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A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said.
Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, which carries a mandatory death sentence.
Attorney Rana Abdul Hameed said Additional Session Judge Islamabad Muhammad Afzal Majoka also sentenced Kiran to a fine of 300,000 rupees ($1,077) after her three-year trial.
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Christian mom sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan
A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan s blasphemy laws, her attorney said