| Lynching of Muhammad Waris | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nankana Sahib District, Pakistan |
| Date | 11 February 2023; 3 years ago (2023-02-11) |
| Target | Muhammad Waris |
Attack type | Lynching |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Muhammad Waris |
| Motive | Suspicion ofblasphemy |
On 11 February 2023,blasphemy suspect Waris was lynched inNankana Sahib District,Pakistan.[1]
Blasphemy is a very seriouscrime in Pakistan, for which the maximumpenalty is death.[1] Pakistan has sentenced people convicted of blasphemy to death, although it has not executed any of them. Some people who were accused of blasphemy have been lynched, includingPriyantha Kumara in Sialkot, Punjab, in 2021 andMushtaq Ahmed in Tulamba, Punjab, in 2022. International and national human rights groups say that blasphemy accusations have often been used to intimidate religious minorities.[1] In 2021,a mob burned downMandani police station inTangi Tehsil,Charsadda District,Peshawar Division,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, intending to kill a blasphemy suspect who was being held there.[2]
In 2019, a man named Waris was arrested for blasphemy. He remained in prison until mid-2022.[1] On 11 February 2023 he was accused of desecrating a copy of theQuran.[1] Some people reacted by attacking him.[1] The police arrested Waris in Nankana Sahib District in Lahore Division, Punjab, and took him to Warburton police station.[1] Later that day, a mob of hundreds stormed the police station and killed him, saying that they were punishing him for insulting the Quran.[1]
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