Mentally challenged child jailed for 'blasphemy'

ISLAMABAD: An 11-year-old Christian girl was accused of blasphemy and sent to juvenile jail on a 14-day judicial remand on Saturday.According to a police official, a mentally challenged Christian girl, Rimsha, a resident of Umara Jaffar, had been accused of burning 10 pages of an Islamic book, Noorani Qaida. The official said Rimsha was arrested on Saturday by policewomen after an FIR was lodged against her. "The girl has been sent to a juvenile jail on 14-day judicial remand," the official adde... more

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