Pakistani Muslim Parties tell USA, ‘Criminalise blasphemy or lose consulate’

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Re: Pakistani Muslim Parties tell USA, ‘Criminalise blasphemy or lose consulate’

@Silaaj

Does Pakistan have any laws that make it a crime to commit blasphemy against other religions? I realize that Muslims will never intentionally commit blasphemy against Judaism and Christianity, because Hazrat Moosa AS, and Hazrat Isa AS are equally revered by Muslims as messengers of Allah SWT. But is there any law that bans blasphemy against these religions? How about against other religions, like Hinduism/Budhaism?

Until Pakistan has such laws in place, Im not sure we have a right to ask western countries to enact such laws in favor of Islam.

Why would you even make this post without actually looking up the text of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws?

Relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code:

295. Injuring or defiling place of worship, with Intent to insult the religion of any class:
     Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction damage or defilement as an insult to their religion. shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

295-A. Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting Its religion or religious beliefs:
Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the 'religious feelings of any class of the citizens of Pakistan, by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations insults the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both.

298. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings:
     Whoever, with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person or makes any gesture in the sight of that person or places any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.

The blasphemy laws are worded in such a way that a Muslim who makes insulting remarks about hinduism is committing blasphemy. The problem is not a lack of laws, it’s a lack of will to prosecute Muslim who commit blasphemy against other religions.