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A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian couple of blasphemy after nearly eight years on death row.
Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar were accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in text messages in 2013.
Mosque leader Maulvi Mohammed Hussain said Emmanuel used his wife s phone to send him a number of blasphemous statements, including a message insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
However, the texts were written in English - a language the couple are not even able to speak.
Despite this, they were charged with insulting the Quran and insulting the prophet .
The couple have always maintained their innocence, while Emmanuel claimed that he was tortured into giving a false confession.
Pakistan drops Christian couple s death sentences for blasphemy
A Christian couple in Pakistan is set to be freed after spending seven years on death row over blasphemy charges. Their acquittal comes after EU pressure.
The couple was accused of sending blasphemous text messages despite claiming to be illiterate
A Pakistani court dismissed blasphemy charges against a married Christian couple on Thursday, lifting the death sentence imposed by a lower court in 2014.
Shafqat Emmanuel Masih and his wife Shughufta Kausar Masih were accused of sending text messages to their Muslim colleagues in which they allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad. The couple claims to be illiterate.