Blasphemy Laws

Report on the Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Cases / accusation under Blasphemy Laws in 2006


Cases / accusation under Blasphemy Laws in 2006

S. # Name Place Sex Section Year Allegation Status
  Muslims  
1 Mumtaz Hussain Siraj Pindi Bhatian
Hafizabad
M 295-C & B 14-02-06 Desecrating copy of the Holy Quran Arrested
2 Irfan Sukkar M 295-B 23-02-06 Desecrating the Holy Quran Arrested
3 Qazi Abdul Islam and two others Islamabad M 295-B 25-02-06 Desecrated 17 copies of the Holy Quran Arrested
4 Mohammad Qasim (Afghan) Mirpur Mathelo
Shikarpur
M 295-B 03-02-06 Desecrating copy of the Holy Quran Awarded life imprisonment by session Judge Ghokti
5 Abdul Hameed Bhai Pheru
Phoolnagar
Patoki
M 295-A & C 03-06-06 Claimed to be Imam Mehdi Arrested
6 Mehmood Ali and two followers Fateh pur
Layyah
M 295-C 17-03-06 Claiming to be Imam Mehdi Arrested
7 Mohammad Shaffique Sialkot M 295-B
& C
18-03-06 Tore pages of the Holy Quran and threw them in a cattle shed Arrested
8 Munir
Magic practioner
Haroonabad
Bahawalnagar
M 295-B 25-03-06 Set copy of the Holy Quran ablaze Arrested
9 Ghulam Rasool Vehari M 295-B 27-04-06 Set ablaze the copies of the Holy Quran Arrested
10 Sakina Bibi Narang Mandi
Sheikhupura
F - 23-07-06 Set ablaze copy of the Holy Quran Police was informed
11 Mohammad Sarwar Mangtanwala
Faisalabad
M 295-B 09-7-06 Defiling the Holy Quran Sent to jail
12 Inayat Rassol Zafarwal
Sialkot
M 295-B 24-06-06 Desecrating the Holy Quran Arrested
13 Mohammad Amin Inayat Gujranwala M 295-C 29-06-06 Tore and burnt a copy of the Holy Quran Arrested
14 Master Sadiq (R) Imam Hafiz Qamar Javed Hasalpur
Vehari
2 M 295-B 15-06-06 Burnt the leaves of the Holy Quran Master Sadiq Killed by mob another arrested
15 Abdul Sattar Gopang Muzafargrh M 295-B 16-06-06 Desecrating the Holy Quran Stabbed to death by two assailants
16 Asif Assi Gujranwala M 295-B 19-06-06 Set ablaze copy of the Holy Quran Arrested
17 Shahzad Samiuullah Karachi M 295-B 07-06-06 Desecrating the Holy Quran Arrested
18 Abdul Jubbar
(Insane)
Lahore M 295-B 02-06-06 Set ablaze leaves of the Holy Quran At large
19 Yousaf Ansari Sialkot M 295-B 31-05-06 Desecrating the Holy Quran Arrested
20 A Shia Muslim Rawalpindi M 295-B 05-06-06 Burning the Holy Quran Arrested
21 Abdul Hameed and 4 others (5) Rawalpindi M 295-B 07-06-06 Burning the Holy Quran and making its video film Two arrested and three at large
22 Mohibullah Peshawar M 295-B 19-08-06 Desecrated copies of the Holy Quran Arrested
23 Muhammad Ghafoor and Shahid Masih Faisalabad 2 M 295-B 10-09-06 Defiling the copies of the Holy Quran Arrested
24 Sheikh Busharat Hussain and Muhammad Azeem Islam Garh 2 M   05-09-06 Derogatory remarks against Shaba Akrams Shiekh Busharat Hussain was arrested and M. Azeem is at large
25 Rasheed Sheeda Hawayle Lakha
Okara
1 M 295-B 21-08-06 Burning the Holy Quran Arrested
26 Muhammad Yousaf Sialkot 1 M 295-A 30-05-06 Derogatory remarks against the Holy Quran Arrested
Released on Bail on 30-10-06 by LHC
27 Abdul Wahid Noorani Peshawar 1 M 295-B 27-08-06 Desecration of the Holy Quran Awarded life imprisonment by Session Judge Ghotki
  Christians
 
1 Qamar David Karachi M 295-A, C 26-05-06 Sent blasphemous SMS to several people through his cell phone Arrested
2 Shahid Masih Faisalabad M 295-B 10-09-06 Defiling the copies of the Holy Quran Arrested
3 James Masih, Boota Masih Faisalabad 2 M 295-B 08-10-06 Set ablaze leaves of the Holy Quran Sentenced ten years prison
4 Naseem Bibi (mentally disable) Kasur 1 F 295-B 3 March 2006 Urinate against a picture of a Muslim place for worship Accutied on November 20, 2006
5 Martha Chuneyan
Okara
1 F 295 – C February 2007 Blasphemous remarks Sent to District jail Kasur
6 Shahbaz Alias Faiszalabad 1 M
-
30-10-06 - Awarded life imprisonment by Sessions Court Faisalabad appeal is pending at LHC
  Ahmadis  
1 Mirza Masroor Ahmad & 4 others (5) Tando Adam
Hyderabad
4 M,
1 F
295-A, 295-B, 295-C, & 298-C 05-01-06 Quoted from Quran and Hadith Not known
2 Zaheer , Fiaz (2) Sialkot M 295-B 24-06-06 Set ablaze leaves of the Holy Quran Arrested
3 Shehzad Ahmad, Asgar Ali, Iftakhar Ahmad, Naeem Akram Sialkot 4 M 298-C 14-07-06 Preaching of Ahmadi faith At large
4 3 Ahmadis Bahawalpur M   January 2006 Fabricated charge of blasphemy Behind bars
5 Zaheer, Waqar, Shakeel and Fiaz (4 Ahmadis) Daska Sialkot M 295-B 24 June 2006 Burning the copy of Holy Quran Arrested
6 Molla Bux, Muhammad Akbar & other 3 Mirpur Khas Sindh 5 M 298-C 23 June 2006 Preaching of Ahmadi faith Molla Bux & Muhammad Akbar are arrested,others are at large
7 Shahzad,Asghar,Iftakhar and Naeem (4 Ahmadis) Mianwali
Sialkot
4 M 298-C 14 July 2006 Preaching of Ahmadi faith At Large
8 09 Ahmadis
02 non Ahmadis
Fiaz Ganj Khairpur 11 M 298-A & 298-C 29 June 2006 Preaching of Ahmadi faith Trying for bail before arrest
9 Mian Muhammad Yar Okara 1 M 298-C   Preaching of Ahmadi faith Arrested
10 Sultan Ahmad Doggar &
Agha saifullah
Jhang 2 M 298-B, 298-C, 16MPO
and 9ATA
09 September 2006 Preaching of Ahmadi faith Dogar Arrested Agha not arrested
11 Muhammad Tariq Nawabshah   295-A 31 October 2006 Tearing the stickers against Ahmadis which were pasted in the bus Arrested
(Police station Tando Adam)
  Not known  
01 - Lahore - 295-B 08-02-06 Desicrating the Holy Quran  
02 - Dera Ghazi Khan - 295-C 20-02-06 Desecrating copy of the Holy Quran  
03 Danish editor and publisher (2) Karachi M - 26-04-06 Publication of cartoon depicting the Holy Prophet  

Persons formally charged under Blasphemy Laws 1986 - 2006
Religion
Registered Cases
Charged & alleged
Muslim
197
414
Christian
76
96
Ahmadi
89
302
Hindu
07
12
Unknown
07
10
Total
376
834
 
Persons formally charged under Blasphemy Laws (religion wise) 2006
Religion
Registered Cases
Charged & alleged
Muslim
27
38
Christian
06
07
Ahmadi
10
39
Hindu
00
00
Unknown
03
04
Total
46
88
 
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