Blasphemy Law

Following the allegations of blasphemy, the mob vandalised and destroyed a Church in Punjab province's Faisalabad district

Pakistani police arrested a Chinese national on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, authorities said on Monday. Under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, the offense carries the death penalty. Police identified the man only as Mr. Tian from China and said he was arrested on Sunday night, hours after hundreds of residents and laborers working on a dam project blocked a key highway and rallied to demand his arrest. The rally took place in the town of Komela in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, according to local police chief Naseer Khan. Khan said officers quickly responded to the protests by rescuing and arresting the Chinese national. We are still investigating, Khan said. The blocked highway later reopened to traffic and work resumed at the Dasu Dam, which has scores of Chinese and hundreds of Pakistanis working on the project, Khan said. Mob attacks on people accused of blasphemy and even lynching attacks are

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Priyantha Kumara, in his 40s, was working as the general manager of the garment factory in Sialkot district

A large number of supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan marched from Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi to Faizabad in Islamabad to protest against the publication of "blasphemous" sketches in France

British lawmakers introduced legislation aimed to protect minorities

If we exclude Ireland, blasphemy laws have fallen into disuse in most developed countries