# Insight: Blasphemy cases plummet as Pakistan’s army chief turns on hardline Islamist groups

https://mins.news/en/item/14919

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 08:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-army-chief-turns-hardline-islamist-groups-blasphemy-cases-plummet-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74499869018900011c2cde

> Last month in Karachi, a mob of hundreds gathered after blasphemy allegations were made against a Christian family. Officers understood that they could have only minutes to rescue the four women and one child being targeted. The episode comes as Pakistan’s army chief turns against hardline Islamist groups. Reuters’ insight says blasphemy cases have consequently fallen sharply.