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Pakistani Senate group to debate how to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws
January 12, 2017 By Faith Matters

Pakistani Senate group to debate how to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws

A Pakistani Senate committee is set to debate how to prevent the country’s blasphemy laws being applied unfairly, despite opposition from religious conservatives who support legislation that carries a mandatory death penalty for insulting Islam. Senator Farhatullah Babar told Reuters that the Senate Committee on Human Rights, of which he is a member, will start […]

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