{"id":66646,"date":"2025-11-04T03:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=66646"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:01:45","slug":"pakistani-pastor-dies-days-after-acquittal-in-blasphemy-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/pakistani-pastor-dies-days-after-acquittal-in-blasphemy-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistanischer Pastor stirbt Tage nach Freispruch im Blasphemiefall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Pakistan (International Christian Concern) \u2014 After spending 13 years behind bars for a crime he had always denied, Pastor Zafar Bhatti finally walked free, only to die three days later. His death has cast a harsh light on Pakistan\u2019s blasphemy laws and the grim conditions of its prisons.\u00a0 Bhatti, 62, the founder of Jesus World Mission Church in Rawalpindi, died of cardiac arrest on Oct. 5 at his home in Punjab province. He had been released on Oct. 2 after\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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