In September 2020, Pakistan experienced a series of cases involving Christian activists, blasphemy suspects, witch hunts on journalists, cybercrime cases, enforced disappearances, atrocities against minority groups, missing persons, and the killing of Baloch Yakjehti Committee Karachi. One such case involved former factory worker Asif Parvaiz, who was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges. Parvaiz had been in custody since 2013 and was accused of sending blasphemous text messages to Pervez Masih. The defense argued that the complainant used the law to persecute minorities or settle personal rivalries. The court sentenced Parvaiz to death and imposed a fine of PR 50,000. He will serve a three-year prison term before being hanged to death.