of 3% of those polled. Pew Research surveys in 2008, show that in a range of countries—Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Bangladesh—there have been substantial declines in the percentages saying suicide-bombings and other forms of violence against civilian targets can be justified to defend Islam against its enemies. Wide majorities say such attacks are, at most, rarely acceptable. In Pakistan 86% of respondents agree that terrorist attacks are "never justified". Gallery See also Baad (practice) Blasphemy law in Pakistan Freedom of religion in Pakistan History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islam in South Asia Islamization in Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Religion in Pakistan Religious discrimination in Pakistan Shia Islam in Pakistan Destruction of Kashmiri Shias Sufism in Pakistan Sufism in Sindh Vani (custom) Islam in Bangladesh Islam in India Islam in South Asia Islam by country References Further reading Raja, Masood Ashraf. Constructing Pakistan: Foundational Texts and the Rise of Muslim National Identity, 1857–1947, Oxford 2010, Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Islam in Pakistan: A History (Princeton UP, 2018) online review Law of Pakistan History of Islam in Pakistan Islam-related lists Islam in Asia Islam in Asia by country