Pakistani Court Imposes Death Sentence For Blasphemy Against Companions of the Prophet Muhammad

One India News reports that in Pakistan's Punjab province yesterday, a court has invoked the country's controversial blasphemy law to impose a death sentence on Muhammad Rafiq for committing blasphemy against the companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Rafiq, who lives in Jalalpur Peerwala, was seen by local residents wearing a wooden slab around his neck on which were written the offending remarks about the Sahaba Ikrams. Rafiq was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 200,000 ($2337 US). After he was arrested, Rafiq was moved from the local police station to a prison in Bahawalpur to prevent a mob from lynching him.