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Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
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Pak Supreme Court To Review Asia Bibi's Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Pakistan's Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin a review of its own acquittal of a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, a verdict that sparked days of Islamist protests and threats and chaos across the country.
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Pakistan's Top Court To Decide On Asia Bibi Appeal On January 29: Lawyer
Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row, a lawyer involved in the case said Thursday.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
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Protests Over Acquittal Of Asia Bibi Stop In Pakistan, Situation Normal
Situation in Pakistan returned to normalcy on Saturday as the massive countrywide protests led by hundreds of radical Islamist hardliners against the acquittal of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case came to a halt following a deal with the government. Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting ...
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Pak Political Party To End Protest Over Christian Woman Blasphemy Case
Islamist hardliners incensed by the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy in Pakistan are to end their three-day protest after they reached an agreement with the government, a protest spokesman and ministers said late Friday.
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"Can't Believe It": Pak Christian Woman On Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
For the majority of Asia Bibi's life she lived in obscurity like many of Pakistan's downtrodden Christian minority, until a blasphemy allegation saw her sentenced to death in a case that divided the nation.
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Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
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Pak Supreme Court To Review Asia Bibi's Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Pakistan's Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin a review of its own acquittal of a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, a verdict that sparked days of Islamist protests and threats and chaos across the country.
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Pakistan's Top Court To Decide On Asia Bibi Appeal On January 29: Lawyer
Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row, a lawyer involved in the case said Thursday.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
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Protests Over Acquittal Of Asia Bibi Stop In Pakistan, Situation Normal
Situation in Pakistan returned to normalcy on Saturday as the massive countrywide protests led by hundreds of radical Islamist hardliners against the acquittal of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case came to a halt following a deal with the government. Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting ...
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Pak Political Party To End Protest Over Christian Woman Blasphemy Case
Islamist hardliners incensed by the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy in Pakistan are to end their three-day protest after they reached an agreement with the government, a protest spokesman and ministers said late Friday.
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"Can't Believe It": Pak Christian Woman On Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
For the majority of Asia Bibi's life she lived in obscurity like many of Pakistan's downtrodden Christian minority, until a blasphemy allegation saw her sentenced to death in a case that divided the nation.
