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Punjab's Anti-Sacrilege Bill Meets Roadblock, Sent To Select Committee
The anti-sacrilege bill, meant to introduce stringent punishment for desecration of religious scriptures - be it Guru Granth Sahab, Gita, Quran or the Bible -- did not get passed in the Punjab assembly today despite there being a broad consensus.
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AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Gets 2-Year Sentence Over 2016 Quran Desecration Case
A court in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Saturday awarded a two-year sentence to AAP MLA from Delhi's Mehrauli Naresh Yadav in a 2016 case of desecration of the Quran.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Man Tortured, Burnt Alive Over Quran Desecration, 27 Arrested
In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.
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Man Killed By Mob For 'Desecrating' Quran In Pakistan: Cops
A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.
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Denmark To Ban "Fundamentally Contemptuous" Quran Burnings, Says Minister
Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
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Pakistan Government Announces Protests Over Quran Desecration In Sweden
The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day earlier, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
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Mob Sets Police Station On Fire Over Quran Desecration In Pakistan
Thousands of people mobbed a Pakistani police station, setting fire to it and nearby checkposts after demanding that officers hand over a man accused of burning the Quran, police said Monday.
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Court Acquits Delhi AAP MLA Accused Of Desecration Quran In Punjab
A court in Punjab's Sangrur acquitted AAP MLA from Delhi Naresh Yadav on Tuesday in a case of desecration of the Quran in Punjab's Malerkotla town in June 2016.
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AAP Appoints Jarnail Sing As Punjab Joint In-Charge
Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday appointed its Rajouri Garden MLA Jarnail Singh as its Punjab joint in-charge, a duty which is being singly performed by Mehrauli legislator Naresh Yadav, who was arrested in a Quran desecration case.
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Punjab's Anti-Sacrilege Bill Meets Roadblock, Sent To Select Committee
The anti-sacrilege bill, meant to introduce stringent punishment for desecration of religious scriptures - be it Guru Granth Sahab, Gita, Quran or the Bible -- did not get passed in the Punjab assembly today despite there being a broad consensus.
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AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Gets 2-Year Sentence Over 2016 Quran Desecration Case
A court in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Saturday awarded a two-year sentence to AAP MLA from Delhi's Mehrauli Naresh Yadav in a 2016 case of desecration of the Quran.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan Man Tortured, Burnt Alive Over Quran Desecration, 27 Arrested
In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.
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Man Killed By Mob For 'Desecrating' Quran In Pakistan: Cops
A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.
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Denmark To Ban "Fundamentally Contemptuous" Quran Burnings, Says Minister
Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
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Pakistan Government Announces Protests Over Quran Desecration In Sweden
The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on Friday to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day earlier, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
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Mob Sets Police Station On Fire Over Quran Desecration In Pakistan
Thousands of people mobbed a Pakistani police station, setting fire to it and nearby checkposts after demanding that officers hand over a man accused of burning the Quran, police said Monday.
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Court Acquits Delhi AAP MLA Accused Of Desecration Quran In Punjab
A court in Punjab's Sangrur acquitted AAP MLA from Delhi Naresh Yadav on Tuesday in a case of desecration of the Quran in Punjab's Malerkotla town in June 2016.
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AAP Appoints Jarnail Sing As Punjab Joint In-Charge
Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday appointed its Rajouri Garden MLA Jarnail Singh as its Punjab joint in-charge, a duty which is being singly performed by Mehrauli legislator Naresh Yadav, who was arrested in a Quran desecration case.
