Man jailed for blasphemy may have been killed
Regional prison chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo said the prison’s doctor believed that Qumar David, 50, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in Karachi Central Jail after complaining of chest pain. An autopsy is to be carried out in the presence of his family members.
Two Pakistani politicians have been murdered this year for campaigning to change blasphemy laws that make it a capital offence to insult Islam. Critics say the laws are misused to persecute Christians or settle scores in the mostly Muslim country.
