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Man sentenced to death under blasphemy law in Pakistan
by M Zulqernain https://www.legal-project.org/1117/man-sentenced-to-death-under-blasphemy-law-in Excerpt: Lahore, Feb 2 (PTI) A Pakistani man was today awarded death sentence by a court in Punjab province after being convicted under the country"s controversial blasphemy law.Muhammad Rafiq was sentenced to death by Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Riaz Ahmed in Bahawalpurcity, 400 km from Lahore. Rafiq was convicted for committing blasphemy against the companions of Prophet Mohammed. Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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