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8th December, 2010
Intolerance of the other
Much of the commentary on the Aasia Bibi case has focused on her likely innocence. This was a women who, by all accounts, only stood…
Much of the commentary on the Aasia Bibi case has focused on her likely innocence. This was a women who, by all accounts, only stood…
6th December, 2010
LHC prevents government from amending blasphemy law
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued stay orders preventing any amendment in the blasphemy law until further judicial proceedings, DawnNews reported. The…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued stay orders preventing any amendment in the blasphemy law until further judicial proceedings, DawnNews reported. The…
4th December, 2010
Minister for minorities condemns threat to Aasia
ISLAMABAD: Minister for minorities condemned a cleric for offering cash to anyone who kills Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted of blasphemy against Islam.…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for minorities condemned a cleric for offering cash to anyone who kills Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted of blasphemy against Islam.…
3rd December, 2010
Sana for check on blasphemy law misuse
LAHORE: The Punjab government favours capital punishment for blasphemy convicts but wants a check on bogus allegations by awarding the same sentence to the accuser…
LAHORE: The Punjab government favours capital punishment for blasphemy convicts but wants a check on bogus allegations by awarding the same sentence to the accuser…
2nd December, 2010
Plea for case against Punjab governor rejected
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court turned down on Wednesday a plea for registration of a criminal case against Punjab governor for allegedly denouncing blasphemy laws…
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court turned down on Wednesday a plea for registration of a criminal case against Punjab governor for allegedly denouncing blasphemy laws…
1st December, 2010
Asma Jahangir assails LHC’s Aasia order
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir denounced on Tuesday the stay granted by the Lahore High Court against any action leading to a…
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir denounced on Tuesday the stay granted by the Lahore High Court against any action leading to a…
30th November, 2010
PML-N disowns drive against Aasia bibi
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N has distanced itself from its member of the National Assembly, Sahibzada Fazl Karim, who is spearheading a campaign against a possible presidential…
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N has distanced itself from its member of the National Assembly, Sahibzada Fazl Karim, who is spearheading a campaign against a possible presidential…
29th November, 2010
LHC stalls pardon moves for Aasia Bibi
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday prevented the government from granting a swift pardon to Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday prevented the government from granting a swift pardon to Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death…
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27th November, 2010
27th November, 2010
Pakistani-Americans, HR groups seek blasphemy laws review
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: Pakistanis living in the United States have joined human rights groups in urging the government to release Aasia Bibi and reconsider the…
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: Pakistanis living in the United States have joined human rights groups in urging the government to release Aasia Bibi and reconsider the…
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26th November, 2010
26th November, 2010
Sunni Ittehad Council warns of anarchy if Aasia pardoned
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government Friday not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most influential Sunni Muslim alliance urged the government Friday not to pardon a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy, warning that it…
26th November, 2010
Religious groups vow to resist ‘govt move’
LAHORE: Religious leaders belonging to various schools of thought pledged here on Thursday to jointly resist a reported move to send a Christian blasphemy convict…
LAHORE: Religious leaders belonging to various schools of thought pledged here on Thursday to jointly resist a reported move to send a Christian blasphemy convict…
25th November, 2010
No quick pardon for condemned Pakistani Christian
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president will not immediately pardon a Christian woman sentenced to die for insulting Islam but may do so later if an appeals court…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president will not immediately pardon a Christian woman sentenced to die for insulting Islam but may do so later if an appeals court…
25th November, 2010
The blasphemy law
THE worldwide outrage caused by the awarding of the death sentence to Aasia Bibi on a blasphemy charge was bound to happen sooner or later,…
24th November, 2010
Pakistani Christian family flee death threats
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Christian family whose mother has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam has gone into hiding because of death threats, they said…
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Christian family whose mother has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam has gone into hiding because of death threats, they said…
24th November, 2010
Religious parties threaten protest in blasphemy case
LAHORE: Religious parties have warned the Pakistan People`s Party government, especially Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, of a rigorous protest drive if they try to release…
LAHORE: Religious parties have warned the Pakistan People`s Party government, especially Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, of a rigorous protest drive if they try to release…
24th November, 2010
A sip of water
The news reports say it was a spat. Aasia Bibi, a 45-year-old woman in the village of Nankana Sahib, was sent to fetch water.
When…
The news reports say it was a spat. Aasia Bibi, a 45-year-old woman in the village of Nankana Sahib, was sent to fetch water.
When…
23rd November, 2010
Pakistan will not repeal blasphemy law: minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not repeal its controversial blasphemy law but may amend it to prevent abuse because scrapping the legislation could fuel militancy, a government…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not repeal its controversial blasphemy law but may amend it to prevent abuse because scrapping the legislation could fuel militancy, a government…
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23rd November, 2010 
