Blasphemy case filed

Pakistani police yesterday said that they had opened a rare blasphemy case against nine people who attacked and looted a Hindu temple in Karachi during recent anti-US protests.
Blasphemy is hugely sensitive in Pakistan, where 97 percent of the population is Muslim, and allegations of insulting Islam or the Prophet Mohammed prompt fury. Blasphemy can result in life imprisonment or the death penalty.
However it is unusual for Muslims to be charged under the legislation and nobody in Pakistan has ever been prosecuted for attacking a minority place of worship, although attacks on churches and temples are common.