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Muslim man murdered in 'Islamophobic' attack in France

AVIGNON: A Moroccan Muslim was stabbed to death in his own home in southern France in what a Muslim group called a "horrible Islamophobic" attack the week after France was rocked by the Charlie Hebdo killings.

Karachi: Religious parties pick quarrel outside press club

KARACHI: Two religious organizations clashed outside Karachi Press during a protest against blasphemous caricatures in the French magazine, ARY News reported.

Black day observed against blasphemous caricatures

KARACHI: Scores of religious political parties and groups are observing black day on Friday (today) against the French magazine over publication of blasphemous sketches of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), ARY News reported.

Niger bans Charlie Hebdo over recent blasphemy

NIAMEY: Niger Thursday banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the mainly Muslim country, with the government "vehemently" condemning the blasphemous cartoon in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly.

Islamic State in Syria beheads man for blasphemy

BEIRUT: The militant Islamic State group beheaded a man in northern Syria after accusing him of blasphemy, a militant website and a rights group said on Tuesday.

Unknown gunmen target lawyer defending blasphemy accused

MULTAN: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the residence of a lawyer defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy and dropped a letter warning him to withdraw from the case, police said Thursday.

EU urges Pakistan to push for repeal of blasphemy laws

STRASBOURG: The European parliament called Thursday on Pakistan to overhaul its blasphemy laws with a view to repealing them, saying they were "increasingly used to target" Christians and other minorities.

Kot Radha Kishan Case: ATC extends remand of suspects

LAHORE: Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore has extended the judicial remand of suspects in the Kot Radha Kishan Case to a week, ARY News reports.

Asia Bibi challenges death penalty in SC

ISLAMABAD: Asia Bibi has challenged her death penalty in Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Monday, ARY News reports.

Kot Radha Kishan Incident: 16 suspects sent to jail

LAHORE: Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore has sent 16 suspects of the Kot Radha Kishan incident to prison, ARY News reports on Monday.

Husband of Asiya Bibi on death row for blasphemy begs for pardon

LAHORE: The husband of a Christian woman, Asiya Bibi sentenced to death for blasphemy four years ago has written to the president to ask for her to be pardoned and allowed to move to France.

Pakistan police arrests Christian blasphemy accused from hiding

LAHORE: Pakistani police said Saturday they have arrested a Christian man who went into hiding after being accused of committing blasphemy.

Anti-Terrorism court remands four suspects in lynching of Christians

LAHORE: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday remanded in custody four people accused of killing a Christian couple for alleged blasphemy, officials said.

Kot Radha Kishan Incident: Further three suspects arrested

LAHORE: Three more suspects in the killing of a Christian couple over blasphemy charge have been arrested, ARY News reports on Saturday.

Mitthi court orders confiscation of Mir Shakil's property

MITTHI: A local court of Mitthi on Thursday issued notice to confiscate the property of Geo/Jang group owner Mir Shakil, over his continuous absence at the hearings of a case against him, ARY News reported.

Police files case of Christian couple killing

LAHORE: The case of the Christian couple that was killed over allegedly committing blasphemy has been filed in Kot Radha Kishan police station in Lahore, ARY News reports.

Christian couple killed for 'desecrating Quran' in Pakistan: police

LAHORE: An enraged Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death in Pakistan and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating a Quran, police said.

Mumtaz Qadri ‘incited blasphemy Briton’s shooting’

RAWALPINDI: The policeman policeman jailed for murdering PPP Leader and then Governor Punjab Salman Taseer in a religiously-motivated attack incited a prison guard to shoot an elderly British man convicted of blasphemy, according to an internal inquiry.

Court serves notice on Khursheed Shah in blasphemy case

KARACHI: A sessions’ court in Karachi served notice on Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah and two others in a blasphemy case, ARY News reported Thursday.

Alleged blasphemy: Three killed in Gujranwala mob attack

 GUJRANWALA: The angry mob on late Sunday set on fire a house of a boy, whom they charged with posting blasphemous pictures on a social media website. Three people including two children were killed in its wake, ARY News reported.

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