LahoreFour men were sentenced to death over alleged blasphemy on WhatsApp.
Each also got life imprisonment and shorter terms, including seven years under Pakistan’s cybercrime law.
The Federal Investigation Agency traced one number to a suspect and seized a laptop and two phones from his home.
The judge acknowledged procedural defects in the forensic evidence but held it sufficient to convict.
The Lahore High Court must confirm the death sentences, and the convicts have 30 days to appeal.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn
- details the sentencing structure: death under 295-C, life under 295-B, with acquittal on conspiracy charges since each acted separately
Sources: Dawn