World News | Pak University Professor Arrested over Blasphemy Charges
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A senior professor of a university in Pakistan's Sindh province was on Wednesday arrested over blasphemy charges.
Karachi, Jun 10 (PTI) A senior professor of a university in Pakistan's Sindh province was on Wednesday arrested over blasphemy charges.
Professor Sajid Soomro of the Shah Abdul Latif University in Sindh's Khairpur area was arrested from his house in Ali Murad locality of Khairpur.
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“We have been told he has been arrested for blasphemy on a complaint lodged by the state,” said Advocate Fayaz Khamisani, Soomro's friend and Khairpur Bar Association joint secretary.
Soomro is also an activist and a writer and known for his books on Sindhi-Mohajir unity.
Condemning Soomro's arrest and the charges against him, activists, writers and members of civil society have demanded that the Sindh government initiate an inquiry into the registration for such a case against a university teacher.
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