Pakistan: Police station attacked amid blasphemy allegations

Jul 20, 2024

In Okara district of Punjab province, Pakistan, 18 people were arrested and 134 others were booked for their roles in assaulting a police station...

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing his employer over blasphemy allegations

Jun 30, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 : A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has sentenced a man to death for killing his employer over blasphemy allegations.

US rights commission calls on Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws

Mar 31, 2021

Washington DC [US], March 31 : USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore has asked Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws following a local court's decision to...

Pakistan: Women activists facing blasphemy allegations after 'Aurat March'

Apr 08, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 : The controversial Blasphemy law in Pakistan, which long have been used to subjugate the minorities in the countries, is...

Blasphemy allegations in Pakistan continue despite Covid-19 outbreak

May 15, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], May 15 : The incidents of blasphemy allegations continue to persist in Pakistan amid Covid-19 outbreak in the country and rest of...

Pakistan's obsession with blasphemy laws leads to extrajudicial killings, mob violence

Apr 24, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 : Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and...