The Senate of Pakistan has approved a bill seeking to increase the punishment for using derogatory remarks against revered personalities — including the Holy Prophet’s family, wives and companions, and the four caliphs — from three years of imprisonment to at least 10 years in jail. The bill, titled The Criminal […]
A mentally challenged person has been arrested and charged with blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Quran in Gojra, sources said. According to details, a case was registered against the accused on August 3, under Section 295-B of the blasphemy statutes on the complaint of a local office-bearer of the […]
A Muslim mob destroyed the minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship and inscribed hateful graffiti on its walls in Karachi, a community spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the place of worship, named ‘Bait ul Mubarak’, was built before the creation of Pakistan. He added that this was the eleventh […]