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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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Pakistani Hardline Group To Call Off Protests After Government Deal
A Pakistani hardline Islamist group whose supporters clashed with police over the weekend is to call off its weeks-long protest after the government agreed to its demands and the law minister resigned, the group's spokesman said on Monday.
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Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid Resigns In Wake Of Anti-Blasphemy Protests
Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid has tendered his resignation following the deadly clashes across the country between police and protesters belonging to hardline religious groups, state broadcaster said today.
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Pakistan's Army Silent As Islamists, Police Clash Again
Islamist party activists on Sunday clashed with Pakistani security forces for a second day outside the capital, Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing into an uneasy stand-off at a protest camp they have occupied for two weeks, police said.
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Pakistan Blocks Off Roads Into Islamabad As Blasphemy Law Supporters Stage Sit-In
Pakistan on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad, the capital, as an Islamist party that backs strict blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway, demanding the resignation of a minister it blames for changes to an electoral oath.
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Man In Pakistan Gets Death Sentence For Posting Blasphemous Content On Facebook
A minority Shia Muslim man in Pakistan was today sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for posting blasphemous content on Facebook, the first death sentence handed for blasphemy on social media in the country.
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American Senator Marco Rubio Blasts Pakistan's Blasphemy Law
American Senator Marco Rubio has criticised Pakistan's blasphemy law, saying it continues to "encourage" violence and marginalisation of religious minorities in the country.
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Pakistan Police Register Blasphemy Case Against 'Disco Mullah'
Pakistan police said today that they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the "Disco Mullah" who quit a career in pop music to become a preacher.
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Mob Kills Christian Couple in Pakistan's Punjab, Say Police
Police in Pakistan say a mob has beaten to death a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick kiln where they worked, over them allegedly desecrating the Quran.
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Man Gets Death Sentence Under Pakistan's Controversial Blasphemy Law
A 35-year-old man was today sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law, in the latest case highlighting religious intolerance in the country.
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Pakistan mob burns man accused of desecrating Quran alive
A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Quran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence focusing attention on the country's blasphemy laws.
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Prosecutor in Taseer murder case quits
The prosecutor who was pursuing slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer's murder case in a Pakistani court has withdrawn from the case citing security concerns, a media report said Friday. Prosecutor Saiful Malook cited security concerns and lack of instructions from the government while withdrawing from the case, the Express Tribune reported.S...
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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Pakistani Hardline Group To Call Off Protests After Government Deal
A Pakistani hardline Islamist group whose supporters clashed with police over the weekend is to call off its weeks-long protest after the government agreed to its demands and the law minister resigned, the group's spokesman said on Monday.
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Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid Resigns In Wake Of Anti-Blasphemy Protests
Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid has tendered his resignation following the deadly clashes across the country between police and protesters belonging to hardline religious groups, state broadcaster said today.
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Pakistan's Army Silent As Islamists, Police Clash Again
Islamist party activists on Sunday clashed with Pakistani security forces for a second day outside the capital, Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing into an uneasy stand-off at a protest camp they have occupied for two weeks, police said.
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Pakistan Blocks Off Roads Into Islamabad As Blasphemy Law Supporters Stage Sit-In
Pakistan on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad, the capital, as an Islamist party that backs strict blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway, demanding the resignation of a minister it blames for changes to an electoral oath.
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Man In Pakistan Gets Death Sentence For Posting Blasphemous Content On Facebook
A minority Shia Muslim man in Pakistan was today sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for posting blasphemous content on Facebook, the first death sentence handed for blasphemy on social media in the country.
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American Senator Marco Rubio Blasts Pakistan's Blasphemy Law
American Senator Marco Rubio has criticised Pakistan's blasphemy law, saying it continues to "encourage" violence and marginalisation of religious minorities in the country.
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Pakistan Police Register Blasphemy Case Against 'Disco Mullah'
Pakistan police said today that they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the "Disco Mullah" who quit a career in pop music to become a preacher.
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Mob Kills Christian Couple in Pakistan's Punjab, Say Police
Police in Pakistan say a mob has beaten to death a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick kiln where they worked, over them allegedly desecrating the Quran.
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Man Gets Death Sentence Under Pakistan's Controversial Blasphemy Law
A 35-year-old man was today sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law, in the latest case highlighting religious intolerance in the country.
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Pakistan mob burns man accused of desecrating Quran alive
A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Quran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence focusing attention on the country's blasphemy laws.
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Prosecutor in Taseer murder case quits
The prosecutor who was pursuing slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer's murder case in a Pakistani court has withdrawn from the case citing security concerns, a media report said Friday. Prosecutor Saiful Malook cited security concerns and lack of instructions from the government while withdrawing from the case, the Express Tribune reported.S...
