Peshawar man accused of blasphemy shot dead inside court

PESHAWAR (HRNW)  A Peshawar man was shot dead during the hearing of a blasphemy case against him at a sessions court on Wednesday.

Tahir Ahmed Naseem, a resident of Pishtakhara, appeared before the court of Judge Shaukatullah when a man barged in and opened fire on him.

The shooter, Khalid, was arrested by the police on the spot. He is said to be a resident of Board Bazaar.

A case had been registered against Naseem under Section 295 (defiling a place of worship) of the Pakistan Penal Code. The body has been shifted to a hospital.

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