ph emy ▁laws . ▁The ▁first ▁purpose ▁of ▁those ▁laws ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁Islam ic ▁authority . ▁By ▁the ▁constitution ▁( Art icle ▁ 2 ), ▁Islam ▁is ▁the ▁state ▁religion . ▁By ▁the ▁constitution ' s ▁Article ▁ 3 1 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁duty ▁to ▁fost er ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁By ▁Article ▁ 3 3 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁duty ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁par och ial , ▁ra cial , ▁trib al , ▁sect arian , ▁and ▁provincial ▁pre jud ices ▁among ▁the ▁citizens . ▁Under ▁Article ▁ 1 0 A ▁of ▁constitution ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁state ' s ▁duty ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁fair ▁trial . ▁ ▁La ws ▁Religion - related ▁off ences ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁modern ▁Pakistan ▁were ▁first ▁cod ified ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁were ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Pakistan ▁inherited ▁that ▁legisl ation ▁when ▁it ▁gained ▁independence ▁after ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Several ▁sections ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Pen al ▁Code ▁compr ise ▁its ▁bl as ph emy ▁laws . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁off ences ▁and ▁pun ish ments ▁ ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁§   2 9 5 - C , ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁§   2 9 5 ▁require ▁that ▁an ▁off ence ▁be ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁accused ' s ▁intent . ▁ ▁( See ▁below ▁Sh aria .)