A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for...

A Pakistani judge sentenced a Muslim man to death for blaspheming against Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the second such penalty in the country in less than two weeks.
The accused, Wajih-ul-Hasan, pleaded not guilty.
"I have come to the conclusion that the prosecution has proved its case beyond any shadow of doubt, therefore, I hold Wajih ul Hassan....guilty," the judge, Sardar Ahmad Naeem, said in his judgment in the eastern city of Lahore as he passed the death sentence. The case was brought after lawyer Mohammad Ismail Queshi complained that he had received letters from Hasan using "filthy and highly provocative language" against Mohammad.
Hasan, 26, remained composed after the verdict and gestured to his relatives standing outside the court with his hand cutting his throat, witnesses said. He has the right to appeal before the Lahore High Court.
His conviction came a few days after another judge in Lahore sentenced a Christian, Anwar Kenneth, to death on similar charges. While Pakistani law prescribes death for insulting Mohammad, other prophets and holy books, and courts have handed out several death penalties, they have not been carried out.
An alliance of Pakistan's non-Muslim minority communities recently urged the military government to repeal the controversial blasphemy law, saying it was being used against them to settle personal scores.