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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.