Flight to Freedom
Asia Bibi’s case horrifyingly illustrates the dangers of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and the dire imperative to repeal them
Asia Bibi’s case horrifyingly illustrates the dangers of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and the dire imperative to repeal them
Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of five, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours.
While Parkash Singh Badal has been asked to appear before the SIT on November 16, Sukhbir has been summoned on November 19 and Akshay Kumar has been asked to come on November 21 to the Circuit House in Amritsar.
Asia Bibi was released from jail in Multan, Pakistan, on Thursday following her acquittal of blasphemy last week by the Supreme Court after eight years on death row.
The case began in June 2009 when Bibi was asked to fetch water while out working in the fields. Muslim women labourers objected, saying that as a non-Muslim, she should not touch the water bowl, and reportedly a fight erupted.
It is a victory for tolerance and rationality in the Islamic, albeit mildly theocratic, Pakistan. This is quite the most…
Extremists chiefly belonging to Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and other factions took to streets against the verdict and blocked main roads in all major cities as well as several highways and motorways.
The government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan decided on Thursday to engage in talks with the TLP, a day after urging the radicals not to go against the state.
The Prime Minister defended the top court's judgment in a televised address, saying it was in accordance with the Constitution and appealed to the protesters to not challenge the state.
Asia Bibi, a labourer, was accused of blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed in 2009 by Muslim women she was working within a field.
