Cameron must act to free Briton on Pak's death row: Family

October 18, 2014 00:22

The daughter of a British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy delivered Prime Minister David Cameron a petition today demanding help in securing his release.

Mentally ill Mohammad Asghar, 70, was convicted in January for claiming to be a prophet of Islam, an act considered sacrilegious in Pakistan, which is 97 per cent Muslim. The verdict prompted Cameron to say he was "deeply concerned" about Asghar's fate.

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