A CHRISTIAN doctor in Pakistan jailed since May 5 on charges of ‘blasphemy’ was acquitted in November.

Dr. Robin Sardar of Pakistan’s Punjab province was released November 4 after his accuser said the claim that he had blasphemed Islam’s prophet Muhammad was the result of a “misunderstanding,” said Ezra Shujaab of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA). After a thorough investigation, the court found the accusation to be baseless and freed Sardar.

Outraged Muslim villagers had threatened to kill Sardar if he was acquitted, and he has gone into hiding ­– as his family did since his incarceration six months ago.

In a similar case, violent Muslim mobs attacked the home of Gulsher Masih after his daughter was accused of desecrating the Qur’an October 9 in the village of Tehsil Chak Jhumra. Both he and his daughter, 25 year old Sandal Gulsher, have been detained in Faisalabad since October 10, and the rest of the family has gone into hiding.         – Compass Direct

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