Pakistani Cleric Loses British Honour Over Links to Extortion Gang

Pakistani cleric honoured by Archbishop linked to blasphemy 'blackmail' gang. A Pakistani cleric, awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, has been accused of protecting a blasphemy "blackmail" gang, according to a Telegraph investigation. Tahir Ashrafi, Pakistan's special envoy on interfaith harmony, received the Hubert Walter Award from Dame Sarah Mullally for his "unwavering commitment" to "religious tolerance" at a ceremony held on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The award was withdrawn last week after it emerged Ashrafi, a British dual national, had previously honoured Osama bin Laden. The Telegraph investigation now links his brother to a gang accus