Pakistan's blasphemy laws - tools for misuse

In many countries blasphemy laws are being misused and are frequently tools for personal vengence, and silencing christians. In Pakistan the law requires the testimony of only one Muslim against the accused. Without the legal need for any witnesses, innocent Christians are increasingly falling victems to vicious slander and being wrongly imprisoned based on the false testimony of disgruntled neighbors, and radical extremists. A call for reform of these laws by the government was abandoned due to fear and intimidation tactics from high profile islamic organizations. This is a growing trend in many islamic countries.