Pakistan's Blasphemy Law: Origins of 295C (Chapter 1) [The English Version] In July 1986, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, III of 1986, S. 2. The passage of this Act amended Chapter XV of the Pakistan Penal Code, entitled “Offences Relating to Religion”, via the creation of Article 295-C, itself titled “Use of Derogatory Remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)”. This short video tells the story of the National Assembly session on 9 July 1986 lea