Religious and secular groups worldwide have protested over the detention last month of Rimsha Masih, accused by Muslim neighbours of burning Islamic religious texts.
Police official Munir Hussain Jafri said the imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, was arrested after witnesses from Masih's village on the edge of the capital Islamabad complained about his alleged actions. Chishti, appeared briefly in court on Sunday before he was sent to jail for a 14-day judicial remand.
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