Islamabad: The government is considering amending the country's blasphemy law to prevent its misuse by unscrupulous elements, Minister for Minorities Shabbaz Bhatti said on Friday.
He told a foreign broadcasting network that consultations were under way with the opposition parties and religious groups with a view to formulating necessary legislative proposals. The minister hoped that proposed legislation would be enacted during the next year.
Bhatti said at present anyone can lodge a complaint under the law and police registers a blasphemy case on its basis. [Gulf News] Read more [via National Secular Society]
