▁j ail . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Pak ist ani ▁authorities ▁charged ▁M . ▁You n us ▁Sh a ikh , ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁with ▁bl as ph emy ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁remarks ▁that ▁students ▁claimed ▁he ▁made ▁during ▁a ▁lecture . ▁The ▁students ▁alleg ed ▁that , ▁inter ▁al ia , ▁Sh a ikh ▁had ▁said ▁Muhammad ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁non - Mus lim s ▁because ▁they ▁died ▁before ▁Islam ▁existed . ▁A ▁judge ▁ordered ▁that ▁Sh a ikh ▁pay ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ru pe es , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁h anged . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁court ▁ret ried ▁the ▁matter ▁and ▁acqu itted ▁Sh a ikh , ▁who ▁fled ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁Switzerland ▁soon ▁there after . ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁arrested ▁Ay ub ▁Mas ih , ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁Christian ▁brick layer ▁for ▁bl as ph emy ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ja iled ▁him ▁for ▁viol ation ▁of ▁§   2 9 5 - C . ▁Muhammad ▁Ak ram , ▁a ▁Muslim ▁neighbour ▁to ▁Mas ih , ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁that ▁Mas ih ▁had ▁said ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁right , ▁and ▁Mas ih ▁had ▁recommended ▁that ▁Ak ram ▁read ▁Sal man ▁R ush die ' s ▁Sat an ic ▁Vers es . ▁The ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁Mas ih ▁was ▁arrested , ▁Muslim ▁vill agers ▁forced ▁the ▁entire