Pakistani man accused of blasphemy for not protesting Muhammad film
| Islamabad
Pakistani聽officials聽say聽they have聽opened聽an聽investigation聽into a聽businessman聽who has been聽accused聽of blasphemy聽after聽refusing聽to聽join聽protests聽over聽an聽anti-Islam聽video聽and聽allegedly聽trying聽to聽convince聽others聽also not to take聽part.
Police聽officer聽Munir Abbasi聽says聽that hundreds of protesters in the city of Hyderabad who rallied against the film that mocks the Prophet Muhammad demanded聽businessman聽Haji Nasrullah Khan shut his shops in solidarity.
When Khan聽refused, one of his tenants said his decision supported the film.
City police chief Fareed Jan said Wednesday the protesters claim Khan insulted the Prophet.
Jan said there's no evidence to suggest this happened and said police were pressured by the mob to聽open聽the case.
Blasphemy聽is punishable by life in prison or death in Pakistan.
