Conservatism in Pakistan

Pakistan Threatens To Block Social Media Over ‘blasphemy’

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A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online “blasphemy”, threatening to ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, lawyers said Thursday. The issue came to the fore in January when five secular activists known for their outspoken views against religious extremism and the … Read more

Pakistani Men Can Now “Lightly Beat” Their Wives Who Decline Sex or Refuse to Wear What Their Mates Prefer

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One of Pakistan’s powerful governing bodies, the Council of Islamic Ideology, has put together a 160-page draft that recommends that husbands should be able to beat their wives “lightly” if they decline sex or refuse to wear their chose of clothes. The Council of Islamic Ideology’s (CII) chairman, Muhammad Kahn Sherani, told the Express-Tribune newspaper: … Read more