ICC Note: A one-man tribunal in Pakistan comprised of a judge of the Lahore High Court has recommended that Pakistan review their blasphemy laws to check that they are in line with the Constitution. He also recommended that they revisit them to ensure that they will not be misapplied, as they often are. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have led to a significant amount of discrimination and persecution of Christians in the country.

08/11/2016, Pakistan (The Express Tribune) – Pakistan needs to revisit certain provisions in the blasphemy law to bring it in line with Article 25 of the Constitution in addition to ensuring the law is not misused.

The recommendations were made by a one-man tribunal, comprising a then-judge of the Lahore High Court, which proposed that five provisions of law should be reviewed after ‘achieving consensus of Mujtahideen of all Muslim schools of thought’ and after due consultation with the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).

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