No bail for Pakistan blasphemy girl
A young Christian girl arrested on a blasphemy charge that has sparked an international outcry will remain in a high-security jail till at least Friday as the court hearing her case was adjourned on M
Pakistan minorities minister shot dead in Islamabad
Gunmen shot dead Pakistan's minority affairs minister in Islamabad on Wednesday, police and a hospital doctor said, after the Christian politician had complained of death threats.
What is Pakistan's blasphemy law?
Islamabad: Here are some key facts on Pakistan's blasphemy law following the killing on Wednesday of a Catholic government minister who had vowed to defy death threats over his opposition to the legis
Muslim scholars to look into abuse of blasphemy law
Karachi: A group of Muslim religious scholars in Pakistan have said they would form a committee to look into the misuse of the controversial blasphemy law, amid accusations that it was being used to
Pak should punish Qadir, blasphemy law should stay: Musharraf
Islamabad: Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Mushrarraf has said that the killer of Punjab governor Salmaan Tasser should be punished and not allowed to challenge the writ of the state, but p
Gilani rejects Pope call on blasphemy
Jan. 12: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has outrightly rejected the call from Pope Benedict XVI to abrogate the blasphemy law. “This can’t happen. We have our own laws and we will act on
Sherry Rehman security increased
Jan. 5: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday increased security for former minister Sherry Rehman, a vocal critic of the country’s blasphemy law, in the wake of the assassination of Punjab governor Salm
Pak court restrains govt from amending blasphemy law
A Pakistani court on Monday restrained the government from amending the blasphemy law, which has been at the centre of a heated debate after a Christian woman was convicted under it and sentenced to d