What happened: According to reports, a man accused of blasphemy was injured after the brother of the claimant allegedly opened fire on him while he was going to attend the hearing of the case lodged against him. Details: On Oct 24, 2019, FIR was lodged against the accused, Shakir, under Section 295-B in which the claimant stated that he ‘heard’ from someone that the accused had desecrated the Holy Quran. The suspect was arrested by the Makhdoom Rasheed police, but was later released on bail. The case was to be followed by several proceeding. On Tuesday, on his way to court hearing of Additional District and Sessions Judge Hassan Ahmad, the complainant’s brother allegedly opened fire on him, inflicting five bullet injuries on his leg. Sister of the accused told the police that Qaisar Hayat, the brother of complainant Khizar Hayat, along with other unidentified persons had opened fire on her brother. Read more on Propergaanda.
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