WASHINGTON: The government plans to revise its laws against blasphemy within this year, Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti said on Sunday. Bhatti - who is in Washington to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual gathering of Christian leaders - said he has been in talks with political parties to have the blasphemy law revised by the end of 2010. Bhatti said the revision would require judges to investigate cases before they are registered - which would keep check on police, who are often accused of abuse. The revised laws would also mete out punishments to anyone who makes a false complaint, he said. afp
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