swabi pakistan three police officer stand daily guard tomb pakistani student mashal khan prevent religious hardliners fulfil threats blow grave 23-year-old beat death rumor blaspheme islam grieve family also police protection say little hope shock campus kill prompt re-examination blasphemy laws carry death penalty action mob justice often erupt case friday evidence opposite happen new political party make punish blasphemers main rally cry surprisingly strong 7.6 percent vote by-election peshawar 60 km 36 miles mashal khan kill six months ago death blasphemers death blasphemers common chant supporters tehrik-e-labaik pakistan party campaign rally conservative northwestern city party relatively strong show separate outcry propose change election law outrage religious right elevate blasphemy potent political issue run-up general election 2018. tehrik-e-labaik movement prophet followers unlikely break single digits come vote rapid rise along another ultra-religious party could create additional challenge rule pakistani muslim league-nawaz pml-n pml-n party leader nawaz sharif oust prime minister july supreme court opposition leader imran khan spearhead legal case remove unreported income seek press advantage week peshawar by-election former cricket star imran pakistan tehreek-e-insaf pti party sweep comfortable victory retain parliamentary seat win 34.8 percent vote sharif pml-n 18.9 percent narrowly come third regionally strong awami national party 40 vote gain labaik party form last year grab attention labaik draw support barelvi branch sunni islam large sect pakistan traditionally consider moderate though party publicly talk fund barelvis network mosques madrassa religious school collect donations party emerge protest movement state execution mumtaz qadri bodyguard governor punjab province gun boss 2011 call reform pakistan blasphemy laws among world harsh prevent abuse qadri consider hero party candidate peshawar muhammad shafiq ameeni equally supportive mashal khan killers although student death main feature campaign rally state responsibility punish blasphemer two opinions state job someone kill punish murderer amini say refer 57 people face trial mashal khan death pakistan allegiance islam official line major party ultra-religious party far remain fringe labaik one two new ultra-religious party form roughly past year together labaik milli muslim league mml gain 11 percent vote last month by-election lahore 10.4 percent peshawar whereas establish religious party jamaat-e-islami jamaat ulema-e-islam combine 5.3 percent 2013 national election blasphemy effective wedge issue pakistan almost defense accusation reason say critics blasphemy laws often invoke settle personal score intimidate liberal journalists lawyers politicians dozens pakistanis sit death row convict insult islam prophet specific charge carry mandatory death sentence though executions carry recent decades political party may danger face blasphemy accusations early october pml-n find middle firestorm vote seemingly small change nation electoral law change among things turn religious oath electoral laws state mohammad last prophet muslims declaration use word declare alterations prompt accusations blasphemy religious right government quickly retreat term change clerical mistake apologize parliament labaik vow hold mass rally nov. demand lawmakers responsible prosecute blasphemy even labaik party political debut politicians find promise swift action blasphemers easy way appeal conservative voters march then-prime minister sharif issue public order prosecute anyone post blasphemous content online next month mashal khan accuse online blasphemy beat death fellow students religious activists onlookers film scene sharif say shock sadden senseless display mob justice least 67 people kill unproven blasphemy allegations since 1990 accord human right group mashal khan father iqbal say son victim false rumor family receive death threats right-wingers mashal sisters drop school snake country nurture bite us father say two days peshawar by-election stand beside son give strew flower lace poetry learn labaik party gain days late make pessimistic government ability stop abuse blasphemy accusations know well go get son back say add pain 'death blasphemers increase political rally cry pakistan