Lahore, Sep 14 (PTI) A Pakistan court awarded a death sentence to a man from the Punjab province for insulting the Prophet Muhammad on social media, a court official said on Saturday.

Blasphemy, especially insult to the Prophet, is an offense punishable by death in Pakistan.

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"Additional Sessions Court Judge Shahbaz Iqbal Tarar of Sarai Alamgir on Friday handed down the death sentence to Irfan (who goes by a single name) on the charges of insulting the Prophet," the court official told PTI.

He said the court convicted the suspect and also imposed a fine of PKR 1,00,000 on him.

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Irfan, a resident of Sarai Alamgir, some 200 km from Lahore, was arrested this year for allegedly committing blasphemy by making insulting remarks against the Prophet.

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