Blesphamy Laws of Pakistan

"Several sections of Pakistan's Criminal Code comprise its blasphemy laws.^[3] § 295 forbids damaging or defiling a place of worship or a sacred object. § 295-A forbids outraging religious feelings. § 295-B forbids defiling the Quran. § 295-C forbids defaming the prophet Muhammad. Except for § 295-C, the provisions of § 295 require that an offence be a consequence of the accused's intent. Defiling the Quran merits imprisonment for life. Defaming Muhammad merits death with or without a fine. (See below Sharia.) If a charge is laid under § 295-C, the trial must take place in a Court of Session with a Muslim judge presiding.<sup>[4]"

The above I have a quote from the internet available statement out of this law</sup>


The law is present, was passed during the time of Zia and has been used much more often against the persons who dared say something against the prophet in Pakistan. (Why could the lawmakers at that time NOT see the consequences that are now so visible all over the world? Human rights existed then also etc. etc.) Once the law has been passed, however it should be respected and carries out according to its meanings. Previous to 1986 there were only two or three cases but after 1986 many cases ( I do not remember exactly how many) have been reported and the problems are that 
1. Muslims use it against the non-Muslims when there is no remark made against the prophet PBUH  and
2. No lawyer wants to defend such cases for fear of death and 
3. Muslims take up mob mentality and 'lynching' tactics with the police or 'Law' taking no notice of such activity.
 That is what resulted in Taseer's death and although Mumtaz qadri is accused but the lecture or the lecturer who infused such act into the man is not accounted for. I still remember the many houses of Christians were burnt in some village in Pakistan for alleged Qur'an majeed desecration which turned to be untrue, but AFTER the death of many persons and fire destruction of many houses.
 I cannot imagine anybody Muslim or nonMuslim saying anything against the prophet or Qur'an in Pakistan knowing that with or without the law of blesphamy he is doomed to die.
 The inactivity of the government against Taseer when he said the law was "black Law" led to his death
 Taseer should not have used such words against this law. Firstly no law of the country should be called "black' by an official- He was a Governer of the most important Province. Should that be taken as offence against the prophet? I am not sure at all but that is the way it happened. Moreover when a decision by your court has been made on such an important issue the governer should accept it and respect the decision even if it is not right in his thinking. Some say what he meant was that it is misused for grudge against the nonMuslim or Muslim person but that does not sound appropriate to me (I have a statement of an Urdu writer to that effect- whereas he is only a pro-PPP writer and Taseer was a satunch PPP man)
 There is no doubt however that what Mumtaz did was also wrong and the law should take rpoper action against him no matter how the fanatic Muslims take it
 But I doubt if such action would be taken. The govt. is weak, timid, and corrupt. Nobody has clean slate of character and therefore courage to defend the law. Law is not respected by lawmakers
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