LHC Seeks Prosecution Arguments on Electronic Evidence in Junaid Hafeez's Appeal
The bench asked prosecutors to address whether a Facebook page linked to Hafeez can be used as evidence in his death-sentence appeal.
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LHC seeks prosecution arguments on electronic evidence in Junaid Hafeez's appeal
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought arguments from the prosecution on the admissibility of electronic evidence in the appeal of former Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) lecturer Junaid Hafeez, who was sentenced to death in a blasphemy case. Hafeez was arrested in 2013 after students accused him of uploading blasphemous material on social media and using blasphemous language during lectures. A two-member bench comprising Justice Sadiq…
Curious case of Pakistani prof Junaid Hafeez—blasphemy, ‘secret’ Facebook group, death penalty
Junaid Hafeez was accused of hosting Qaisra Shahraz, a prominent British-Pakistani novelist, as a guest speaker at Bahauddin Zakariya University and endorsing her allegedly blasphemous remarks.
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the appeal filed against the death sentence of former lecturer of Jamia Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, Junaid Hafeez, seeking arguments from the prosecution in a blasphemy case. A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Sadiq Mahmood Khurram and Justice Jawad Zafar heard the appeal filed by Junaid Hafeez in 2020. During the hearing, the court asked the prosecut…
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