Pakistan and recent blasphemy cases

[Major]

𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬:

29 July: A Peshawar resident accused of alleged blasphemy shot to death in the court.

31 July: Policeman filed a blasphemy case against Raza Haider for one of his Facebook posts.

03 Aug: Sialkot, blasphemy case, under Sec298A, against a Shia guy for allegedly insulting Caliph Abu Bakr & Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab.

04 Aug: Muzaffargarh, Punjab, blasphemy case, under Sec295A &298A, against a guy for allegedly insulting the Prophet's Companions on Facebook.

05 Aug: Sohail Masih, a Christian man, was arrested under blasphemy charges

05 Aug: Pindigheb, Attock, Sunni activists file blasphemy case, under Section 298, against a Shia guy for allegedly insulting Umayyad Caliph Muawiya on Facebook

08 Aug: FIR was registered against Saba&Saeed under Sec295 for hurting the sentiments of Muslims by shooting a music video at a mosque.

08 Aug: Karachi, clerics submit an application to file a blasphemy case against a guy for allegedly insulting the Prophet's Companions on Facebook.

09 Aug: Khanewal, Punjab Deobandi files blasphemy case, under Sec295A & 298A, against a Shia guy for allegedly insulting Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab on Facebook.

10 Aug: Mianwali. Blasphemy case, under Sec298, against a guy for allegedly insulting the Prophet's Companions on Facebook.

10 Aug: Kasur, Punjab, blasphemy case, 295B, against a guy for allegedly urinating in a mosque & desecrating copies of the Holy Quran.

11 Aug: Rawalpindi, blasphemy case,295A, against journalist Malik Sabur for mocking Ghazi IlmDin, Kaaba, the Prophet & his family on Facebook.

13 Aug: DI Khan, Police registered blasphemy case, under Sec-295B, against a guy for allegedly desecrating the pages of Quran.

13 Aug: Rawalpindi, Blasphemy case registered under Sec295-C, which mandates the death penalty, against Sohail Khan, who declared himself a prophet.

15 Aug: Phulwara, Sialkot, blasphemy case, under Sect295A & 298C, against an Ahmadi guy for allegedly insulting Islamic teachings and preaching Ahmadism.

15 Aug: Mandi Ahmadabad, Okara, blasphemy case, under Sect-298A, against a Shia. Section 295A was added after the protest.

16 Aug: Pir Mahal, Punjab Police arrested an Ahmadi businessman for offering animal sacrifice on Eid al-Adha and registered a case against him under Section 298-C that prescribes up to 3 years imprisonment for Ahmadis who poses themselves as Muslims.

17 Aug: Talhar, Badin, Sindh: Deobandi activists file blasphemy case, under Sections 295-A and 298-A, against a Shia guy for allegedly insulting the Prophet's Companions on Facebook.

 

[Major]

Interestingly the police that you wont find on weekends has also added charges on weekends to

 

[saeedhk]

Pakistan is a giant version of the Lal Masjid.

As I have said before, when it comes to tracing, tracking and registering cases against who accused of blasphemy, our law enforcement is extremely effective and efficient. This sort of efficacy is not shown in any other criminal cases!

This country has a laughing stock!

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some more details on this case: Pervaiz says he was accused of blasphemy by a former supervisor because he refused to convert to Islam. The supervisor's lawyer, Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry, has denied that accusation. <a href="https://t.co/6vwaqyHp6t">https://t.co/6vwaqyHp6t</a></p>— Asad Hashim (@AsadHashim) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsadHashim/status/1303272041471258626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Abdullah719]

LHC acquits convict in blasphemy case

A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench, headed by Justice Syed Shehbaz Ali Rizvi, has acquitted a man who had been handed down death sentence on blasphemy charges in March 2014.

The convict, Sawan Masih, had filed an appeal against the death sentence given by the trial court.

The appellant raised several objections on the police investigation and prosecution.

Masih told the court that police had registered the case 35 hours after the alleged occurrence, alleging that it showed mala fide intent in the case.

There were contradictions in the story of the FIR and the one narrated by the complainant before the trial court, he contended.

The appellant further said that the blasphemy charges were fabricated by elements who wanted to occupy the land of Joseph Colony. He asked the court to set aside his conviction and order his acquittal.

The division bench, after hearing arguments from both sides, acquitted the convict and declared that the prosecution had failed to establish involvement of the convict in blasphemy.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2267111/lhc-acquits-convict-in-blasphemy-case

 

[Tubs]

The fact that 'blasphemy' is a crime in the 21st century is almost comical. But then you see the punishment is death, and well, that is just depressing. Really hope these draconian laws end soon, but I doubt it.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

What is the point of arresting Shia people? Their sect is based on rejecting the companions of Prophet as they are not of good conduct. Shias have been bashing Companions for centuries. Nothing new and this makes no sense.