A judge has sentenced a minority Shia Muslim to death for sharing blasphemous content about Islam on social media, a government prosecutor said.
Shafiq Chaudhry said Judge Shabir Ahmed announced the sentence for 30-year-old Taimore Raza on Saturday in Bahawalpur, a city in eastern Punjab province.
Raza was arrested last year for allegedly posting derogatory content about Sunni Muslim religious leaders and wives of the Muhammad on Facebook. Pakistan is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country.
Under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, anyone accused of insulting God, Islam or other religious personalities can be sentenced to death.
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