Source: BBC
Image copyrightREUTERSThe brutal mob killing of a university student who was accused of committing blasphemy has caused outrage in Pakistan.
The country has strict and controversial blasphemy laws – which human rights groups say are often used to unfairly target religious minorities or settle personal scores. Could this case prove a turning point?
Who was Mashal Khan?
Mashal Khan was a 26-year-old student of journalism at the Abdul Wali Khan University in the northern city of Mardan.
He described himself on Facebook as a humanist and his social media postings reveal a young man interested in promoting women’s rights and opposing racism.