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Prime Minister: Treatment of Mohammad Asghar is 'appalling' | Prime Minister: Treatment of Mohammad Asghar is 'appalling' |
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The Prime Minister has stepped into the row over an Edinburgh father sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy. | The Prime Minister has stepped into the row over an Edinburgh father sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy. |
Mohammad Asghar - who is 70 and has paranoid schizophrenia - remains in hospital after being shot by a policeman last month. | Mohammad Asghar - who is 70 and has paranoid schizophrenia - remains in hospital after being shot by a policeman last month. |
At Prime Minister's questions, David Cameron said Mr Asghar's treatment was ''appalling''. | At Prime Minister's questions, David Cameron said Mr Asghar's treatment was ''appalling''. |
Mr Cameron also said contacts were being made at the highest level to try and resolve the situation. | Mr Cameron also said contacts were being made at the highest level to try and resolve the situation. |
He said: "I have raised this case personally with the leaders of Pakistan. | |
"We obviously are looking at the case for a prisoner transfer, but they had to be suspended in recent years because Pakistan released prisoners that we returned to them - so there is a problem there. | |
"But we take this case very, very seriously and are raising it at every level in Pakistan." | |
Mr Asghar's daughter has previously met UK government officials to plead for intervention. | Mr Asghar's daughter has previously met UK government officials to plead for intervention. |
Jasmine Rana presented a petition signed by 70,000 people calling on the Prime Minister to secure her father's return to the UK. | Jasmine Rana presented a petition signed by 70,000 people calling on the Prime Minister to secure her father's return to the UK. |
Mr Asghar's family and solicitor met a Foreign Office minister. | Mr Asghar's family and solicitor met a Foreign Office minister. |
They have also met Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond to discuss the situation. | They have also met Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond to discuss the situation. |
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