Pakistan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/pakistan/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:52:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Pakistan Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/pakistan/ 32 32 59910430 Hafeez Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Charge https://concernedscientists.org/2019/12/hafeez-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy-charge/ Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:59:07 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7767 A gifted scholar was arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan and spent six years in jail awaiting  trial.  His first attorney was threatened in open court by the prosecutor, saying he would  not live for the next hearing.  Shortly, thereafter, an assassin entered his office and killed him.  Following the murder, getting a new attorney to […]

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]]> 7767 Dr. Hasan Arif, 70-year-old Retired Philosophy Professor, Detained in Pakistan https://concernedscientists.org/2017/01/dr-hasan-arif-70-year-old-retired-philosophy-professor-detained-in-pakistan/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:11:52 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5771 Dr. Hasan Zafar Arif has been detained in Pakistan for allegedly “inciting public disorder”. He has not had legal representation or medical care since his arrest at the Karachi Press Club in October 2016. Dr. Arif has a heart condition, and his health is at risk. January 11, 2017 The Honorable Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of […]

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]]> 5771 Lecturer and Fulbright Scholar in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy, Lawyer Murdered https://concernedscientists.org/2016/06/lecturer-and-fulbright-scholar-in-pakistan-charged-with-blasphemy-lawyer-murdered/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:56:04 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5235 Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer of English Literature at Bahauddin Zakariya University, respected writer and scholar, has been jailed for the past three years and charged with blasphemy. The charge carries the possibility of a death sentence. During the trial his attorney was threatened by the prosecutor in open court; and was actually murdered. Hafeez’ new […]

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]]> 5235 CCS Calls for Immediate Investigation of Assassination of Counsel in Blasphemy Case https://concernedscientists.org/2014/05/ccs-calls-for-immediate-investigation-of-assassination-of-counsel-in-blasphemy-case/ Wed, 28 May 2014 14:59:27 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3417 After repeated threats called to the attention of Pakistani authorities, attorney and human rights advocate Rashid Rehman was assassinated on May 7, 2014. Rehman was defense counsel for Junaid Hafeez, an adjunct lecturer at the Bahuddin Zakariya University, who had been detained on blasphemy charges for over a year. CCS called for immediate investigation of […]

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