Asia - Voice of America: Pakistan Clerics Want Impartial Blasphemy Probe for Minor

Asia - Voice of America asia

Pakistan Clerics Want Impartial Blasphemy Probe for Minor Aug 28th 2012, 13:13 The lawyer for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy says she is a minor and that her case will likely be heard in a juvenile court.  The girl, Rimsha Masih, was taken into custody earlier this month after angry neighbors surrounded her house in Islamabad and accused her of burning pages inscribed with verses from the Quran. Some say she was burning papers from the garbage for cooking. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan.  On Tuesday, her attorney, Tahir Naveed ... Media files: 97937709-F757-4A8E-8F35-D6887DE88AB8_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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