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Pakistan’s Deadly Blasphemy Laws Under EU Fire

Christians, who constitute less than 2% of Pakistan’s population, make up roughly a quarter of all those accused under the blasphemy laws….reports Asian Lite News As Pakistan prepares to host a high-level

November 24, 2025

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Pak rights body demands repeal of blasphemy laws

Only in 2021 at least 90 and in 2022 around 100 individuals faced blasphemy threats either at workplaces or during fields activities…reports Asian Lite News Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded

June 6, 2023

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Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy

The court also declared that the death sentence for the accused would be subject to the decision of any appeal or revision…reports Asian Lite News An anti-terrorism court of Pakistan on Friday

March 26, 2023

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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous’ content

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had earlier degraded Wikipedia’s services in the country. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia due to the website’s refusal to remove allegedly offensive or blasphemy material.

February 4, 2023

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Mob lynching will be dealt with full severity of law: Imran

The PM said he has ordered the Punjab police chief to submit a report on action taken against the perpetrators of the lynching in Mian Channu and the police officials @who failed

February 14, 2022

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Execution for a WhatsApp status?

According to the court’s summary, the 26-year-old woman was arrested in May 2020 and charged with posting blasphemous material on her WhatsApp status…writes Sanjeev Sharma An anti-cybercrime court in Rawalpindi has sentenced

January 20, 2022

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‘A Day of Shame for Pakistan’

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa demanded justice for Priyantha Kumara, who had been working as a manager in Sialkot, was tortured to death and his body was set on fire by a

December 5, 2021

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