Por: ABC News World May 07, 2023
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Rallygoers for a political party in Pakistan beat to death a participant for allegedly making a blasphemous speech, police said Sunday. Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.The rallygoers, gathered to express support for the country's judiciary, accused Alam of... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion May 01, 2023
It’s not nice to insult someone's religion. It’s offensive to deny, denigrate or mock people’s gods or prophets, beliefs or rituals. I shouldn’t do it and neither should you. But let’s say we do. We should not be imprisoned, lashed or put to death for it. That... + más
Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends | Los Angeles Times
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ABC News USA World April 19, 2023
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A Pakistani court has ruled that a Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges be held in jail for two weeks, pending trial, a police officer said Tuesday. Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone convicted of blasphemy can be sentenced to... + más
Chinese Worker in Pakistan Is Arrested on Blasphemy Charges | The New York Times
The New York Times USA World April 17, 2023
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Chinese worker on a dam project in northern Pakistan has been arrested and imprisoned on accusations of blasphemy, in a rare case of a foreigner being swept up in Pakistan’s harsh and controversial blasphemy laws.The Chinese man was identified in a... + más
Pakistan strengthens already harsh laws against blasphemy | The Boston Globe
ABC News USA World February 11, 2023
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Saturday, snatched a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police said.Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said a man identified... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion February 03, 2023
On Jan. 17, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which already carried the death penalty for insulting the prophet Muhammad. Now anyone in Pakistan deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include... + más
Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy | The New York Times
The Boston Globe USA World January 22, 2023
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this past week by Parliament to further... + más
Pakistan, New Zealand aim for much-awaited test win | Associated Press
The New York Times USA World January 21, 2023
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this week by Parliament to... + más
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