Pakistan: teenager detained over blasphemy
Eighteen year old Christian faces possibility of being put to death after being accused of burning pages of the Quran.
From Al Jazeera.
Pakistani police have detained and imprisoned a teenager for allegedly burning pages of the Quran outside a shrine, according to officials.
Asif Massih, an 18-year-old Christian, was arrested on blasphemy charges on the night of August 12, shortly after a complaint was issued, police confirmed to Al Jazeera on Sunday.
The alleged incident took place in Jam Kayk Chattha village, which is near the town of Wazirabad in central Punjab province.
“He is in jail now,” local police official Muhammad Asghar at the Alipur Chattha police station, where the case was registered, told Al Jazeera.
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