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India-Pakistan
Pakistani accused of blasphemy dies in court attack
2006-06-17
KARACHI - A Pakistani Muslim man accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad has been killed inside a court compound in a frenzied knife attack, police said on Saturday. The suspect accused of blasphemy, Abdul Sattar Gopang, was set upon by two attackers as he was leaving a court in the town of Muzzafargarh, 480 km (300 miles) southeast of Islamabad, on Friday. He was stabbed in the chest 15 times.

Police described the attackers as “religious fanatics”. The two, a student and a shopkeeper, were arrested on murder charges, policemen Rai Tahir told Reuters by telephone. “They have no regrets, they’re smiling,” Tahir said. “They say they decided to kill Gopang at the first opportunity, that it was their duty.”
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Gopang had been arrested in March after being accused of uttering blasphemous comments during a fight with a man.
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"Yer mustache!"
"By Allan I'll get you for that!"
"Hey, you just commited blasphemy!"
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Blasphemy is against the law in Muslim Pakistan and carries the death sentence. Cases are relatively common but death sentences have never been carried out because convictions have always been turned down by high courts citing lack of evidence. There are frequently occasionally instances of enraged mobs attacking and killing people accused of blasphemy.
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