Pakistan doctor arrested for throwing away 'Muhammad's' business card

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Pakistani authorities have arrested a doctor on suspicion of violating the country's contentious blasphemy law by throwing away a business card of a man who shared the name of Islam's prophet, Muhammad, police said Sunday.

... Naushad Valiyani, a Muslim doctor in the southern city of Hyderabad, was arrested Friday after a complaint was lodged with police alleging his actions had insulted the Prophet Muhammad, said regional police chief Mushtaq Shah.

The case began Friday when Muhammad Faizan, a pharmaceutical company representative, visited Valiyani's clinic and handed out his business card. He said when the doctor threw the card away, Faizan went to police and filed a complaint that noted his name was the same as the prophet's.

Shah said police were investigating whether Valiyani should be charged with blasphemy.

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[msongs]

1. religion is such a wonderful thing and a blessing for human kind lol nt

[CanonRay]

2. +1000

[letitoutnow]

3. wow, unbelievable what can happen in todays world..

[AsahinaKimi]

4. wow.

Dozens of Pakistanis are sentenced to death each year under the blasphemy law, though most cases are thrown out by higher courts and no executions have been carried out.

I guess is just a matter of time before they get a higher court judge who is very fundamental. I don't think I would ever want to visit there.

[Codeine]

5. Yay religion! nt

[htuttle]

6. Note to self:

Never start a printing business in Pakistan.

[DCKit]

7. Anyone else thinking of changing their name?

I've heard that being a professional victim can be lucrative.

[WinkyDink]

8. Good thing Pakistan is a nuclear power!

[petronius]

9. Sounds like the guy with the business card should be charged with blasphemy, for impersonating

the prophet. And for being an all-around shitsack, of course...