PAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A sessions court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on a
A sessions court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on a blasphemy accused after charges were proved against him.
Additional sessions court Judge Naveed Iqbal issued the ruling in the case.
The accused, Zulfikar, was 'caught red-handed' while writing blasphemous remarks on the walls of Afghan Park in Lahore's Islampura area in 2008.
He was booked under blasphemy charges on a complaint filed by area residents.
The area residents had also claimed that the man used derogatory language at the time of the azaan (call for prayer).
Additional sessions court Judge Naveed Iqbal issued the ruling in the case.
The accused, Zulfikar, was 'caught red-handed' while writing blasphemous remarks on the walls of Afghan Park in Lahore's Islampura area in 2008.
He was booked under blasphemy charges on a complaint filed by area residents.
The area residents had also claimed that the man used derogatory language at the time of the azaan (call for prayer).
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Dawn.com, 14/07/2014)