ISLAMABAD, Jan. 28 -- The National Cyber Crime Investigation (NCCIA) on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging the acquittal of an Islamabad-based woman in a high-profile blasphemy case by the Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi Bench.

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The woman, Ms Aneeqa Ateeq, had previously been awarded the death penalty by a trial court in January 2022 for alleged blasphemous content sent via WhatsApp. She was also sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment on related charges under Sections 295-A, 295-C, 298-A of the Pakistan Penal Code and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.

The Lahore High Court, however, overturned the trial court's verdict on Oc...