Pakistan's prime minister has ruled out changing the country's controversial blasphemy law that has been linked to the killing of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, who was a fierce critic of the law.
Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters in the capital, Islamabad, that he has no intention of amending the law, which calls for the death penalty for anyone who insults the Prophet Muhammad.
Gilani made the announcement on Sunday after speaking to the leader of one of the country's largest religious parties.
"I spoke to Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on the phone. He asked whether we are making any amendments to the law," Gilani said.
"I have said it categorically before, and then the minister of religious affairs also gave a clarification that the government has no such intention."
