5 sentenced to death for blasphemy by Rawalpindi court

A Rawalpindi court sentenced five men accused of blasphemy to death, life imprisonment and a total of 100 years in prison, according to the court’s orders issued on Tuesday.

Per the copy of the first information report (FIR) seen by Dawn.com, the case was filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under Sections 109 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended...