Five Muslims Sentenced to Death for Throwing Couple Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Into Kiln, Burning Them to Ashes

LAHORE, Pakistan — Five Muslim men have been sentenced to death for their part in murdering a couple who they had wrongfully accused of blasphemy against Islam in 2014. On Wednesday 23^rd November, Judge Chaudhry Azam sentenced Irfan Shakoor, Muhammad Hanif, Mehdi Khan, Riaz Kamboh and Hafiz Ishtiaq to die by hanging for allegedly throwing Shama Bibi, 28, and Shahzad Masih, 32, into a burning kiln in 2014. Eight others were sentenced to two years behind bars.  Details at http://christiannews.net/2016/11/27/five-muslims-sentenced-to-death-for-throwing-couple-accused-of-blasphemy-into-kiln-burning-them-to-ashes/