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| Eight booked for blasphemy |
| 2007-05-09 |
| A case was registered against eight people under the blasphemy laws for allegedly insulting the holy Quran, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions. The action was taken by the Baloch Colony police after a court order was issued. A search for the eight men has begun. “The additional district judge South issued an order against the eight accused,” the SIO at the Baloch Colony Police Station, Naeem Awan, told Daily Times. “An FIR (No 76/2007) was lodged against Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani, Sikandar Hussain, Ghulam Raza, Ghulam Haider, Javed, Ejaz, Syed Mohsin Ashrafi and Noor Muhammad Noori, under Sections 295-C and 506 of the PPC.” The complainant was Ghulam Muhammad Khan, a resident of Manzoor Colony, Awan said. The eight men allegedly published a book titled “Shuhada-e-Masoomeen”. The book apparently uses derogatory words about the holy Quran, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions. |
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