30 March 2007 :

Abdul Hameed, 45, was sentenced to death for blasphemy by Judge Pattoki in the Additional District and Sessions Court in Kasur, Pakistan. The complaint was registered by a prayer leader, Qari Ghulam Mustafa, however the defence said a property dispute with one of the prosecution witnesses, Rana Shamaon, was the reason behind the case. Hameed is to appeal against the verdict in the Lahore High Court in a week.