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Global spotlight on Pakistan's blasphemy laws


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The case of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman targeted by Islamist extremists, has focused international attention on the country's draconian blasphemy laws and on its treatment of its Christian minority. Farhan Bokhari tells Jyotsna Singh why the issue is such a difficult one for Imran Khan, the prime minister, to resolve.


Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor; Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter; Farhan Bokhari, Islamabad correspondent. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon


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FT News in FocusBy Financial Times