US Senator calls for release of Hindu teacher over blasphemy accusations

US Senator Marco Antonio Rubio has asked for the release of a Hindu teacher Notan Lal who was falsely accused of blasphemy and imprisoned for 25 years in Pakistan’s Sindh.

“Notal Lal was arrested for committing blasphemy based on false testimony and sentenced to 25 years in a Pakistan prison. We ask for his release. Pakistan is a country of particular concern for religious freedom violations,” Senator Rubio said in a tweet.

Notan Lal has been languishing in a prison in Sukkur in Sindh since 2019. His sentence was announced last month, in which he was asked to pay Rs 50,000 as fine and serve a 25-year term in prison.

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US Senator calls for release of Hindu teacher jailed in Pakistan for blasphemy