ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has called for measures to prevent misuse of religionbased laws in the country.

`The Pakistan Peoples Party rejects the bigots and extremists who continue to exploit religion-based laws to impose upon the people their own version of religious edicts on the one hand and to stifle dissent on the other, he said in his message on the death anniversary of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer here on Tuesday.

`Six years ago on this day (Jan 4), former governor of Punjab Shaheed Salman Taseer laid down his life protecting minorities and vulnerable sections of society against misuse of religion-based laws and we pay homage to his memory,` he said.-Staff Reporter