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Blasphemy case: Scot shot in Pakistan jail | Blasphemy case: Scot shot in Pakistan jail |
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A 70-year-old Scot jailed in Pakistan on blasphemy charges has been shot and wounded by a policeman. | A 70-year-old Scot jailed in Pakistan on blasphemy charges has been shot and wounded by a policeman. |
Muhammad Asghar, who is from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 after writing letters to a number of people claiming to be a prophet. | Muhammad Asghar, who is from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 after writing letters to a number of people claiming to be a prophet. |
A court in Rawalpindi convicted him of blasphemy earlier this year. | A court in Rawalpindi convicted him of blasphemy earlier this year. |
The attack is said to have taken place inside the Adiala Jail, where he was being held. | The attack is said to have taken place inside the Adiala Jail, where he was being held. |
A Rawalpindi police official told BBC Urdu's Shahzad Malik the gunman who shot the Scot is Mohammad Yousuf, a member of the Elite Force of police commandos. | |
He said Mr Yousuf walked into Mr Asghar's cell before shooting him. | |
Prison security, who ran to the scene when they heard the gunshots, were said to have overpowered and disarmed Mr Yousuf. | |
Mental illness | |
Mr Asghar's injuries are not clear, however he was taken to a hospital inside the jail where his condition was said to be satisfactory. | |
At least one bullet was said to have hit him in the arm. | |
Mr Asghar's family and lawyers have said he has a history of mental illness. | Mr Asghar's family and lawyers have said he has a history of mental illness. |
British politicians and activists have been campaigning for his release, urging the Pakistani government to intervene in his case so he can be treated. | British politicians and activists have been campaigning for his release, urging the Pakistani government to intervene in his case so he can be treated. |
Adiala Jail is notorious for being overcrowded with poor conditions. | |
It is where the "celebrated" attacker of Governor Salman Taseer -Mumtaz Qadri, the Punjab Police guard, - is also in custody. | |
Mr Asghar was convicted under the blasphemy law in 2010 but his appeal against that judgement is pending in the Lahore High Court. |