Humans have been persecuted for the crime of blasphemy since biblical times. Today, about one quarter of the world's countries and territories, most of them Muslim-majority nations, still have anti-blasphemy laws. Pakistan is among the countries where blasphemy is punishable by death. In many instances, the accused are killed by mobs before legal proceedings even begin. Often, it is people with mental illness and members of religious minorities who end up being accused of blasphemy. A psychiatric evaluation can be beneficial in informing the court about symptoms of mental illness in the context of a blasphemy accusation. Psychiatrists can also provide crucial information to the courts and the general public about trauma, persecution, and safety in asylum cases where the asylum seeker is fleeing persecution after being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan or another country that criminalizes blasphemy.

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巴基斯坦的亵渎法和法医精神科医生的作用。

自圣经时代以来，人类就因亵渎罪而受到迫害。如今，世界上约有四分之一的国家和地区（其中大多数是穆斯林占多数的国家）仍具有反亵渎法律。巴基斯坦是亵渎神罪可判处死刑的国家之一。在很多情况下，甚至在法律诉讼开始之前，被告就被暴民杀死。通常，患有精神疾病的人和宗教少数群体的成员最终被指控亵渎神灵。在亵渎指控的情况下，精神病学评估可能有助于将精神疾病的症状通知法院。精神科医生还可以向法院和公众提供有关创伤，迫害，