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Such bail is exceptional in Pakistan, where judges usually postpone blasphemy cases for many years, worrying about reprisals. [100] [101] 2023 On 6 May, Maulana Nigar Alam, a local Muslim religious leader, was killed by an angry mob at a political rally in the village of Sawaldher in Mardan district after being accused of blasphemy. Tehreek-e ...
Umar Al-Qadri, an Islamic cleric in Ireland, called for Noreen's release and stated he would back organisations wishing the same, holding that, "Asia Bibi is a case where the lady is denying that she committed blasphemy, and based on that it would be sufficient for the court to release her, but unfortunately that particular law, the blasphemy ...
Yusuf Raza Gilani: In 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan found former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in contempt of court due to his refusal to reopen corruption cases against the president. As a symbolic punishment, he was subjected to a brief detention within the courtroom.
On 6 July 2018, the court sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield reference. The sentence extended to his daughter Maryum Nawaz, and Son-in-Law Retired Captain Safdar, who were given 7 years and 1 year imprisonment respectively. [69] Sharif and his family appealed against the verdict in the Islamabad High Court. [70]
According to another source, between 2011 and 2015, "the latest period for which consolidated data is available" as of 2020, there were "more than 1,296 blasphemy cases filed" in Pakistan. [23] In January 2023, Pakistan's National Assembly passed a vote to tighten the country's blasphemy laws, a move that incited concern among minority groups.
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed the courts are the country’s only protection from the “law of the jungle” after he was ordered freed from custody in a corruption case.
In 2024, Shagufta Kausar published her book, Under Threat of Death: A Mother's Faith in the Face of Injustice, Imprisonment, and Persecution, co-written with author Eugene Bach and available on Amazon. The book recounts Shagufta's experiences growing up in Pakistan, her arrest, and her time in prison.
The definition of false imprisonment under UK law and legislation is the "Unlawful imposition or constraint of another's freedom of movement from a particular place." [14] False imprisonment is where the defendant intentionally or recklessly, and unlawfully, restricts the claimant's freedom of movement totally. [15]