abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. Following these events, Pakistan has given over 1 million non muslims the right to vote. The number rose to 4.43 million from 3.63 million since 2018. Religious minorities Demographics As per 2017 census, Pakistan have a population of 207,684,000. In 2012, according to the Government of Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), the population of officially registered religious minorities in Pakistan was as follows: Hindus: 1,414,527 Christians: 1,270,051 Ahmadis: 125,681 Baha'is: 33,734 Sikhs: 6,146 Parsis: 4,020 Buddhists: 1,492 Others: 66,898 According to the 1951 census conducted by the Government of Pakistan, West Pakistan had 1.6% Hindu population, while East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) had 22.05%. According to the 1998 census conducted by the Government of Pakistan, Hindus made up 1.85% of the population and Christians (Protestant and Roman Catholic) 1.59%, or around 3.2million people. Other estimates put the numbers higher. Historically, there was also a small contingent of Jews in Pakistan who emigrated to Israel in 1948. The U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2002 estimated the Shi'a population to be between 10 and 15%, of which between 550,000 and 600,000 are Ismailis, a sect of Shi'a Muslims and who pay tribute to their living spiritual leader, the Aga Khan. In a 2011 book, Ishtiaq Ahmed wrote that "Some independent studies, however, suggest that the non-Muslims population of Pakistan is nearly 10 per cent and Hindus, Christians and Ahmadis make up four million each. It is generally noted that while majorities play down minority figures, the minorities inflate them. This is especially true of the Ahmadiyya community. Official statistics return less than 150,000 for them while the Ahmadis claim to be around ten million." Much of the decrease in minorities of Pakistan has occurred due to the events around the partition, the wars of 1965 and 1971. In November 2019, Pakistan formed parliamentary committee to stop the act of forced conversion in the country. In 1995, the Parsis put their number at 2,831. Blasphemy law Pakistan's Blasphemy law stems from section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (6 October 1860) XLV of 1860. It states that whoever "defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine." This law is phrased in vague terms (therefore violating the principle of legality), and is often used