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Podcast: Mission Network News - Asia
Episode: National Assembly of Pakistan condemns mob violence
Description: Pakistan (MNN) — Pakistani lawmakers pass a resolution condemning mob lynchings after a man is burned alive for alleged blasphemy. He was detained at a local police station, then dragged out by a mob and set on fire.
Todd Nettleton with The Voice of the Martyrs USA says Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws frequently lead to violence against Christians.
“The rumor of blasphemy is enough to gin up one of these mobs to attack Christians in Pakistan. It doesn’t require evidence; it certainly doesn’t require proof,” Nettleton says.
“Someone tosses out an accusation, an...