Two Christian woman are facing the death penalty in Pakistan for removing a sticker with a verse from the Koran from a Muslim colleague's locker they were as
Nurses Maryam Lal and Newsh Urooj accused of blasphemy by Muslim colleague
The pair, who work in Faisalabad, removed a sticker while cleaning a locker
The sticker carried a verse from the Koran and following day they were accused
Lal was reportedly stabbed and police were forced to intervene and rescue pair
Police have launched an investigation, putting the pair on remand for 15 days
Two Christian nurses face death penalty for ‘removing Quran sticker from colleague’s locker’
Updated: Apr 12 2021, 20:39 ET
TWO Christian nurses reportedly face the death penalty for allegedly removing a Quran sticker from a colleague s locker.
Cops in Faisalabad, Pakistan are holding Maryam Lal and Newsh Urooj in custody after they were accused of blasphemy.
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Two Christian nurses reportedly face the death penalty for allegedly removing a Quran sticker from a colleague s locker (stock image)Credit: Getty
A riot broke out at the hospital where the women work after they allegedly took a sticker featuring a verse from the Quran off a colleague s locker, the Times reported.
Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province arrested two Christian nurses on blasphemy charges after hospital staff accused them of scratching a sticker with a verse from the Quran written on it off a cupboard. One of the nurses was allegedly attacked with a knife by a colleague.
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