PAK AFFIRMS 400,000 SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS SPREAD BLASPHEMY

Pakistan punishes blasphemy with the death penalty. According to a report by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, 400,000 social media accounts spread blasphemous material against Islam, media reported.

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Even considering that an individual may have multiple accounts, the number of those risking the death penalty is enormous. Through this method, the Ministry arrived at the figure of 400,000 and the claim that an "epidemic" of blasphemy is hitting Pakistan is not explained. However, doubts arise as the report says that among the owners of these 400,000 accounts spreading blasphemy, "the FIA [Federal Investigation Agency] Cyber Crime Wing has already apprehended 140 individuals involved in these crimes, with 11 of them having received the death penalty from trial courts and two having their death sentences confirmed by