Summary
A court in eastern Pakistan has sentenced a Christian couple to death for sending a blasphemous text message insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, their lawyer said Saturday.
Both denied the charges, Hassan said, adding that they would appeal the sentence.
However, defence lawyer Hassan said that the text originated from a cellphone which the couple had lost some time before the incident, so they could not have sent the message.
Some 97 percent of the 180 million population are Muslim, and even unproven allegations can trigger a violent public response.
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