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		<h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://afpakwatch.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/blasphemy-is-a-crime-in-pakistan-mobs-are-delivering-the-verdicts/" rel="bookmark">Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the&nbsp;Verdicts.</a></h2>
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