ICC Note:
According to reports, a blasphemy case has been registered against Shaan Taseer, son of the assassinated Salman Taseer, for saying Merry Christmas. The accusation was registered under 295-A of the Pakistani Penal Code. Salman Taseer was assassinated in 2011 after standing up for Asia Bibi. In 2016, Salman Taseer’s assassin was executed, but tens of thousands protested. 
01/02/2017 Pakistan (Christians in Pakistan) – The Punjab Police has registered a case of hate speech against my Christmas message, under the National Action Plan:
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is not satire. A case under sec 295A (hate speech: acts intended to outrage religious feelings) has been registered by Punjab Police at another Police Station in Lahore; Islam pura.
The Police claim they found a USB outside the Station, opened it and were horrified by a Christmas Message.
They also claim not to know who the person in the video is (wink wink), and have therefore named an unknown person. Presumably, when asked tomorrow, they will claim to have done their job at an arm’s length basis.
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