A Pakistani court has sentenced a woman to death in a blasphemy case under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
According to local reports, Judge Afzal Majoka of Islamabad’s special court handed down the death penalty for a social media post deemed blasphemous against Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
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In addition to the death sentence, the court imposed a Rs300,000 fine and a 7-year prison term with an extra Rs100,000 fine under Section 11 of the PECA Act.
The court ordered her execution by hanging, but she has the right to appeal within a month.
Pakistan enforces strict blasphemy laws with severe punishments, often leading to mob violence and extrajudicial killings due to vague accusations.
