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Pakistan Celebrates Independence, While Ignoring Religious Persecution and Intolerance

Pakistan: Terrorism, extremism biggest national worries: PM Gilani
Country facing terrorism due to wrong decisions of dictator: PM Gilani
April 16, 2008 – Pakistan National Assembly passes resolution calling for U.N. to impose death penalty internationally for blasphemy
— “Information Minister Sherry Rehman and Sahibzada Fazle Karim moved the two resolutions.”
— “Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani… arrived moments after the passage of the resolutions”

Pakistan: New Poll Shows 78 Percent of Pakistanis Support Death Penalty for Leaving Islam

Pakistan Army Chief Kayani : We are against terrorism, not religion
— Kayani: “Islam is the soul and spirit of Pakistan. It is our strength and we will always be an Islamic republic.”

Pakistan: August 14 — a day to thank God for blessing us with freedom: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer
— Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer: “Pakistan had come into existence to establish a society based on justice, tolerance and equality”
July 4, 2009 – Muslims attack Christian homes in Punjab
— “A mob of some 600 people attacked about a hundred Christian homes in Bahmani, a village in Kasur district in Punjab”
— “A cleric in a local mosque accused the Christians of blasphemy inciting his fellow Muslims to attack the Christians.”
March 13, 2009: Punjab’s Rawalpindi: Christian Faces ‘Blasphemy’ Abetting Charge, Dangers
March 7, 2009: Punjab: One killed in attack on church in Pakistan

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Pakistan Human Rights Commission after Gojra attacks
— Asma Jahangir, the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission: “For too long the Pakistani state has protected people with extremist views… It is not just political parties. There are radicalised individuals, and supporters of militant groups within the judiciary, the education system, the bureaucracy and police as well.”