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Human rights advocates discuss the need to ban Pakistan from Commonwealth for human rights abuse and blasphemy laws

Several human rights advocates have said Pakistan should be banned from the commonwealth for misusing blasphemy law and persecution of religious minorities in the country.

Pakistan: Police arrest man charged with blasphemy

Pakistani police have arrested a man who was charged with blasphemy, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Youth plan sit-in demonstration over killing of 'blasphemy suspect' physician Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar

A group of youth have announced they will join the family members of Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, a blasphemy suspect who was killed by police in an alleged encounter, for a sit-in demonstration in Umerkot region of Pakistan on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Blasphemy accused shot dead in Khanewal

A youth, who was allegedly involved in a blasphemy case, was allegedly shot dead in Khanewal district of Pakistan on Thursday.

Nankana Sahib lynching case: Pakistani police arrest 12 suspects

Nankana Sahib: The Punjab Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested 12 suspects over their alleged involvement in the  lynching of a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Blasphemy accused burnt to death in Nankana Sahib, two senior cops suspended

Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar on Saturday suspended two senior policemen after they failed to stop a mob from lynching a man over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's  Nankana Sahib area, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Dir resident gets death, prison terms over blasphemy, other religious offences

Peshawar: A Pakistani court has convicted a Lower Dir resident on the charges of committing blasphemy and other religious offences on social media and awarded death sentence, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Ex-FC official held in Battagram over ‘blasphemy’

Battagram: A local court in Pakistan has sent a former Frontier Constabulary official to the Central Prison, Haripur, on judicial remand in a blasphemy case, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Hindu man faces blasphemy charges

Pakistan's Hyderabad region remained tense on Sunday after a Hindu sanitation worker was booked in a fake blasphemy case over alleged desecration of Quran, media reports said.

Pakistan: Police register blasphemy case against prayer leader

Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan: Pakistani police have registered a blasphemy case against the prayer leader of a mosque for allegedly uttering blasphemous words in his speech against religious figures, media reports said.

Pakistan: Police foil mob attempt to lynch blasphemy suspect

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan: Police on Monday foiled an attempted lynching incident in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh area and rescued a man from a mob over alleged blasphemy and shifted him to some undisclosed location, media reports said on Wednesday.

Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.

Pakistan: Two policemen sacked from service in Attock for uploading ‘blasphemous’ post

Attock, Pakistan: Police in the Attock region of Pakistan on Saturday sacked two policemen for allegedly posting blasphemous and derogatory remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on their Facebook pages, media reports said.

Pakistan: Man arrested on charge of blasphemy in Taxila

Taxila, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan police have arrested a man in Taxila for allegedly making disparaging remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet, media reports said.

Blasphemy: Pakistan court hands over death penalty to woman in Lahore

Lahore: A Pakistani court has handed death sentence to a Muslim woman on charges of blasphemy.