Published: Sep 05, 2023, 20:20 IST | Updated: Sep 05, 2023, 20:20 IST
Four young men have been sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan while a fifth accused has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment, all this for a post on the social media platform Facebook. These sentences have been handed down by a court in Rawalpindi. According to Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency the four men who are in their 20s and have also been sentenced to a 28-year jail term each for committing blasphemy against the holy Quran.