The survey by Pew Research Centre conducted in 2013 suggests that 79% of the Afghani Muslims considered it to be okay to award death penalty to those who quit Islam
During the launch of the 'Single National Curriculum' in Islamabad, he justified the Taliban's actions by claiming that the Afghan population had broken the 'chains of slavery'.
That Pakistan embassy had to reiterate that they will not be charging extortion money should not quite come as a surprise as quite a few Pakistani diplomats have embarrassed their country in the past.