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Pakistani blasphemy laws have specific historical and colonial origins
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Is it true that Pakistani blasphemy laws have specific historical and colonial origins?
Yes. Scholarly and historical sources confirm that Pakistan's blasphemy laws have direct roots in colonial-era legislation instituted by the British.
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Wikipedia: Sharia. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
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Notes that Pakistan inherited blasphemy laws from the Indian Penal Code instituted by the British.
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doi.org: To kill or not to kill? : a discursive analysis of colonial and Islamic influences on blasphemy legislation in postcolonial Pakistan. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0366142
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