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The top religious clerics in Pakistan have proposed death penalty for people who are convicted of making false accusations by attempting to exploit blasphemy law. Well-known Islamic scholar Allama Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Thursday that blasphemy law remains unchanged but those who try to misuse it will face strict punishments.
Pakistan is a Muslim majority nation where laws derived from Islamic law of Shariah have always remained highly debatable. The debate on blasphemy law has been highly critical as representatives of the government have lost their lives for proposing amendments. Religious extremists killed Punjab governor Salman Taseer and Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti for advocating a change in the controversial law. It is often argued that blasphemy law is often used as a mean of settling personal scores.
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) believes that the law in itself is not the problem but certain changes like extreme punishments for those who attempt to misuse the law should be enforced to ensure that blasphemy law is fully implemented. Ashrafi confirmed that influential human rights activists and civil society members have been taken on board while taking the decision. In addition, the CII has also decided to leave the matter of using DNA as evidence in rape cases for the courts.
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