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Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and mob violence. In February 2021, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an NGO based out of Lahore, Pakistan, released data that showed the abuse of blasphemy laws had increased exponentially in Pakistan, reported Pentapostagma. Human rights campaigners have long sought the repeal of blasphemy laws, arguing they are used to victimize religious minorities or settle personal scores. Watch |

The railway police Sammasatta claimed to have arrested a man and his son who stole cash owned by the State Bank of Pakistan from a goods train. — AFP/File BAHAWALPUR: The railway police Sammasatta claimed to have arrested a man and his son who stole cash owned by the State Bank of Pakistan from a goods train and also recovered from their possession Rs4.9 million. The police also tracked down two accomplices (his another son and a son-in-law) of main suspect Muhammad Sadiq Sial, a railway station cabin man. At a joint press conference at Sammasatta on Tuesday, DSP Syed Asad Abbas of Railwa...

‘Govt ensuring transparency in uplift projects’ The commissioner reviewed the ongoing uplift projects at the varsity APP January 03, 2021 MULTAN: Multan Division Commissioner Javed Akhtar Mahmood said that Punjab government wants transparency in construction of uplift projects. “Third party audit of all projects will be done.” He expressed these views during his visit to Women University Multan (WUM), Mati Tal Road campus on Saturday. He directed to portray the beauty of regional culture in construction of new block and maximum tree-plantation at the varsity. Punjab Chief Minister ...

Amnesty International in September appealed to Pakistani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Hafeez. “Junaid’s lengthy trial has gravely affected his mental and physical health, endangered him and his family, and exemplifies the misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws,” Amnesty International’s regional researcher, Rabia Mehmood, stated. Junaid’s father tried to find a lawyer who would tell the scared judge why his son should be let off. He had to confess: “I found a lawyer willing to take the case but, on his first day, he was harassed by some 200 lawyers.” He s...