A 22-year-old student was sentenced to death by Pakistan court for allegedly committing blasphemy through whatsapp messages. Whats the matter According to the judges of Pakistans Punjab Province, 22-year-old was sentenced to death for preparing photos and videos which contained allegedly derogatory words about Prophet Muhammad and his wives. In the same case, a 17-year-old received a life imprisonment sentence. Cybercrime unit of Pakistans Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore. The complainant alleged that he received the videos and photos with derogatory content from three different mobile phone numbers. Trapped in a false caseAccording to media reports, both denied the charged and their lawyers argued they had been trapped in a false case. The father of the 22-year-old student was filing an appeal in the Lahore High Court against the verdict on his son. What is Blasphemy Blasphemy is an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverance concerning a deity, or object considered sacred or something considered inviolable. Some religions regard blasphemy as a crime. In Pakistan, Blasphemy laws carry a potential death sentence for anyone who insults Islam. Blasphemy laws in the Islamic country were initially introduced during British rule and expanded under the military government in the 1980s.
