The angry mob attacked the demonstrator with batons after he delivered a speech deemed blasphemous. Fatal blasphemy accusations are common in the highly conservative Muslim country.An angry mob ...

Accusations of blasphemy, a crime under Pakistan’s laws, have led to a number of mob lynchings in the Muslim-majority country. It is a highly sensitive issue as even false allegations have led ...

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP ... city of Bahawalpur was beaten to death in July by an angry mob after he was accused of blasphemy.

Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan. No-one has ever been executed for it, but dozens have previously been killed by mobs after being accused of the crime. Read more on this story.

Report highlights that the rise of the internet has led to an increase in blasphemy prosecutions in the country. This statement was originally published on pakvoices.bk on 19 April 2024. A new report ...

Members of Christian groups and others demonstrate to condemn the attack on a Christian area and a burned church by an angry Muslim mob in Karachi, Pakistan, 16 August 2023. Source: AAP / Fareed K ...

Two Christian brothers have been acquitted of charges of blasphemy. Umar and Umair Saleem, known as “Rocky” and “Raja,” respectively, were accused by other Christians of defiling the Quran ...

Awais said the judge announced the verdict Wednesday in the eastern city of Lahore. He said Bibi, who has the right to appeal, had denied the charge during her trial A Pakistani court sentenced a ...

A Muslim mob has attacked a Christian area in east Pakistan, burning a church, damaging four others and demolishing a man's house after accusing him of blasphemy after he allegedly desecrated ...

Pakistan again witnessed the incidents of exploitation of religious minorities in Akbarabad Recently a mob of Muslims broke into a Christian household and tor ...

The incident could reinforce existing concerns about Chinese workers' safety in Pakistan, and a pull-out by China could be disastrous for Pakistan's economy. The accusation emerged from a ...

Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous ... Nigeria's north have Islamic courts that view blasphemy as an offence punishable by death. Nigerian police say a mob burnt the man to death in ...