it is widely reported that such cases are mishandled due to societal pressure and other issues surrounding the cases. This has added to the pressure for countries to call out Pakistan’s troubled history with their blasphemy law.

The blasphemy law is often abused by the majority Muslim community as a tool of suppression and effectively muzzles the religious minority community.

The EU Parliament’s move comes as Pakistan’s blasphemy law and other legal structures like it around the world are facing increased scrutiny. The United States Congress passed a resolution at the end of last year calling for the global repeal of all apostasy, heresy, and blasphemy laws citing numerous cases where such laws directly hinder religious freedom and freedom of expression.

Pakistan has one of the harshest blasphemy laws in the world with varying degrees of penalty depending on the level of offence, including life in prison and even the death penalty.

Source: Persecution.org