▁kill ▁Mal ik , ▁went ▁vir al . ▁Several ▁applications ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁against ▁Mal ik , ▁demand ing ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁Author ities ▁could ▁not ▁arrest ▁Mal ik ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁S ources ▁claim ▁that ▁Mal ik ▁is ▁being ▁fr amed ▁for ▁critic izing ▁T ah reek - e - Lab ba ik ▁and ▁its ▁chief . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁J una id ▁Ha fe ez , ▁formerly ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Bah aud din ▁Zak ari ya ▁University ▁in ▁Mult an , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁bl as ph emy ▁after ▁being ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁accused ▁of ▁ins ult ing ▁the ▁proph et ▁Muhammad ▁on ▁Facebook . ▁Ha fe ez ' s ▁first ▁att orney , ▁R ash id ▁Re h man , ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁his ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁agree ing ▁to ▁represent ▁Ha fe ez . ▁The ▁ver dict ▁prompt ed ▁an ▁out c ry ▁from ▁human ▁rights ▁groups ; ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" ‘ v ile ▁and ▁gross ▁mis car riage ▁of ▁justice ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Apost asy ▁in ▁Islam ▁ ▁Asia ▁Bib i ▁bl as ph emy ▁case ▁ ▁Court ▁system ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁For ced ▁conversion ▁to ▁Islam ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁Islam ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁