{"id":93081,"date":"2025-04-19T10:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/jaranwala-incident-main-accused-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:09:13","slug":"jaranwala-incident-main-accused-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/jaranwala-incident-main-accused-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaranwala incident: Main accused sentenced to death for blasphemy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FAISALABAD: A special court has sentenced the main accused in the Jaranwala riots case to death for blasphemy, ARY News reported on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a two-year trial, the court found Pervaiz guilty of blasphemy. In addition to the death sentence, he was also sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 3.5 million.<\/p>\n

The special court acquitted the other two accused, Shahid Aftab and Dawood William, in the case.<\/p>\n

Pervaiz Masih had attempted to frame his two rivals, a father and son from his own community, by placing their photographs alongside torn pages from the Quran, creating the false impression that they had desecrated the holy book.<\/p>\n

The incident sparked widespread unrest in Jaranwala, leading to a mob attack that vandalized multiple churches and set fire to homes belonging to the Christian community in Faisalabad.<\/p>\n

Read More: PM vows to bring Jaranwala incident culprits to justice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The then Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar vowed that perpetrators of the Jaranwala incident will be brought to justice to prevent such acts in the future.<\/p>\n

The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of the Christian community that called on him. Caretaker Minister for Human Rights Khalil George and other relevant authorities were also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, PM Kakar reiterated that minorities enjoyed equal rights in Pakistan and assured them of complete protection of their rights and security.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said that responsible for Jaranwala incident would be made an example so that certain incidents would not occur in future.<\/p>\n

He also asked the minorities to give proposals of their issues and problems to the government so that these could be resolved.<\/p>\n

The prime minister also called upon all the segments of society to play their role in the elimination of extremism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n