Pakistan's blasphemy laws are facing scrutiny after the recent arrest of a young Christian girl accused of burning pages from the Quran.<br /><br />The laws, which were first formalised in 1860 during the British rule, carry a death sentence for anyone convicted of insulting Islam.<br /><br />Critics say they are being exploited to target religious minorities.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab looks at the harsh effects of the law in this report from Islamabad.
