Blind Faith
This documentary is about the blasphemy law in Pakistan. The penal code of 1860, carried 4 sections. Laws related to offences against religion were enacted to diffuse communal tension in the multi-religion society in the subcontinent. Anyone voluntarily disturbing religious ceremonies was punishable. General Zia-ul-Haq’s military government passed an ordinance in 1980 to insert Sections 298 a,295 b,295 c,298 a b c known as blasphemy laws.
