During the trial, Ateeq told the court that she believed the complainant intentionally dragged her into a religious discussion so he could collect evidence and take “revenge” after she refused to be friendly with him. In doing so, she “deliberately and intentionally defiles sacred righteous personalities and insulted the religious beliefs of Muslims”, according to the charge sheet.Īteeq, who has stated that she is a practising Muslim, denied all the charges. He accused her of sending blasphemous caricatures of holy prophets, making remarks about “holy personages” on WhatsApp and using her Facebook account to transmit blasphemous material to other accounts. Aneeqa Ateeq says she was dragged her into a religious discussion so her accuser could take revenge Aneeqa Atee was accused of sending blasphemous caricatures of holy prophets and making remarks about ‘holy personages’ on WhatsApp. Photograph: AlamyĪ court in Pakistan has sentenced a woman to death over allegedly blasphemous messages sent over WhatsApp and Facebook.Īneeqa Ateeq, 26, was found guilty and given a death sentence by a court in Rawalpindi on Wednesday after a complaint was registered against her under Pakistan’s draconian cybercrime and blasphemy lawsĪccording to the charge sheet, Ateeq, 26, met her accuser, a fellow Pakistani, online in 2019 through a mobile gaming app and the pair began corresponding over WhatsApp.
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