▁police , ▁law y ers , ▁and ▁jud ges ▁to ▁har ass ment , ▁thre ats , ▁attacks ▁and ▁ri oting . ▁Crit ics ▁comp lain ▁that ▁Pakistan ' s ▁bl as ph emy ▁laws ▁are ▁" over wh el ming ly ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁per sec ute ▁religious ▁minor ities ▁and ▁sett le ▁personal ▁vend ett as ," ▁ ▁but ▁calls ▁for ▁change ▁in ▁bl as ph emy ▁laws ▁have ▁been ▁strongly ▁resist ed ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁parties ▁- ▁most ▁prom in ently ▁the ▁B arel vi ▁school ▁of ▁Islam . ▁ ▁C ases ▁under ▁bl as ph emy ▁law ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁registered ▁against ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁have ▁har ass ed ▁non - Mus lim s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁European ▁Foundation ▁for ▁South ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁( E FS AS ) ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁entitled , ▁Gu ilty ▁until ▁proven ▁innoc ent : ▁The ▁sac ri leg ious ▁nature ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁laws ▁Pakistan , ▁recommended ▁wide - r anging ▁changes ▁to ▁Pakistan ' s ▁laws ▁and ▁legal ▁systems . ▁ ▁Constitution ▁By ▁its ▁constitution , ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁is ▁the ▁" I sl am ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Pakistan " ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁More ▁than ▁ 9 6 % ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁ 1 6 7 ▁million ▁citizens ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁are ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁Among ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁Muslim ▁majority , ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁the ▁strict est ▁anti - bl as