Pakistani man sentenced to death over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp message: What are the blasphemy laws in the country?

A Muslim resident of northwest Pakistan has been sentenced to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group. The country has some of the strictest blasphemy laws in the world with those being accused of the crime often becoming victims of mob violence

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