▁character ▁of ▁the ▁A hm adi ▁minor ity . ▁Before ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁cases ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁were ▁reported . ▁Parliament ▁through ▁the ▁Second ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁under ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Z ul fi q ar ▁Ali ▁Bh utto , ▁declared ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim s ▁as ▁non - Mus lim s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁it ▁was ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁bl as ph emy ▁provision ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim s ▁( See ▁Per sec ution ▁of ▁A hm ad is ). ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁bl as ph emy ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 5 ▁people ▁involved ▁in ▁accus ations ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Social ▁Justice . ▁ ▁Many ▁people ▁accused ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁have ▁been ▁murder ed ▁before ▁their ▁ ▁tri als ▁were ▁over , ▁and ▁prominent ▁figures ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁bl as ph emy ▁law ▁have ▁been ▁assass in ated . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁ 6 2 ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁murder ed ▁following ▁bl as ph emy ▁alleg ations . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁religious ▁minor ity ▁source , ▁an ▁accus ation ▁of ▁bl as ph emy ▁commonly ▁ex poses ▁the ▁accused ,