Pakistanis rally over blasphemy law
Strikes and rallies have been staged across Pakistan against proposed changes to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Protests were staged in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi against a move to amend a law which permits death sentences for those found to have committed blasphemy. The law received attention in November when Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of defaming the Prophet Muhammad. Pope Benedict XVI has called for the release of Bibi, a mother-of-five, who is now in jail pending an appeal. Human rights campaigners say the existing law encourages Islamic extremism. Demonstrations turned violent in Karachi as angry protesters…
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Pakistanis rally over blasphemy law
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