One couple among 130 cases
As many as 130 cases have so far been registered under the blasphemy laws.
LAHORE:
As many as 130 cases have so far been registered under the blasphemy laws. The victims include both men and women. But interestingly, a couple has also been sentenced to life in jail under the blasphemy laws.
The Christian couple – Ruqiaya, 38, and her spouse Munir Masih, 35 – is resident of Mustafabad, in Kasur district. They were arrested by the Kasur police on blasphemy charges in 2008. They were sentenced to life-imprisonment on September 21, 2010 by the additional district and sessions judge Kasur.
They have appealed against their conviction in the Federal Shariat Court.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 5th, 2010.
As many as 130 cases have so far been registered under the blasphemy laws. The victims include both men and women. But interestingly, a couple has also been sentenced to life in jail under the blasphemy laws.
The Christian couple – Ruqiaya, 38, and her spouse Munir Masih, 35 – is resident of Mustafabad, in Kasur district. They were arrested by the Kasur police on blasphemy charges in 2008. They were sentenced to life-imprisonment on September 21, 2010 by the additional district and sessions judge Kasur.
They have appealed against their conviction in the Federal Shariat Court.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 5th, 2010.