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Landmark decision: Christian couple granted bail in blasphemy case

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(Photo: Courtesy of Advocate Riaz Anjum) A Christian couple, who had been detained for over a month in Pakistan, were released on bail on 21 October 2023. Their three young children were left without a reliable caretaker as a result of their parents’ imprisonment. The couple was arrested on September 8 under the country’s blasphemy … Read more

Christian couple jailed under blasphemy law in Lahore: children left without care 

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Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: Unsplash/Adeel Shabir) A Christian couple in Lahore, Pakistan has been detained on baseless allegations of desecrating the Quran on September 9, while their three young children, aged 13, 9 and 7, are now under the care of another Christian family.  Muslims in the Dogaij Chowki area of Harbanspura, accused the couple,  Shaukat … Read more