A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the attorney of the accused said.
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the attorney of the accused said.
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Blasphemy charges have been laid against two Christians for studying the Bible in a Pakistan park earlier this month.
The Christians, Haroon Ayub Masih and Salamat Mansha Masih, both in their 20s, were in Lahore s Model Town Park, CBN News reports.
The two believers were approached by a group of Muslims and told they should not read the Bible in public, says attorney Aneeqa Maria of The Voice Society.
One of the Christians told the group it was not illegal to read the Bible in public in Pakistan and told them they had no right to stop them.
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A woman holds a placard during a rally by dozens protesting the killing of the Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer in Lahore, Pakistan, January 8, 2011. Taseer was shot dead by one of his guards, who was apparently incensed by the politician s opposition to the blasphemy law, in Islamabad on January 4, 2011. | Reuters/Mohsin Raza
Two Christian evangelists were charged with violating Pakistani blasphemy laws for allegedly offending Muslim sentiments and could face a death sentence if found guilty.
Evangelists Haroon Ayub Masih Masih and Salamat Mansha Masih were preaching at Model Town Park in Lahore on Feb. 13, when they were approached by Haroon Ahmad, a Muslim, and gave him a book titled “Water of Life,” according to the United States-based persecution advocacy organization International Christian Concern.