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Pak Ex PM Imran Khan's Wife Bushra Bibi Released On Bail Freed From Jail
Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, was released from prison on Thursday, a day after she was granted bail in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, ending about nine months of imprisonment.
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No Court Relief To Ex Pak PM Imran Khan, Wife In "Un-Islamic" Marriage Case: Report
A district and sessions court in Islamabad declined the pleas of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, as well as his wife, Bushra Bibi, to suspend their seven-year sentences in the Iddat Case on Thursday, reported Dawn.
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Imran Khan Say "Un-Islamic Marriage" Case Filed To "Humiliate" Him
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the seven-year sentence in the "un-Islamic" marriage or the 'Iddat' case as "politically motivated," which is meant to "humiliate" him, Dawn reported.
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Another Corruption Case Against Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan, Wife
Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday filed another case of corruption against the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Mike Pompeo Asks Pakistan To Do More On Religious Freedom
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of Asia Bibi, who escaped a death sentence in a case that drew international scrutiny.
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Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Cleared Of Blasphemy, Leaves Pakistan: Reports
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.
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US Congress Introduces Resolution To Grant Asylum To Pakistan's Asia Bibi
A US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to grant asylum to Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case, claiming she was "persecuted" in the Muslim-majority country for being a Christian.
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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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Cleared In Blasphemy Case, Asia Bibi To Still Spend Christmas In Custody
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi will celebrate Christmas under guard, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges that kept her in jail since 2010.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Netherlands Recalls Pak Embassy Staff After Threats Over Lawyer
The Netherlands recalled staff from its embassy in Pakistan following threats after providing shelter to the lawyer of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case, the Dutch foreign minister said on Monday.
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Opinion: The Asia Bibi Case In Pakistan Should Serve As A Warning For Us In India
Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance and opposition to a landmark Supreme Court judgement by zealots operating in the guise of defending religion a...
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Pak Ex PM Imran Khan's Wife Bushra Bibi Released On Bail Freed From Jail
Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, was released from prison on Thursday, a day after she was granted bail in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, ending about nine months of imprisonment.
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No Court Relief To Ex Pak PM Imran Khan, Wife In "Un-Islamic" Marriage Case: Report
A district and sessions court in Islamabad declined the pleas of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, as well as his wife, Bushra Bibi, to suspend their seven-year sentences in the Iddat Case on Thursday, reported Dawn.
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Imran Khan Say "Un-Islamic Marriage" Case Filed To "Humiliate" Him
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the seven-year sentence in the "un-Islamic" marriage or the 'Iddat' case as "politically motivated," which is meant to "humiliate" him, Dawn reported.
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Another Corruption Case Against Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan, Wife
Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday filed another case of corruption against the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Mike Pompeo Asks Pakistan To Do More On Religious Freedom
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of Asia Bibi, who escaped a death sentence in a case that drew international scrutiny.
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Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Cleared Of Blasphemy, Leaves Pakistan: Reports
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.
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US Congress Introduces Resolution To Grant Asylum To Pakistan's Asia Bibi
A US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to grant asylum to Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case, claiming she was "persecuted" in the Muslim-majority country for being a Christian.
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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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Cleared In Blasphemy Case, Asia Bibi To Still Spend Christmas In Custody
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi will celebrate Christmas under guard, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges that kept her in jail since 2010.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Netherlands Recalls Pak Embassy Staff After Threats Over Lawyer
The Netherlands recalled staff from its embassy in Pakistan following threats after providing shelter to the lawyer of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case, the Dutch foreign minister said on Monday.
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Opinion: The Asia Bibi Case In Pakistan Should Serve As A Warning For Us In India
Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance and opposition to a landmark Supreme Court judgement by zealots operating in the guise of defending religion a...
