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As in many countries, Pakistan is rife with many religious conflicts.
Christian churches have been burned in retaliation for Korans having been desecrated.
Pakistan's blasphemy law single out a single religion, in breach of the freedom of conscience.
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Pakistan holds regular elections under a competitive multiparty political system. However, the military exerts enormous influence over security and other policy issues, intimidates the media, and enjoys impunity for indiscriminate or extralegal use of force. The authorities impose selective restrictions on civil liberties, and Islamist militants carry out attacks on religious minorities and other perceived opponents.
Internet freedom remained constricted during the coverage period, as the Pakistani government continued to tightly control the online environment. Authorities routinely use internet shutdowns, platform blocking, and arrests and harsh convictions to suppress unwanted online speech. The Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards) Rules were passed during the coverage period and dramatically expand authorities’ control over the online information space. Online activists and journalists are often subjected to harassment, including some cases of physical assaults and enforced disappearances. An ongoing economic crisis and catastrophic flooding in August 2022, after the coverage period, also impeded access to the internet across the country.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of 241.5 million people,
and has the world's largest Muslim population as of year 2023.
The situation of Human Rights in Pakistan is complex as a result of the country's diversity, large population,
its status as a developing country and a sovereign Islamic democracy with a mixture of both Islamic and secular law.