A 22-year-old student has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for sharing private messages on WhatsApp that were allegedly derogatory to Prophet Muhammad.He is also said to have been offensive towards the prophet's wives.Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan.The court in Punjab Province said that he had sent the messages, which also included pictures, in order to anger Muslims.A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to life in priosn as part of the same case.<div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-6888ad57b5769a4" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/08/17/82220823-0-image-a-19_1709917355578.jpg" height="423" width="634" alt="A 22 year old student has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for sharing private messages on WhatsApp that were derogatory to Prophet Muhammad" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%"> </div> </div> A 22 year old student has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for sharing private messages on WhatsApp that were derogatory to Prophet Muhammad</div>Both have denied wrongdoing.The authorities caught on to the WhatsApp messages when a complaint was filed in 2022 by the&nbsp;cybercrime unit of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency.The agency made the complaint after a recipient of the 'blasphemous' material reported he had received the messages from three different phone numbers.They called it 'obscene material'.&nbsp;The 17-year-old was given a life sentence for sharing the material.The minimum age to receive capital punishment in Pakistan is 18.

The court in Punjab Province said that he had sent the messages, which also included pictures in order to anger Muslims. Judges said that he used derogatory words in the material

Student, 22, is sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan after 'sending insulting WhatsApp messages about Prophet Muhammad and his wives'

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