Taseer was a supporter of the democratic state and spoke out against Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws, saying that they were enacted by human beings and were therefore capable of being amended by them.
Taseer a fost un susţinător al statului democratic şi a s-a opus legilor pakistaneze referitoare la blasfemie, afirmând că acestea sunt aplicate de oameni şi că, prin urmare, pot fi modificate de aceştia.