A Pakistani man who was acquitted of a blasphemy charge has been shot dead by two men in Punjab province, police officials said on Saturday.
Sajjad Hussain, a resident of Khan Muslim village in Gujranwala district, 80 km from Lahore, was gunned down on Friday. He had been arrested in February 2011 after Sath Sanaullah, a resident of his neighbourhood, accused him of committing blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed during a private conversation.
Hussain was booked under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, the harsh blasphemy law. A district and sessions court acquitted him last month for lack of evidence. [Hindustan Times] Read more
