The rage of men with no future led to the lynching of Priyantha Kumara
Fatima Bhutto
Man tortured and killed in Pakistan over ‘blasphemy’
August 2021
Pakistan police drop blasphemy charges against eight-year-old
Hindu boy, accused of urinating in madrassa library, was youngest Pakistani to be charged for the crime
February 2021
Pakistan court again delays appeal of couple convicted of blasphemy
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been on death row since 2014 over ‘blasphemous texts’ they deny sending
November 2018
Today in Focus
Asia Bibi: sentenced to death over a cup of water
Asia Bibi was kept in solitary confinement on death row after being convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan over an argument about a cup of water. Now, after her acquittal nine years later, she is in fear for her life. The Guardian’s Memphis Barker and Harriet Sherwood trace the story back to the original incident on a farm in 2009. Plus: Zoe Williams on why a housing market crash would benefit no one
Foreign Office 'allowed Pakistan mob to dictate Asia Bibi asylum case'
Home Office urged not to grant asylum out of fears for the safety of consular staff
Justin Trudeau says Canada in talks with Pakistan over Asia Bibi
Asia Bibi’s husband pleads for family asylum in UK after blasphemy acquittal
The release of Asia Bibi is a small step towards a more open Pakistan
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
October 2018
Asia Bibi: protests erupt in Pakistan after blasphemy conviction overturned - video
Protesters take to the streets in Pakistan over the decision to free Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in 2010 for blasphemy
July 2018
Imran Khan is only a player in the circus run by Pakistan’s military
Fatima Bhutto
It is the nation’s supreme tragedy that such a young, hopeful, promising people are offered this glut of shoddy candidates, writes Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of Pakistan’s first democratically elected head of state, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
February 2018
Mashal Khan: death sentence for Pakistan blasphemy murder
Student was beaten and shot by mob in attack that was posted online and widely condemned
January 2018
Pakistani student kills school head in blasphemy law row
Boy had argued with college principal after missing classes to attend protests
December 2017
Mohsin Hamid: ‘If you want to see what tribalism will do to the west, look at Pakistan’
The Booker-nominated writer tackles themes of equality, migration, and belonging that, he warns, should now be worrying us more than ever before
November 2017
Pakistan calls on army to restore order as blasphemy protests spread
Cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi has called for his followers to bring the entire country to a halt, and at least 200 have been injured in the demonstrations
September 2017
Pakistan man sentenced to death for ridiculing Prophet Muhammad on WhatsApp
Nadeem James was accused by a friend of sharing anti-Islamic material on messaging app last year
May 2017
Boy, 10, killed in attempted blasphemy lynching in Pakistan
Five other people wounded after mob attacked police station in bid to seize Hindu man accused of insulting Islam
April 2017
Student's lynching sparks rare uproar in Pakistan over blasphemy killings
Mashal Khan was shot dead by a mob after a heated discussion about Abdul Wali Khan university, and activists are pointing to archaic blasphemy laws and their frequent misuse for revenge and personal gain
March 2017
BBC apologises for 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?' tweet
Pakistan asks Facebook and Twitter to help identify blasphemers
Today in FocusAsia Bibi: sentenced to death over a cup of waterAsia Bibi was kept in solitary confinement on death row after being convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan over an argument about a cup of water. Now, after her acquittal nine years later, she is in fear for her life. The Guardian’s Memphis Barker and Harriet Sherwood trace the story back to the original incident on a farm in 2009. Plus: Zoe Williams on why a housing market crash would benefit no one
