Court Verdicts on Social Media and Blasphemy
Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on 08-Jan-2021 sentenced ________ to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media.
Answer: Three men
Explanation
According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which had investigated the case, Rana Nouman Rafaqat and Abdul Waheed operated fake profiles and disseminated blasphemous material on social media, while Nasir Ahmad had uploaded blasphemous videos to a Youtube channel.
All convicts were initially arrested in 2017
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