▁ ▁§   2 9 8 ▁states : ▁ ▁Who ever , ▁with ▁the ▁deliber ate ▁intention ▁of ▁w ounding ▁the ▁religious ▁feelings ▁of ▁any ▁person , ▁ut ters ▁any ▁word ▁or ▁makes ▁any ▁sound ▁in ▁the ▁hearing ▁of ▁that ▁person ▁or ▁makes ▁any ▁gesture ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁that ▁person ▁or ▁places ▁any ▁object ▁in ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁that ▁person , ▁shall ▁be ▁pun ished ▁with ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁either ▁description ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁which ▁may ▁extend ▁to ▁one ▁year , ▁or ▁with ▁fine , ▁or ▁with ▁both . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pak ist ani ▁authorities ▁charged ▁ 6 4 7 ▁people ▁with ▁bl as ph emy ▁off ences . ▁Fif ty ▁percent ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁non - Mus lim s , ▁who ▁represent ▁only ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁population . ▁No ▁jud icial ▁execution ▁for ▁bl as ph emy ▁has ▁ever ▁occurred ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁but ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁those ▁charged ▁were ▁murder ed . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁law ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁useful ▁in ▁counter ing ▁mis use ▁of ▁the ▁bl as ph emy ▁law ▁is ▁P PC ▁ 1 5 3 ▁A ▁( a ), ▁who ever ▁" by ▁words , ▁either ▁spoken ▁or ▁written , ▁or ▁by ▁signs , ▁or ▁by ▁visible ▁representations ▁or ▁otherwise , ▁prom otes ▁or ▁inc ites , ▁or ▁attempts ▁to ▁promote ▁or ▁in cite , ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁religion , ▁race , ▁place ▁of ▁birth , ▁residence , ▁language ,