Sir: The Shahdra police on Monday filed a case against a Christian teen for allegedly sharing ‘blasphemous’ content on social media. The police acted after locals gathered at Shahdra Chowk to protest against the accused, identified as 17-year-old Patris Masih. This is not the first time a non-Muslim has been accused of sharing or posting ‘blasphemous’ content on social media. There have been countless other such cases which either ended up in public lynching and mob brutality or the accused was not given fair trial under pressure from religious groups. Though the issue is very controversial and has taken lives of so many people, I believe it is high time that we mull over the issue and reform the blasphemy laws according to the true teachings of Islam. There should be a clear definition of what blasphemy is. As for now, the term blasphemy is extremely disputed and subjective. In most cases, blasphemy is defined by the accuser’s parochial understanding of Islam and religion in general, and is a result of unnecessary puerile sensitivity. It is very likely that what is in most cases deemed ‘blasphemous’, might simply be one of the religious tenets of the accused. Criticism of religion can be countered logically. Islam is strong enough to answer criticism. For logic and rationality is the miracle of the Holy Quran. I urge Parliament and other authorities to look into the matter and ensure that such matters are dealt with the principle of justice. AHMED RAO Lahore Published in Daily Times, February 22nd 2018.