An eight-year-old Hindu boy faces the death penalty in Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever charged with blasphemy in the country. The mob alleges he committed blasphemy, an act punishable by the death sentence in Pakistan, where mere accusations of blasphemy have in the past incited mobs to violence and deadly attacks. While courts have pronounced death sentences for some of those convicted, Pakistan has never carried out an execution over blasphemy charges. 'Attacks on Hindu temples have increased in the last few years showing an escalating level of extremism and fanaticism. Muslims and Hindus have mostly lived peacefully in Pakistan, but there have been attacks on Hindu temples in recent years.

Source: Daily Mail August 09, 2021 08:15 UTC