 for defiling the Quran. Ruqqiya Bibi and her husband Munir Masih had been arrested by Mustafabad police in December 0000 for touching Islam's sacred scripture without ritually washing.  In Karachi, a court on Feb. 00 sentenced another Christian, Qamar David, to 00 years in prison and a fine of 000,000 rupees (US$0,000) after he was convicted without basis for sending blasphemous text messages in May 0000. David was convicted under Section 000-A of the blasphemy statues for "injuring religious feelings of any community," and also under Section 000-C for derogatory remarks against Muhammad.  His lawyer, Pervaiz Aslam Chaudhry, told Compass that the conviction was without basis as all 00 witnesses at the trial said that not David but the owner of the cell phone through which they received the blasphemous messages was guilty.  Maximum punishment for violation of Section 000-A is life imprisonment, and for Section 000-C the maximum punishment is death, though life imprisonment is also possible. David received the sentence of life in prison, which is 00 years in Pakistan. He had not been granted bail since his arrest in 0000.  