Abdul Wali Khan University

Lynched Pakistani student did not commit blasphemy: Police

An outspoken Pakistani student killed by a lynch mob was falsely accused of blasphemy, according to an official report that added his murder was organised by faculty members and rival students.

 

Jun 05, 2017, 15:54 PM IST

Pakistan Police arrest 22 in 'blasphemy' mob killing

Pakistan police announced Monday they had arrested 22 people after the lynching of a university student accused of blasphemy, but observers said there was little hope authorities would secure convictions.

Apr 17, 2017, 15:02 PM IST

Pakistan shocker: Mardan student accused of blasphemy stripped naked, beaten to death on campus - Watch

Blasphemy is a highly sensitive topic in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where insulting the Prophet Mohammed is a capital crime that has dozens languishing on death row.

Apr 14, 2017, 20:26 PM IST

Pakistan university student killed, another injured for alleged blasphemy

A journalism student was shot dead by fellow students and another seriously injured at Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) in Mardan on Thursday after being accused of blasphemy.

Apr 14, 2017, 00:02 AM IST