From British India to Zia-ul-Haq: How Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Became So Severe The history of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws begins before the creation of Pakistan and extends from British colonial legislation to major changes under General Zia-ul-Haq. Pakistan did not create its entire blasphemy-law framework in 1947. Part of it was inherited from British India. But… Continue reading From British India to Zia-ul-Haq: How Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Became So Severe
