Pakistani court orders investigation into misuse of nation's blasphemy laws (Fides)
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ()
The Islamabad High Court ordered Pakistan’s government to establish a commission to investigate the misuse of the nation’s anti-blasphemy laws, particularly by online extortionists.
Khalil Tahir Sandhu, a Catholic attorney, said that “this directive offers hope to the affected families ... The blasphemy law in Pakistan, as it stands today, lends itself to being exploited and manipulated.”
Islam is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 252 million (map), the fifth most populous in the world. 95% of Pakistan’s people are Muslim; 2% are Christian, and 1% are Hindu. The use of blasphemy laws has been part of the persecution of Christians there.
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