From the ArcaMax Publishing, Religious News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/religiousnews/s-365536-406667
A Pakistani man, accused of blasphemy, was sentenced to death for
desecrating the Koran.
Shafiq Latif was arrested in Sialkot in the Muslim country's Punjab
province in March 2006 under the blasphemy act, Dawn, a Pakistani
newspaper, reported. Police accused Latif of desecrating copies of the
Muslim holy book.
The presiding judge in a district court in Sialkot said the verdict
was based on Islamic law, the Dawn report said. Latif was sentenced to
death and fined about $8,000
The report said banners and posters went up in the district welcoming
the court decision.
The ruling can be appealed.