Rep. Poe: Asia Bibi Case Reveals That Pakistan Favors Extremism Over Justice
November 17, 2018
November 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on Nov. 16:
Mr. Speaker, Pakistan is a state that not only harbors extremists but incorporates their wicked ideology into law. For years, Pakistani religious minorities have suffered under the nation's barbaric blasphemy laws, with dozens sentenced to death and many more brutally imprisoned, tortured, or attacked by extremist mobs. The prosecution and treatment . . .
Mr. Speaker, Pakistan is a state that not only harbors extremists but incorporates their wicked ideology into law. For years, Pakistani religious minorities have suffered under the nation's barbaric blasphemy laws, with dozens sentenced to death and many more brutally imprisoned, tortured, or attacked by extremist mobs. The prosecution and treatment . . .