▁false ▁accus ation , ▁charges ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁har ass ▁minor ities ▁and ▁sett le ▁personal ▁conflicts . ▁ ▁Selected ▁cases ▁ ▁Ar rest s ▁and ▁death ▁sentences ▁issued ▁for ▁bl as ph emy ▁laws ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 9 0 s . ▁Despite ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁these ▁laws , ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁yet ▁been ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁courts ▁or ▁govern ments ▁as ▁to ▁date , ▁only ▁imprison ed ▁to ▁await ▁a ▁ver dict ▁or ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁fel ons ▁who ▁were ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁suspect s ▁were ▁guilty . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁widely ▁reported ▁cases ▁were : ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁ 5 8 - year - old ▁man ▁accused ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁was ▁fre ed ▁after ▁sp ending ▁over ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁j ail . ▁Bah aw al n agar ▁District ▁court ▁and ▁L ah ore ▁High ▁Court ▁ ▁sent enced ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁which ▁was ▁over ru led ▁by ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁the ▁evidence ▁used ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Act ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F ais al ▁Mah m ood ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁bl as ph emy ▁law ▁U / S ▁ 2 9 5 C ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁magistr ate ▁special ▁jud icial ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁sentence ▁to ▁death