Pakistan: September 26, 2014. (Khalid Shahzad) In Adyalla Jail Rawalpindi Pakistan a policeman shot down Pakistani British in jail to kill accused of blasphemy lawyers and an activist said. A 70-year-old British man Muhammad Asghar, who has a history of mental illness, was wounded in the attack in Rawalpindi, next to the capital, Islamabad. In recent weeks the accused had received death threats in prison from both inmates and guards, “This is a barbaric act. There had been threats. The court should have instructed police to ensure Asghar’s safety’ Asghar, from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 and sentenced to death in January after a disgruntled tenant presented letter she had written saying he was a prophet. Asghar had previously been detained under the mental health act in Britain and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, according to documents his lawyers supplied to Reuters. His lawyers were barred from attending the last few months of his trial. The law firm asked not to be identified for fear of being targeted by extremists. This year has seen a record number of blasphemy accusations, according to an Islamabad-based think-tank, the Center for Research and Security Studies. Many analysts say the claims are increasingly used to settle scores or grab property. Blasphemy charges are hard to fight because the law does not define what is blasphemous. Presenting the evidence can sometimes itself be considered a fresh infringement. Those accused of blasphemy are often lynched and lawyers in defending those accused of blasphemy cases have frequently been attacked. Judges have been attacked for dismissing cases and many of the accused face years in jail as their trials drag on. In 16th September 2009 Fanish Masih was killed in Sialkot Jail, In July 19th 2010 Rashid Emmanuel and Sajjid Emmanuel were shot dead in Faisal Abad district courts in the police custardy. 44 more people accused of blasphemy have been killed, including seven in prison or outside court, Now recently they shifted Asia bibi and Sawan Masih from different jail for their safety and security. But the religious affiliation build strong network in to the jail or police cell for the killing of religious minorities accused in blasphemy or force marriage cases. The Punjab Govt always taking soft noticed after all the attacked and killing of religious minorities in Jail, police station or burning any village, house but they never punished any official responsible due to the all facts govt failed to protect religious minorities in Punjab.