Days before Mumtaz Qadri was executed in February 2016, a handful of students stood before the gates of Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Valentine’s Day, bearing gifts for him. It made no sense, and was a source of amused horror for many. “We admit it is not our tradition and it is wrong to celebrate Valentine’s […]
Blasphemy case of Hussain Masih
On 1 December 1999, a Christian lawyer argued a blasphemy case before the Lahore High Court; it was the first time for such event. He had to handle the matter, however, because no Muslim lawyer would do it—take an appeal to the High Court for bail to be set in a Section 295C blasphemy case. […]
Woman held for committing ‘blasphemy’
In September, 2013, Pakistani police arrested a woman under the controversial blasphemy laws for declaring herself a ‘Prophet’. According to police, Salma Fatima, wife of Tanveer, who lived in vicinity of Gulberg, a thickly populated area of Lahore, distributed blasphemous pamphlets in the area in one morning of September. In the pamphlets, police said not […]
Pakistani Christian embroiled in ‘worst’ blasphemy case
On May 8, 2018, Pakistani Christian embroiled in worst ever blasphemy case in country’s history appeared before the court. Respondent Nadeem Samson who had been seeking legal assistance since he was accused has failed to find a lawyer yet. He was accused of committing blasphemy in November last year. His case became worst ever as […]
An Innocent Muslim Family victim of Blasphemy hysteria
A matriarchal family who recently settled in Lahore had to flee abroad to save their lives from religious extremists. According to details in Jan 2018, A Christian family living in Lahore membering John Salamat and his three daughters encountered a tragic situation after their daughters engaged in a religious argument with their friends in the […]
Dr.Hamid Akhter
Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan, a scholar and social worker of international fame, was charged with blasphemy by a group of religious zealots led by a former employee of Khan’s, Afzal Mobin. The group claims the rhyme contains material insulting to the Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H) and one of his caliphs. The blasphemy law, added to the […]
Pakistan: man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook
Taimoor Raza was sentenced to death in 2017 for blasphemy by a Pakistan antiterrorism court after he was found guilty of insulting the prophet Muhammad on social media. The sentence of the 30-year-old, who was arrested at a bus station in April 2016, is the first time a person has been sentenced to death for […]