemy case: Reports
- Wednesday September 12, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Christian family and their daughter, who was bailed after spending three weeks in a Pakistan jail on blasphemy charges, fear for their lives despite government promises to protect them, media reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak blasphemy case: Judge grants bail to 11-year-old Christian girl at 1 million rupees
- Friday September 7, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
A Pakistani judge granted bail Friday to a young, mentally challenged Christian girl accused of insulting Islam for burning pages of the religion's holy book. Rights activists welcomed the decision after calling for her release since she was arrested three weeks ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Still no bail for Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl
- Monday September 3, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned by another four days possible bail for a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that has sparked international criticism.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak cleric arrested for framing 11-year-old in blasphemy case
- Monday September 3, 2012
- World News | Reuters
The imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, appeared briefly in court on Sunday before he was sent to jail for a 14-day judicial remand.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pakistani court extends remand of Christian girl
- Friday August 31, 2012
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Pakistani court has extended by a fortnight the judicial remand of a minor Christian girl arrested on a charge of blasphemy. Rimsha Masih, who was arrested from the low-income Mehria Jaffar area on the outskirts of Islamabad on August 16, was produced in the court of a judicial magistrate amidst tight security.
- www.ndtv.com
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Had to arrest 11-year-old for her own safety, says Pak police
- Monday August 20, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbours surrounded her house and demanded police take action, a police officer said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN calls for moratorium on use of Pak's blasphemy law
- Thursday March 3, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
UN has appealed to Pakistan to put a moratorium on the use of controversial blasphemy law as it condemned the killing of the nation's only Christian cabinet minister Shahbaz Bhatti, saying extremism is "poisoning" the society there.Pakistan's Minority Affairs Minister Bhatti, a vocal critic of blasphemy law, was shot dead yesterday by Taliban milit...
- www.ndtv.com
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In Pak, blasphemy law supporters on the streets
- Monday January 24, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
Rallies took place in Peshawar and Faisalabad on Sunday in support of Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws that stipulate death for those insulting Islam.About ten-thousand supporters of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party gathered in the northwestern city of Peshawar for a sit-in outside the provincial assembly.In Faisalabad, meanwhile, a large crowd o...
- www.ndtv.com
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Pak cleric declares Sherry Rehman 'fit to be killed'
- Monday January 10, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
Several clerics have issued fatwas against former Pakistani minister Sherry Rehman and declared her an infidel for calling for changes in the blasphemy law, prompting civil society activists to register a complaint with police in the port city of Karachi today.Media reports said the imam of Sultan Masjid, one of Karachi's biggest mosques, declared ...
- www.ndtv.com