Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after decade-long battle against death sentence, arrives in Canada
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThough her daughters are believed to have already fled to Canada, Bibi's lawyer Saif ul Malook confirmed to BBC that she has already arrived in Canada, and her daughters are understood to have been granted asylum there.
Asia Bibi case: Over 90 members of hardline groups held in Pakistan for protesting court's decision to uphold blasphemy acquittal
• 6 years agoAsia Bibi, 47, is finally a free woman after all the legal impediments in her way came to an end on Tuesday, when the apex court threw out a petition seeking to review its verdict of acquitting the victim of a blasphemy charge
Pakistan SC upholds Aasia Bibi's acquittal in blasphemy case, asks petitioners if Islam allows punishment for those 'not guilty'
• 6 years agoPakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review petition filed against the acquittal of a Christian woman who was on death row for eight years on charges of blasphemy. The apex court's decision in October to overturn the conviction of Aasia Bibi sparked nationwide protests and death threats from hardline groups.
Pakistan police arrests TLP chief, over 100 party members for calling for protests against Asia Bibi's acquittal
• 6 years agoLast month, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) disrupted daily life across Pakistan by staging widespread protests following Bibi's acquittal in a blasphemy case by the apex court.
Pakistan General Elections 2018: Imran Khan's PTI close to becoming single largest party but rigging charges persist
• 7 years agoThe PML-N and the PPP, both raised questions on the transparency of the vote counting process in Pakistan election, alleging their polling agents were not allowed to verify vote counts as is mandated by law
Pakistan General Election 2018: US concerned over participation of LeT-affiliated individuals in polls
• 7 years agoThe US State Department has expressed its concern to Islamabad about allowing LeT-affiliated candidates to contest in the Pakistan General Election