Chinese worker arrested in Pakistan on blasphemy charges
Islamabad: In a rare case of a foreigner being swept up in the harsh and controversial blasphemy laws of Pakistan, a Chinese national working on a dam project in northern part of the South Asian nation has been arrested and imprisoned on accusations of blasphemy, reports New York Times (NYT).
Nankana Sahib lynching case: Pakistani police arrest 12 suspects
Nankana Sahib: The Punjab Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested 12 suspects over their alleged involvement in the lynching of a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Blasphemy accused burnt to death in Nankana Sahib, two senior cops suspended
Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar on Saturday suspended two senior policemen after they failed to stop a mob from lynching a man over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Nankana Sahib area, media reports said on Saturday.
Blasphemy: Bangladesh tribunal jails ex-leader of Hindu group for 7 years
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a former leader of a Hindu group to seven years in jail on charges of blasphemy over a Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam five years ago, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Dir resident gets death, prison terms over blasphemy, other religious offences
Peshawar: A Pakistani court has convicted a Lower Dir resident on the charges of committing blasphemy and other religious offences on social media and awarded death sentence, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Ex-FC official held in Battagram over ‘blasphemy’
Battagram: A local court in Pakistan has sent a former Frontier Constabulary official to the Central Prison, Haripur, on judicial remand in a blasphemy case, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Hindu man faces blasphemy charges
Pakistan's Hyderabad region remained tense on Sunday after a Hindu sanitation worker was booked in a fake blasphemy case over alleged desecration of Quran, media reports said.
Blasphemy: Four girls 'slaughter' female seminary teacher in Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: Four girls allegedly killed a female seminary teacher after accusing her of blasphemy at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan region in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 42 Muslims accused of blasphemy in 2021, says report
Lahore, Pakistan: A new report has said Muslims made up a large chunk of people accused of committing blasphemy in Pakistan in the year 2021.
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.
Woman gets death penalty in Pakistan over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp activity
Islamabad: A Rawalpindi court has given death penalty to a Pakistani woman on blasphemy charge under section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Man arrested on charge of blasphemy in Taxila
Taxila, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan police have arrested a man in Taxila for allegedly making disparaging remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet, media reports said.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Pakistan: In Sialkot lynching new video shows victim's colleague trying to save Sri Lankan man
Islamabad/UNI: A new video of Sialkot lynching incident has surfaced showing that a fellow worker had tried to save the victim from the mob.
Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.