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Lahore, Sep 5: A Pakistani court has handed down death sentences to four youths for committing blasphemy on social media, the country’s top investigating agency said on Friday. Additional District Sessions Judge (Rawalpindi) Ahsan Mahmood Malik sentenced the four to death on Monday for posting blasphemous material on Facebook.
Each of them has also been handed a 28-year jail term for committing blasphemy against the Quran as well, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said. (PTI)

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