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Blasphemy Cases in Pakistan Plummet—but Reuters Has Not Proved Who Deserves the Credit

Pakistan’s blasphemy cases have plunged, but the real test is whether reform protects faith, due process and free speech beyond one military crackdown.

Scales of justice and falling blasphemy case files outside a Pakistani court during a state crackdown on hardline groups

External Links & References

[Reuters: As Pakistan’s army chief turns on hardline Islamist groups, blasphemy cases plummet] → https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-army-chief-turns-hardline-islamist-groups-blasphemy-cases-plummet-2026-08-06/

[Reuters short link supplied with the report] → http://reut.rs/45Nn500

[BBC report supplied for comparison] → https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0n9w95n70o

[National Commission for Human Rights report on PECA and the 2025 Amendment Act] → https://nchr.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NCHR-Report-on-PECA-and-the-2025-Amendments-Act.pdf

[Human Rights Commission of Pakistan: Streets of Fear] → https://hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2025-Streets-of-fear-EN.pdf

[Human Rights Watch: Exploiting Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws for Blackmail and Profit] → https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/06/09/conspiracy-grab-land/exploiting-pakistans-blasphemy-laws-blackmail-and-profit

[Human Rights Watch: Suppression of Free Speech and Civil Society] → https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/04/pakistan-suppression-of-free-speech-civil-society

[Amnesty International: Human Rights in Pakistan] → https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/south-asia/pakistan/report-pakistan/

[Global Terrorism Index] → https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/global-terrorism-index/

[Why Rajab Butt Was Assaulted Inside a Karachi Courtroom] → https://zorayskhalid.com/rajab-butt/

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[The Democracy That Lectured Pakistan Could Not Tolerate Students Protesting] → https://zorayskhalid.com/indian-students-protest/

[General Aamer Raza’s Four-Star Promotion] → https://zorayskhalid.com/general-aamer-raza/2/

READ:   Group Captain Asim Tariq: A Martyrdom, a Crime Scene, and the Poisonous Rush to Turn a Pakistani Hero Into Propaganda

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