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Salman Taseer
![The Dilemma Over the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan The Dilemma Over the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-07-063904.jpg)
The Dilemma Over the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
By Niha Dagia
The mob killing of a Sri Lankan is the culmination of a fire lit decades ago, when a doctrinaire interpretation of Islam was allowed to thrive in a politically driven move to legitimize religious intolerance.
![Five Key Developments in South Asia in the 2010s—and What They Mean for the 2020s Five Key Developments in South Asia in the 2010s—and What They Mean for the 2020s](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-070330023791.jpg)
Five Key Developments in South Asia in the 2010s—and What They Mean for the 2020s
By Michael Kugelman
A look at some of the major events in the region over the past decade and what they might mean for the decade ahead.
![Panama Papers Leave Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in a Jam Panama Papers Leave Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in a Jam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-09_17-57-21.jpg)
Panama Papers Leave Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in a Jam
By Umair Jamal
With the Panama Papers, Nawaz Sharif's legitimacy on matters of national security will continue to decline.
![Joseph Colony: Attacked and Unprotected Joseph Colony: Attacked and Unprotected](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/7288_5243b458b6674.jpg)
Joseph Colony: Attacked and Unprotected
The anti-Christian attacks in Joseph Colony underline Pakistan’s need to better protect its minorities.
![The Idea of Pakistan The Idea of Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sizes/thumbnail/16290_527c4e4800f97.jpg)
The Idea of Pakistan
The assassinations of two liberal politicians reflects the threat to the ‘idea’ of Pakistan. But India also has radicals.
![Signs of an Indo-Pak Thaw? Signs of an Indo-Pak Thaw?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sizes/thumbnail/16229_527c4ddcb8724.jpg)
Signs of an Indo-Pak Thaw?
A positive phone call between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers could be a sign of warming ties.
![India's Pakistan Responsibility India's Pakistan Responsibility](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sizes/thumbnail/16161_527c4ceacb0e2.jpg)
India's Pakistan Responsibility
The assassination of Salman Taseer is a dark reminder of the fanaticism Pakistan faces. How should India respond?
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