BBC: Pakistani Get's Life For Blasphemy

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4055723.stm

(This story is from Nov. 30, 2004)

Pakistani Get's Life For Blasphemy

The incident was alleged to have taken place in a mosque
A Pakistani court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment under the country's controversial blasphemy laws.
Iqbal Ahmad, a member of the Ahmediya community, was found guilty of being disrespectful to the Prophet Muhammad in a mosque near Faisalabad.

Mr Ahmad says he is innocent and his lawyer says he will lodge an appeal.

Human rights groups have called the blasphemy laws draconian and say the burden of proof is too easy for the prosecution.

The laws cover offences against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran.

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1. being named Iqbal is punishment enough...