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UN committee notes blasphemy law abuse in Pakistan; urges reform

Pakistan (MNN) -- The United Nations Human Rights Committee last month urged Pakistan to amend or repeal the country’s blasphemy laws. The committee noted an increase in false blasphemy accusations in Pakistan, with dire consequences. Nehemiah with FMI says, "The problem is not really a blasphemy law or the Constitution of Pakistan. The problem is that the people of Pakistan, the Muslims of Pakistan, they have become extremists. "The 'mobism' where a mob just goes [to] burn Christian houses