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As Pakistan's army chief turns on hardline Islamist groups, blasphemy cases plummet

By Asif Shahzad, Ariba Shahid, Mubasher Bukhari and Rick Noack ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - When blasphemy allegations against a Christian family prompted a mob of hundreds to assemble in Pakistan's teeming metropolis Karachi last month, officers knew they might only have minutes to save the four women and one child who were targeted. Islamic Pakistan has witnessed around 90…

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