Minorties are protected by law to practice their religion
(submitted photo)  Pakistani Christians protest after after a
Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by Christians on March
9, 2013 in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam’s
Prophet Muhammad. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with
the way the government was handling the incident. Here’s the
story.  Minorities have full rights under the Pakistan
constitution to practice their religion. Why are mobs and
extremists depriving them of their rights?  Read previous posts
about the blasphemy law, which moderate Pakistanis and human
rights groups feel is extreme and discriminatory to the
country’s minority groups, on this blog here and here and here.
Azra Haqqie  2 Responses    1. whoareyou says:      Azra –
minimally, the blasphemy law seems at odds with “(m)inorities
hav(ing) full rights under the Pakistan constitution to practice
their religion”. it seems the blasphemy law would be
unconstitutional, right? Has the blasphemy law been chall