The Meaning of the White in Pakistan’s National Flag Every year on 14 August, Pakistan’s national flag appears everywhere. It flies from government buildings. It hangs from balconies. Children carry it through streets. Cars, shops and homes are decorated in green and white. The crescent and star are instantly recognised. But one part of the… Continue reading The White Stripe Was a Promise: Did Pakistan Keep Its Promise to Religious Minorities?
Blasphemy killings in Pakistan reveal a disturbing contradiction: although the law allows the death penalty for certain offences, many accused people have been killed outside the judicial process. Pakistan’s law permits the death penalty for certain blasphemy offences. Yet Pakistan has not carried out a judicial execution specifically for a blasphemy conviction. At first glance,… Continue reading No Judicial Execution for Blasphemy – Yet Many Accused Have Been Killed
