After Zahid Hamid, Pakistani law minister, resigned, and government officials gave way on all the Islamist demands, they called off protests.
A 35-year-old Christian man has been sentenced to death in Pakistan over “blasphemous” WhatsApp message sent to his Muslim friend.
Pakistan may amend its blasphemy law by imposing the death penalty for false accusers, which is the same punishment as for those who commit the crime.
Taimoor Raza has been sentenced to death because of insulting the prophet Muhammad during an argument on Facebook with a counter-terrorism official.
A Ten year old Pakistani boy was killed when mob surrounded the police station to demand a supposed blasphemer to be handed over to them.
Pakistani officials have asked Facebook and Twitter to help identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy for further legal actions against them.
Tim Johnston said in an interview that the Rohingya insurgency has links with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan but it isn’t the strongest cause.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, or PEMRA, has banned all 11 Christian TV channels and arrested at least six cable operators.
More than 50 Muslim clerics in Pakistan came together to issue a fatwa stating transgender men and women are allowed to marry under sharia law.
Law enforcement officials in Pakistan arrested a Muslim man under the country’s blasphemy laws for selling footwear with Hindu symbols.
