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Lawyer arrested under blasphemy law

CHITRAL: A lawyer belonging to the Koghuzi village of Chitral has been arrested under the blasphemy law and PECA 2016.

The case against Shamsul Islam was registered under section 298-A of Pakistan Penal Code and section 10-A of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016.

Section 298-A is applied when a person disrespects the wives, family and companions of the holy Prophet (peace be upon him). The imprisonment after conviction is a minimum of three years.

Section 10 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) deals with the crime of “cyber terrorism”. It defines cyber terrorism and addresses the intent behind committing or threatening to commit certain offenses. 

According to the first information report (FIR) registered at the Chitral City police station (copy available with ChitralToday), the complainant against the lawyer was Molana Haji Akbar, a resident of Faizabad Hone.

Molana Akbar along with Molana Khosh Wali Khan and Molana Iftikhar Hussain submitted an application at the police station on January 29, 2025.

The application addressed to the station house officer (SHO) sought action against Shamsul Islam of Koghuzi village.

The application stated that the aforementioned person had in the past tendered an apology after disrespecting  the companions of the holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and now has again hurt the sentiments of the Muslims by repeating the crime.

The application sought legal action against the person for hurting the sentiments of the Muslims for the second time.

The police after registering the case have arrested the lawyer.

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