AHORE, Pakistan June 11 (Reuters) - A Pakistani counter-terrorism court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a government prosecutor said on Sunday, the first time someone has been handed the death penalty for blaspheming on social media.
The conviction of Taimoor Raza, 30, follows a high-profile crackdown against blasphemy on social media by the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Blasphemy is a highly sensitive topic in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where insulting the Prophet Mohammad is a capital crime for which dozens are sitting on death row. Even mere accusations are enough to spark mass uproar and mob justice.
Shafiq Qureshi, public prosecutor in Bahawalpur, about 500km (300 miles) south of provincial capital Lahore, said Raza was convicted for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, his wives and companions.
"An anti terrorism court of Bahawalpur has awarded him the death sentence," Qureshi told Reuters." It is the first ever death sentence in a case that involves social media."
It is rare for a counter-terrorism court to hear blasphemy cases but Raza's trial fell under this category because his charge sheet included counter-terrorism offences linked to hate speech.
Qureshi said Raza was arrested after playing blasphemous and hate speech material on his phone on a bus stop in Bahawalpur, where a counter-terrorism officer arrested him and confiscated his phone. The material obtained from the phone led to Raza's conviction, he added.
"The trial was conducted in Bahawapur jail in tight security," Qureshi said
Qureshi added that Raza belongs to the minority Shia community and in court he accused of spreading "hate speech" against the Deobani sect, which adheres to a strict school of Sunni Islam.
Relations between Shia and majority Sunni communities have flared up at times in Pakistan, with some extremist Sunni groups such as Lashkhar-e-Janghvi trying to exploit sectarian tensions.
Several other violent incidents linked to blasphemy accusations have alarmed human rights groups and activists in recent months.
Police are currently investigating over 20 students and some faculty members in connection with the killing of Mashal Khan, a student who was beaten to death on A


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"The trial was conducted in Bahawapur jail in tight security"

Why the heck do we care about this?

Yeah... be afraid... run away.... run away and hide.....

He actually ASKED WHY this matters? Wow, no wonder he believes praying for healing is the Moral EQUIVALENT of plunging a knife into your daughters chest because she broke a religious rule.

This demonstrates that the radical ideology is throughout society, all the way into the courts. They will kill their own people for saying, FOR SAYING the Wrong Thing.. but you think we should bring them here. Sure, not all of them are nuts, but what makes you think the idiots who caused the refugee problem will figure out how to Not import the crazies?

Until you admit there is no correlation between outright murder and someone NOT trusting the doctors to save their child and choosing Not to torture the kid with chemo, my horse will kick manure at you. I will forever laugh at you and see you for the dishonest creature you are.

pg wrote on 06/12/17 at 05:44:07:

T And T Garage wrote on 06/12/17 at 05:36:07:

 Why the heck do we care about this?

  Because we don't need to import these problems.....  
Best regards,

Wait  !!!!!!

The  Media and  Snowflakes,
say their is: "NO   Problems".

Totally  Ignoring,  the, ‘Observed Reality”
of what is happening in Europe.

So OF  Course, ‘’Observed Reality”,
is Not really,  ‘Real’,
According to, the ‘Kumb-by-you, Fairy Dust Sprinkling, Snowflakes’,
 (And of course, many of the Media)

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/12/17 at 21:26:33:


I'm reasonably intelligent.  You should pick from one of your options - since they came from you.

I can see exactly who you are - thanks.

T And T Garage wrote on 06/13/17 at 06:34:26:



And yet, you choose to pretend that I'm not saying what I am clearly saying, so you can then pretend my point is moot.
Please, be honest. Answer the points.
Since the society is geared to Kill their own people should they be so foolish as to insult the great MooHammed, What kinda neighbors do you think they would be?

I Hope that's clearly stated.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/13/17 at 07:04:49:


Who is MooHammed?  Are you that jaded against a religion?  Seriously?

You are falsely saying that a "society is geared to Kill their own people" . That is a lie - plain and simple.

It's blatantly obvious that you know ZERO Muslims.

Get to know one first before you go off on their beliefs.