A professor of Shah Abdul Latif College, Khairpur, was arrested by the native police underneath blasphemy fees on Wednesday. Prof Sajid Soomro, who can be a author recognized for his books on Sindhi-Mohajir unity, was arrested from his home in Ali Murad Mohalla, Khairpur metropolis. In line with eyewitnesses, police officers in not less than […]
Riots break out in Ghotki over alleged blasphemy by school principal
Law and order of Ghotki and surrounding areas deteriorated on Sunday as people in large numbers took to the streets to protest against an alleged incident of blasphemy. The protests began on Saturday after a first information report of (FIR) was filed against a principal — who is from the Hindu community — of Sindh […]
PAKISTAN 2018 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
Us Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan Issued a report on Human Right Activies in Pakistan 2018. Here is its Executive Summary. Full Report link is Also Available EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pakistan a federal parliamentary republic. In July the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the most National Assembly seats in the general elections, and in August […]
Government of Pakistan must repeal its blasphemy laws
Responding to the reports that Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman freed from death row in 2018, has left Pakistan and arrived in Canada, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich said: “If the news is true, it’s a great relief that Asia Bibi and her family are safe. She should never have been […]
Blasphemy case of Anwar Masih
Anwar Masih, 32, from Lahore (Punjab) was arrested for blasphemy offences on November 28, 2003. He was charged under section 295 and 295-A of Pakistan’s Penal Code. On December 17, 2004, Lahore’s Judicial Magistrate Court in Lahore acquitted him on all counts. Things should have ended there; however, Mr Masih had to go into hiding, […]
BLASPHEMY CASE OF ANJUM SANDHU
Anjum Sandhu, a Pakistani Christian who was on a death row since 2016 had been acquitted by a local court in 2018. Anjum was accused of committing blasphemy- was “clearly fabricated”, as his defense counsel termed it. The acquittal was a rare instance, as the court deemed lack of substantial evidence against Anjum. On March […]
Shopkeeper charged with blasphemy over selling shoes with Hindu symbol
Sindh police had arrested a shopkeeper in 2016 over blasphemy charges, as he was selling shoes which had religious symbols of Hindus. The incident took place in Tando Adam district of Sindh, where shopkeeper Jahanzaib Khashkili was booked by the police, all the stock of shoes having Hindu symbols, was confiscated. Followed by circulation of […]
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