Pakistani student kills principal after accusing him of blasphemy (Source: Voice of America)

Relatives say prayers at the home of Sareer Ahmed, principal of the private Islamia College, who according to police was shot by a student accusing him of blasphemy in Charsadda, Pakistan Jan. 23, 2017. (REUTERS)

Voice of America report by Ayaz Gul from Islamabad states that a student in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Charsadda killed his college principal, Sareer Ahmed, after accusing him of blasphemy. Ahmed had reprimanded the assailant for missing classes to attend an Islamist rally supporting Pakistan’s blasphemy law. According to local police, the assailant has been arrested.

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