Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to a grave injustice unfolding in Pakistan. Last December, an Ahmadi Muslim educator, Mubarak Ahmad Sani was sentenced to life in prison for possessing a Koran under Pakistan's blasphemy laws. Pakistan's blasphemy laws. His sentence is a stark reminder of how these laws stifle the ability of religious minorities to study, to pray and to express themselves freely. (00:07–00:16)
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