har ' s ▁law y ers ▁had ▁argued ▁during ▁the ▁trial ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁granted ▁len iency ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness , ▁but ▁a ▁medical ▁panel ▁later ▁rejected ▁this ▁argument ▁after ▁review ing ▁his ▁case . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁L ah ore - based ▁woman ▁Sal ma ▁F at ima ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁Police ▁after ▁she ▁distributed ▁pam ph lets ▁declaring ▁herself ▁a ▁Pro ph et . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁teacher ▁Ar fa ▁I ft ik har ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁hiding ▁after ▁a ▁fur ious ▁mob ▁storm ed ▁Far oo qi ▁Girls ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁city ▁of ▁L ah ore ▁over ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁home work ▁she ▁set ▁that ▁alleg edly ▁contained ▁der og atory ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim ▁proph et ▁Moh amm ad . ▁ ▁R im sha ▁Mas ih ▁( some ▁reports ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁" R if ta " ▁or ▁" R ift ah ") ▁is ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁child ▁who ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Islam abad ▁by ▁Pak ist ani ▁police ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁who ▁could ▁face ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁for ▁bl as ph emy ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁des ec rating ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁( or ▁a ▁book ▁containing ▁vers es ▁from ▁the ▁Q ur an ) ▁by ▁burning . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Christian ▁minor ity . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Muhammad