Qamar David (Punjabi: قمر ڈیوڈ (Shahmukhi)) was a Pakistani Christian convicted of blasphemy who died on 15 March 2011, in a jail in Karachi, Pakistan.
[1][2] Originally from Hamza, in the Pakistani province of Punjab,[3] David was a supplier of cosmetics to shops in Karachi.
[2] While in prison David had written twice to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expressing fear for his life and that of his family.
[2] Andrew Johnston of Christian Solidarity Worldwide called for an independent investigation of the death.
[2] An autopsy was performed on 16 March 2011 by doctors whose initial assessment was that he died of a heart attack.