In Pakistan, false accusations of blasphemy are widespread and often motivated by personal vendettas or religious hatred. Accusations are inflammatory and have the potential to spark mob lynching, vigilante murders, and mass protests.
Since Pakistan added Section 295-B and 295-C to the country’s blasphemy laws in 1987, the number of blasphemy accusations have skyrocketed. Between 1987 and 2017, 1,534 individuals in Pakistan are being accused of blasphemy. Out of that 1,534, 829 accusations (54%), were against religious minorities. With Christians only making up 1.6% of Pakistan’s total population, the 251 accusations (17.5%) made against Christians is disproportionate.
Currently, 29 Christians are in prison due to blasphemy charges in Pakistan. These 29 Christians are defendants in 21 blasphemy cases represented at various levels of the judicial process in Pakistan.
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Deobandi Islamist in Quetta, Balochistan registered blasphemy case under Sections 295A, 298, 298A, Anti-Terrorism Act against #
Shia Islamist Hazara guy Agha Raza for insulting Islamic Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab on Facebook.
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Police in District Bhakkar, Punjab file blasphemy case - under Sections 295A, 298A, 16 MPO - against a Shia Islamist for insulting Islamic Umayyad Caliph Muawiya on Facebook.
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Police in Mandi Ahmadabad, District Okara, Punjab file blasphemy case, under Section 295A, against a Sunni Islamist for mocking Shia Islam mourning practices on Facebook.
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Barelvi Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan terrorist Mullahs in Umarkot, Sindh registered blasphemy case, under Section 298A, against a Shia Islamist for insulting Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab on Facebook.
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Shia Islamist in Kabirwala, District Khanewal, Punjab registered blasphemy case - under Sections 295A, 298A and PECA 2016 - against a Sunni Islamist for calling Abu Talib a non-Muslim on WhatsApp.
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Shia Islamist in Tando Jam, Sindh demand blasphemy case against Islamist Abdul Hafiz Memon for insulting Islamic Imam Hussain on Facebook.
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Shia Islamist in Hingorja, Khairpur District, Sindh hold a sit-in on highway demanding blasphemy case against two Islamist Usman Chang and Jamshed Thebo for sharing a Facebook post claiming that Islamic Imam Hussain used women and children as human shields in Karbala.
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Deobandi Islamist in Sanghar, Sindh Registered blasphemy case, under Sections 295A and 298A, against a Shia Islamist for insulting Islamic Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab on TikTok.
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Deobandi Mullah’s in Peshawar registered blasphemy case, under Section 295C that mandates death penalty, against a Islamist named Abdullah Bakht Zameen for insulting the Muhammad in a WhatsApp group.
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Deobandi Islamist in Khairpur Nathan Shah, District Dadu, Sindh Registered blasphemy case, under Section 298A, against a Shia Islamist for Islamic insulting Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab on TikTok.
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