Pakistan: Muslim man arrested for blasphemy against Christians
March 21, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: A young Muslim has been arrested in Lahore and charged with blasphemy after he entered a Pentecostal church, attempted (unsuccessfully) to tear down a cross, and shouted “Allahu akbar“
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which provide heavy punishments for offenses against religion, have been used frequently against Christians; the criminal charges against a member of the Muslim majority for offending the Christian faith is unusual.
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