Actress Veena Malik sentenced to 26 years in prison

Pakistani actress Veena Malik was sentenced to 25 years in prison after she was accused of blasphemy for participating in a TV programme.

The morning show which was broadcast in Geo TV featured Pakistani starlet Veena Malik dancing with her new husband while a group of Sufi musicians sang a devotional song about the wedding of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter.

Along with The verdict also included Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (the owner of the TV station) along with the host of the show and two gue

sts was announced by an anti-terror court in the city of Gilgit, which is controlled by Pakistan but part of the Kashmir region which India also claims. As the region of Gilgit is not a fully-fledged region of Pakistan the order is not likely to be carried out, as their laws are not currently recognized by the country.

The four people convicted were also ordered to pay a fine of 1.3 million rupees ($13,000), sell their properties and surrender their passports, according to a copy of the court order.

- Sahla Ilham

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