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European members of parliament seek Pak EU envoy's intervention fo
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 14 (ANI): Several members of European parliament have written to Zaheer Aslam Janjus, ambassador of Pakistan to the European Union, seeking his intervention in an alleged blasphemy case against Shahzad Masih so that the accused is released and compensation is given t
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Pakistani cop held for murdering man acquitted of blasphemy charge
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): A Punjab police constable was arrested on Saturday for murdering a man who was acquitted of blasphemy charges last year.
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Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing his employer ove
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has sentenced a man to death for killing his employer over blasphemy allegations.
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Budget brawl in National Assembly uncovers duplicity of Pak's blas
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly which witnessed a brawl between the government and opposition parliamentarians last week during the federal budget discussion, has uncovered Pakistan's duplicity over the country's blasphemy laws that carry the death penalty.
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It is dangerous to be an Ahmadi in Pakistan, says US expert
Updated : 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): On the issue of Ahmadi Muslims being a routine target of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, Knox Thames, a former US adviser on religious minorities in Asia, said that it has become quite dangerous to be an Ahmadi in Pakistan.
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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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EU speaks for religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in mob violence and religious persecution in Pakistan, the EU Parliament last month called for a review of Pakistan's GSP+ status, citing concerns over the latter's blasphemy laws and poor rights record.
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Pakistan: Mob attacks police station in Islamabad to lynch man det
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid international condemnation of Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, a mob of villagers attacked a police station in Islamabad in an attempt to lynch a person detained on blasphemy charges.
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hamperi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 report International Religious Freedom released by the United States on Wednesday (local time) has highlighted a downward spiral of religious expression in Pakistan, most notably in the form of blasphemy laws, punishment for which ranges up to the deat
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Blasphemy a tool to silence women's rights activists in Pakistan
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): The charge of blasphemy has been used as a tool to silence many in Pakistan, especially annual Aurat March that continues to be targeted with unsubstantiated allegations, and scandalized by, as experts call then, upholders of patriarchal inertia.
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Imran Khan govt decides not to compromise on blasphemy law despite
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The Pakistan government has decided that there would be no compromise on the country's controversial blasphemy law, days after the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for a review of Islamabad eligibility for the General Scheme of Preference
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Imran Khan seeking to impose Pak's murderous blasphemous laws acro
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): After succumbing to the demands of the proscribed radical Islamist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), which was banned by the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan appears to want to impose Islamic blasphemy laws across the world.
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