Under the country’s blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its religious figures can be sentenced to death. Authorities have yet to carry out such a penalty, although the accusation of blasphemy and opposition to the law can incite mob violence or reprisals.

In a historic ruling, an anti-terrorism court has sentenced four individuals to death for allegedly spreading religious hatred on social media platforms.The convicts-Rana Usman, Ashfaq Ali, Salman Sajjad,