01 February 2011

Student arrested for blasphemy

A PAKISTANI student is in custody in Pakistan following his recent arrest for blasphemy.

The unnamed student was arrested for allegedly writing derogatory remarks about the “prophet” Mohammed in his test papers, according to this report.

Police in the port city of Karachi said the student was taken into custody following a complaint from the head of the education examination board who allegedly found the remarks on the student’s answer sheets. [The Freethinker] Read more