Pakistan, July 16 -- The Islamabad High Court's decision to constitute a commission to investigate the recent wave of blasphemy cases has broken a silence that has, for far too long, been both strategic and stifling. It is rare for the judiciary to acknowledge what has been whispered behind closed doors for years: the law serves not only as a moral boundary but, at times, as a weapon.

The sheer number of cases alone did not force this moment. It was the growing pattern of young men lured into online discussions, vague screenshots and WhatsApp forwards produced as evidence and FIRs lodged, not in genuine outrage but through orchestration.

Rights groups have warned for months about a troubling uniformity. The same few names recur as compl...