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Pakistan: Briton sentenced to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A mentally ill British man has been sentenced to death in Pakistan after being convicted of blasphemy charges, defense lawyers said Friday. Mohammed Asghar was arrested in 2010 in Rawalpindi, near Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, for …
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Pakistan: Briton sentenced to death for blasphemy
Pakistan: Briton sentenced to death for blasphemy Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014 8:03 AM EST Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014 9:33 AM EST By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - A mentally ill British man has been sentenced to death in …
Briton sentenced to death in Pakistan
A Pakistani court has convicted a British man with a history of mental illness of blasphemy and sentenced him to death. The prosecutor Javed Gul said Mohammed Asghar had been arrested in Rawalpindi in 2010 for claiming to be the prophet Muhammad. He said …
British man sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
Blasphemy is an extremely sensitive issue in Pakistan, where 97 per cent of the population is Muslim, and insulting the Prophet Mohammed can carry the death penalty. But the country has had a de facto moratorium on civilian hangings since 2008. Only one …
Death sentence for British pensioner accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
Accusations of blasphemy are surging in Pakistan, according to an Islamabad-based think-tank, the Center for Research and Security Studies. Many analysts see the claims as score-settling or a front for property grabs. The charges are hard to fight because …
Fareed seven-for destroys Pakistan U-19s
Afghanistan Under-19s 266 for 5 (Shaidi 100*, Ghani 52) beat Pakistan Under-19s 52 (Fareed 7-21) by 214 runs Scorecard Fareed Ahmad ran through Pakistan Under-19s' batting to finish with figures of 7 for 21 as Afghanistan Under-19s won the third and …
Musharraf unwilling to undergo angiography in Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: The medical report of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was produced today(Friday) before the special court hearing the high treason case against him for abrogating the Constitution while pronouncing a state of emergency …
Pakistan could delay polio-free goal: Bill Gates
23 January, 2014 NEW YORK: Billionaire software baron turned philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that violence in Pakistan and Nigeria could set back his goal of eradicating polio by 2018. "Nigeria and Pakistan are going to be tough. The Pakistan …
Pakistan in no mood to budge on Dr Shakil
23 January, 2014 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not budge on the question of the case against Dr Shakil Afridi who has a criminal record and facing due process of law. The United States has the right to agitate any matter of its choice but Pakistan will not …
Pakistan's Musharraf wants heart treatment abroad
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Lawyers in the high treason case of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf say he is pushing to leave the country so he can undergo treatment for a heart condition abroad. The military hospital treating Musharraf submitted a second …
Pakistani court condemns mentally ill Briton to death for blasphemy
By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:03pm GMT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has handed a death sentence for blasphemy to a 68-year-old Briton with a history of mental illness, even though his lawyers were barred from the courtroom partway …
Pakistan spends counter terror funds on lavish gifts to dignitaries
Pakistan has reportedly misused its counter-terrorism fund to buy lavish gifts for relatives of ministers and visiting dignitaries, exposing high levels of corruption in the country. In 2000, the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of Pakistan's …
When Pakistan defied the odds
Azhar Ali's heartening 103, Sarfraz Ahmed's game changing 48 and Misbahul Haq's unbeaten 68 was a treat for... Out of form Azhar Ali's fifth Test century ensured a stunning win for Pakistan at the historic Sharjah stadium. PHOTO: AFP In a country …
Pakistan's former president Musharraf needs angiography: report
A medical report of Pakistan's former ailing military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who faces high treason charges, has suggested an immediate angiography, his lawyers said Friday. Musharraf was taken to a military hospital in Rawalpindi near capital …
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