Amid Drop in Official Blasphemy Accusations, Underlying Concerns Remain in Pakistan

A recent Reuters report said that registered blasphemy cases have seen a huge drop this year, after Pakistan’s army chief cracked down on fundamentalist groups. After years of widespread increases in blasphemy accusations, such a reversal seems like a positive development. But Pakistanis don’t necessarily feel the official numbers tell the whole story. “Hamza,” a… The post <a href="https://persecution.org/2026/11/03/amid-drop-in-official-blasphemy-accusations-underlying-conce

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”