. ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁supported ▁a ▁crack down ▁on ▁bl as ph em ous ▁material ▁posted ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁described ▁bl as ph emy ▁as ▁an ▁ ▁" un p ardon able ▁off ence ". ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Pak ist ani ▁blog ger ▁Ay az ▁N iz ami , ▁founder ▁of ▁real istic appro ach . org , ▁an ▁Ur du ▁website ▁about ▁at he ism , ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁A the ist ▁& ▁Ag nost ic ▁Alliance ▁Pakistan , ▁was ▁det ained ▁under ▁the ▁charges ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁and ▁could ▁face ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Muhammad ▁As g har , ▁a ▁ 7 0 - year - old ▁British ▁man ▁from ▁Edinburgh , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁a ▁court ▁in ▁Raw al p indi . ▁As g har ▁had ▁initially ▁been ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁sending ▁letters ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁declared ▁himself ▁a ▁proph et , ▁and ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrest ▁and ▁trial . ▁J aved ▁Gul , ▁a ▁government ▁pro sec utor , ▁dis closed ▁to ▁Ag ence ▁France ▁Pres se ▁that , ▁" As g har ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁proph et ▁even ▁inside ▁the ▁court . ▁He ▁conf essed ▁it ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁judge ." ▁As g