Additional District and sessions Court Sheikhupura has sentenced three Qadiani men to death on Thursday on charges of committing blasphemy days after a family belonging to minority community was shot dead.They also belonged to Sharqpur's village
The court also fined them Rs200,000 each, but if they are unable to pay the fine, they would have to undergo six months of rigorous punishment.
In his verdict, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian Javed Akram ruled that the three members of the Ahmadi community of Bhoaywal village had committed blasphemy by displaying a poster and banners at their place of worship in a manner that was offending.
Riaz Hussain, a shopkeeper, had filed a complaint against the three men at the Sharqpur police station.
