Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced to death over Whatsapp messages - BBC News

Judges in Pakistan say he shared blasphemous pictures and videos to outrage the feelings of Muslims.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, PA MediaBy Ehtisham Shami BBC UrduA court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.

The court in Punjab Province said he had shared blasphemous pictures and videos with the intention to outrage the religious feelings of Muslims.

A 17-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment as part of the same case. Both have denied wrongdoing.

Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan. Some people have been lynched even before their cases go on trial.

The complaint was filed in 2022 by the cybercrime unit of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore, the capital of Punjab.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68511557

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