Is blasphemy illegal in Pakistan?
Death penalty possible
Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Pakistan that can carry the death penalty.
Pakistan is one of 5 countries classified “Death penalty possible” for blasphemy — 9% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Afghanistan
- Death penalty possible Blasphemy is prohibited under Sharia and can be punished by execution, with arrests occurring since 2021.
- Nepal
- Criminal offense Nepal's 2017 criminal code criminalizes hurting religious sentiment with up to two years imprisonment.
- India
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense in India under Section 295A of the Penal Code.
- United Arab Emirates
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by a minimum one-year jail sentence or a fine.
- Qatar
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense punishable by up to seven years in prison.
- Kuwait
- Criminal offense Kuwait criminalizes insulting religious figures with imprisonment and fines under cybercrime laws.
Other laws in Pakistan
- Apostasy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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