India, Jan. 27 -- A Pakistani court has sentenced four individuals to death and fined them $16,000 on 'blasphemy' charges.

According tor reports, they were sentenced for allegedly posting sacrilegious materials about the Koran and Islamic figures.

The men were identified as Rana Usman, Ashfaque Ali, Salman Sajjad, and Wajid Ali, reported Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

"The doubts and uncertainties that arise in such cases are ignored by the courts," Manzoor Rahmani, a lawyer for the sentenced men, told the website.

He said: "[This is likely] due to the fear of religious backlash and potential mob violence against the judge if the accused is acquitted."

Many instances illustrate the use of blasphemy allegations to settle personal ve...