The issue focused on legal grounds for proceeding against Mirza Shahid Ahmad Al Futtaim and Mohsin Hashmi for promoting hatred against Pakistan and Ahmadiyya Muslims in Saudi Arabia in 2010. However, some Pakistanis believed that because Saudi Arabia did not declare Ahmadiyya Muslims as non-Muslims, such persons should not be prosecuted under Article 295 of the Penal Code for insulting Islam and Pakistan. Under Article 295 of the Penal Code, anyone who insults Islam or Pakistan can be imprisoned for three years or fined up