Shaan Taheer, son of Punjab governor Salman Taseer who was&nbsp;killed five years ago, has received death threats after he posted a Facebook video asking for people to pray for those charged under Pakistan&#39;s blasphemy laws.

Taheer posted a video on his Facebook page wishing happy holidays to the Christians and asked for prayers for the woman and others exploited under the &quot;inhumane&quot; blasphemy laws.

Taheer on Monday said he received &quot;very credible death threats&quot; from supporters of the hardline Muslim philosophy that inspired his father&#39;s killer, bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, Reuters reported.

&quot;They are sending me Mumtaz Qadri&#39;s photos with messages that there are several Mumtaz Qadris waiting for me,&quot; he told Reuters late on Monday.

Hardline Islamist movement Sunni Tehreek has&nbsp;called for mass protests if Shaan is not charged with blasphemy against Islam. Sunni Tehreek figure Mujahid Abdur Rasool told Reuters the group was in negotiations with the government over the case.

&quot;When we gave them a warning for protests, a delegation of Punjab government met us today,&quot; Rasool said, adding they had set a deadline of Tuesday for police to meet their demands, Reuters reported.

Reuters reported that the police report on the complaint had no mention of Shaan Taheer&#39;s name.

The police report did reference the Christmas message and opened an investigation the blasphemy laws&#39; Section 295-A, which bans hate speech against any religion, according to Reuters.

Salman Taseer was killed by his bodyguard for supporting Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death under the country&#39;s blasphemy laws. Salman had said that the laws needed to be changed. Blasphemy against Islam is punishable by death.

Qadri was sentenced to death for killing the governor last year. Thousands attended his funeral in March last year because they considered him a hero.

Pakistan charged more than 200 people under blasphemy laws in 2015, many of them minorities.

(With inputs from Reuters)

Shaan Taseer is accused of criticising the blasphemy laws, which is exactly what led to his father being gunned down by his bodyguard

Shaan Taheer, son of Punjab governor Salman Taseer who was killed five years ago, has received death threats after he posted a Facebook video asking for people to pray for those charged under Pakistan's blasphemy laws. Taheer posted a video on his Facebook page wishing happy holidays to the Christians and asked for prayers for the woman and others exploited under the "inhumane" blasphemy laws. Taheer on Monday said he received "very credible death threats" from supporters of the hardline Muslim philosophy that inspired his father's killer, bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, Reuters reported. "They are sending me Mumtaz Qadri's photos with messages that there are several Mumtaz Qadris waiting for me," he told Reuters late on Monday. Hardline Islamist movement Sunni Tehreek has called for mass protests if Shaan is not charged with blasphemy against Islam. Sunni Tehreek figure Mujahid Abdur Rasool told Reuters the group was in negotiations with the government over the case. "When we gave them a warning for protests, a delegation of Punjab government met us today," Rasool said, adding they had set a deadline of Tuesday for police to meet their demands, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that the police report on the complaint had no mention of Shaan Taheer's name. The police report did reference the Christmas message and opened an investigation the blasphemy laws' Section 295-A, which bans hate speech against any religion, according to Reuters. Salman Taseer was killed by his bodyguard for supporting Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death under the country's blasphemy laws. Salman had said that the laws needed to be changed. Blasphemy against Islam is punishable by death. Qadri was sentenced to death for killing the governor last year. Thousands attended his funeral in March last year because they considered him a hero. Pakistan charged more than 200 people under blasphemy laws in 2015, many of them minorities. (With inputs from Reuters)

Pakistan: 5 years after he was killed, hardliners call for Salman Taseer's son's death

Israel said today it had arrested a United Nations employee for allegedly providing &quot;material assistance&quot; to the Islamist movement Hamas. 
 
Engineer Waheed Borsh, who has worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 2003, was arrested on July 16 and indicted in a civilian court in Israel today, a government statement said. 
 
He is the second humanitarian worker to be charged by Israel in the past week with aiding Hamas. 
 
The statement said Borsh, 38 and from Jabaliya in northern Gaza, had been recruited by &quot;a senior member of the Hamas terrorist organisation to redirect his work for UNDP to serve Hamas&#39; military interests&quot;. 
 
It said he had confessed to a number of charges, including helping to build a military jetty in the northern Gaza Strip with UNDP funding that was later used by Hamas naval forces. 
 
The statement also said the charges demonstrate &quot;how Hamas exploits the resources of international aid organisations at the expense of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip&quot;. 
 
The announcement follows the charging on Thursday of the Gaza head of US-based NGO World Vision with diverting millions of dollars of international aid money to Hamas. 
 
Since 2008, Israel has fought three wars in Gaza with Hamas, which is branded a terrorist organisation by Israel, the United States and the European Union. 
 
(AFP)

Waheed Borsh, who had worked for the UNDP since 2003, was arrested on July 16 and indicted in a civilian court today, a govt statement said

Israel said today it had arrested a United Nations employee for allegedly providing "material assistance" to the Islamist movement Hamas. Engineer Waheed Borsh, who has worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 2003, was arrested on July 16 and indicted in a civilian court in Israel today, a government statement said. He is the second humanitarian worker to be charged by Israel in the past week with aiding Hamas. The statement said Borsh, 38 and from Jabaliya in northern Gaza, had been recruited by "a senior member of the Hamas terrorist organisation to redirect his work for UNDP to serve Hamas' military interests". It said he had confessed to a number of charges, including helping to build a military jetty in the northern Gaza Strip with UNDP funding that was later used by Hamas naval forces. The statement also said the charges demonstrate "how Hamas exploits the resources of international aid organisations at the expense of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip". The announcement follows the charging on Thursday of the Gaza head of US-based NGO World Vision with diverting millions of dollars of international aid money to Hamas. Since 2008, Israel has fought three wars in Gaza with Hamas, which is branded a terrorist organisation by Israel, the United States and the European Union. (AFP)

Israel arrests UN Gaza employee 'for aiding Hamas'

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Pakistan: 5 years after he was killed, hardliners call for Salman Taseer's son's death

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