Lahore, Nov 2 (PTI) A 49-year-old visually impaired Christian man has been arrested for blasphemy charges in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Sunday. Nadeem Masih is accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad, a charge that, if proved, carries the death penalty. "Masih was arrested recently at Model Town Park, Lahore. Police were informed by a parking contractor that Masih insulted the Prophet," police officer Muhammad Yaqoob said. Masih has been booked under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code.

His counsel Advocate Javed Sahotra said there are major discrepancies in the First Information Report (FIR) that would be challenged in court, and hopefully Masih would get bail.

Talking to Christian Daily International-Morning Star News, Sahotra said if the trial court does not

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