# Pakistan’s top court upholds Christian man’s death sentence for blasphemy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pakistans-top-court-upholds-christian-mans-death-sentence-for-blasphemy/
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:48:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T15:41:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/pakistans-top-court-upholds-christian-mans-death-sentence-blasphemy
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld Qaisar Ayub’s death sentence.
- His brother Amoon was acquitted after about 10 years in prison.
- Lawyers plan to seek a review and request a presidential pardon.

## Summary

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has upheld Qaisar Ayub’s conviction and death sentence for blasphemy, while acquitting his brother Amoon after about 10 years in prison. The ruling has drawn criticism from rights advocates, who say it could affect other people facing blasphemy charges and raise concerns about religious freedom and Pakistan’s international reputation.

The brothers were arrested in 2014 and 2015 over content on a WordPress site, but their legal representatives say evidence linking them to the site was never presented. Both were sentenced to death in 2018, and Qaisar’s case reached the Supreme Court after years of appeals and 13 postponed hearings. His lawyers plan to seek a review and ask Pakistan’s government to consider a presidential pardon; the US State Department said it was concerned about religious freedom in Pakistan.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.