Alice Wells, US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia criticised Khan for not highlighting the "horrific conditions" that continue to exist for the members of the Muslim community in China's in Xinjiang province.
Audrey Truschke, History professor at Rutgers University, said India “has experienced, often personally and painfully, the cataclysmic results of his hateful brand of extreme nationalism — Hindutva”.
In its judgement on Wednesday, Pakistan's Supreme Court observed that the prosecution has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the letters, which became the basis of blasphemy allegations against Mr Hassan, were actually written by him, and consequently rejected the case.