Pakistan blasphemy case

DNA: Lynching of a Muslim religious leader by a religious mob

With the birth of Pakistan, the seeds of religious fanaticism were sown there. In Pakistan, a man was beaten to death on charges of blasphemy. The person who was lynched was himself a Muslim cleric.

May 08, 2023, 23:24 PM IST

Pakistan Supreme Court to review Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal

A three-judge panel, including new Supreme Court Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, is due to hear the case.

Jan 28, 2019, 18:17 PM IST

Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed

The release of Asia Bibi, a mother of five, prompted immediate anger from a hard-line Islamist party that has threatened to paralyse daily life countrywide with street protests if her acquittal is not reversed.

Nov 08, 2018, 08:24 AM IST