Pakistan acquits Christian couple facing death for blasphemy
Islamabad, PakistanAP A Pakistani appeals court on Thursday acquitted a Christian couple sentenced to death on blasphemy charges for allegedly insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, their defence lawyer said. The appeal of their 2014 death penalty by Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel from the country’s eastern Punjab province had not been heard until now […]
Pakistan decries EU parliament’s move on blasphemy laws
Islamabad, PakistanAP Pakistan has decried a move by the European Parliament, which last Thursday adopted a resolution demanding Islamabad allow freedom for religious minorities and asked the EU to reconsider the South Asian country’s preferential trade status. The European Parliament appealed on Islamabad to free a Christian couple – Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat […]
Pakistani Christian couple’s appeal of blasphemy sentence postponed
Lahore, PakistanAP A Pakistani court on Wednesday adjourned without hearing a much-awaited appeal from a Christian couple facing the death penalty for the last seven years after being convicted of blasphemy, a defence lawyer said. Lawyer Saiful Malook said the couple’s appeal wasn’t heard before the court’s session ended. He is seeking the release and […]