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Pakistan death penalty
![Pakistan Issues First Death Sentence for Digital Blasphemy Pakistan Issues First Death Sentence for Digital Blasphemy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-flag-1267780_1280.jpg)
Pakistan Issues First Death Sentence for Digital Blasphemy
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The ruling is a reminder that Pakistan's blasphemy law is an existential threat for the state.
![The Death Penalty in South Asia The Death Penalty in South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-03_21-17-24.jpg)
The Death Penalty in South Asia
By Jivesh Jha
Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka have effectively abolished capital punishment. The rest of South Asia hasn't.
![Asia's Mentally Ill on Death Row Asia's Mentally Ill on Death Row](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-09_15-31-12.jpg)
Asia's Mentally Ill on Death Row
By Maria Kari
Pakistan rules schizophrenia does not preclude the death penalty. It is far from alone in executing mentally ill prisoners.
![Pakistan and the Death Penalty Pakistan and the Death Penalty](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-21_15-08-56.jpg)
Pakistan and the Death Penalty
By Madiha Batool
Since lifting its moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, Pakistan has become one of the world's leading executioners.
![Pakistan Responds to the Peshawar School Massacre Pakistan Responds to the Peshawar School Massacre](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-26_06-45-42.jpg)
Pakistan Responds to the Peshawar School Massacre
By Mina Sohail
Intense public outrage is forcing the government to step up its fight against terrorism.
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