Pakistani girl falsely accused of blasphemy flees to Canada She is doing wonderful. She is studying in school, every day, she going to school, she is learning, she is starting to talk more," he told CBC News. Religion is a deeply divisive issue in mostly Muslim Pakistan. The country's blasphemy laws have been under intense scrutiny prompted by a string of controversial cases. Convictions can carry the death penalty - although there has been a moratorium on such sentences since 2008. Calls for reform have grown in the past three years since The Daily Telegraph revealed that a Christian woman, Asia Bibi, had been sentenced to death after a row with other villagers. Campaigners say the legislation is frequently used to target religious minorities or settle personal scores. Suspects face the fury of lynch mobs and judges perceived as soft on the crime have been murdered. Two prominent politicians have also been assassinated for taking up the case of Mrs Bibi and arguing that the law must be applied more carefully.