https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2023/05/20/christian-teen-booked-in-blasphemy-case-in-lahore/
A blasphemy case under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) was lodged against two Christian teenage boys on Thursday in Lahore.
The first information report (FIR) was filed by a complainant named Zahid Sohail Khan, who is a police constable by profession. As per the FIR, Khan alleged that he was on his way to the mosque to offer prayer when he saw an 18-year-old Christian boy named Adil Baber calling a puppy with a sacred Islamic name.
Khan alleged that Adil Babar and his 14-year-old neighbor Simon Masih were both making fun and joking about Islam while standing in their street.
According to the FIR, Khan further claimed that Shabir Iqbal was an eyewitness to the act.
The FIR was lodged at the Race Course police station in Lahore.
After lodgement of the case, police raided the locality and took both accused in custody. Currently, Adil and Simon are in prison on judicial remand.
On the condition of anonymity, residents of the locality told The Friday Times that this was a result of personal enmity and has nothing to do with blasphemy.
Expressing concern and grief over the rise in the frequent use of the blasphemy law against religious minorities, minority rights activist Joseph Jansen said that this was the second incident in the last two months in which marginalized segments of society became victims of blasphemy charges…
A blasphemy case under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) was lodged against two Christian teenage boys on Thursday in Lahore.
The first information report (FIR) was filed by a complainant named Zahid Sohail Khan, who is a police constable by profession. As per the FIR, Khan alleged that he was on his way to the mosque to offer prayer when he saw an 18-year-old Christian boy named Adil Baber calling a puppy with a sacred Islamic name.
Khan alleged that Adil Babar and his 14-year-old neighbor Simon Masih were both making fun and joking about Islam while standing in their street.
According to the FIR, Khan further claimed that Shabir Iqbal was an eyewitness to the act.
The FIR was lodged at the Race Course police station in Lahore.
After lodgement of the case, police raided the locality and took both accused in custody. Currently, Adil and Simon are in prison on judicial remand.
On the condition of anonymity, residents of the locality told The Friday Times that this was a result of personal enmity and has nothing to do with blasphemy.
Expressing concern and grief over the rise in the frequent use of the blasphemy law against religious minorities, minority rights activist Joseph Jansen said that this was the second incident in the last two months in which marginalized segments of society became victims of blasphemy charges…
