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Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi has finally left the country.

After spending eight years on death row, she had to wait six months in hiding after being acquitted of blasphemy charges. But Bibi is now believed to have joined her family in Canada. Protests by radical extremists erupted across Pakistan after her death sentence was overturned and she was cleared of blasphemy charges, meaning she…

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Police release young Pakistani Christian man charged with blasphemy

A young Pakistani Christian man has been cleared of blasphemy and released from police custody. Farhan Aziz Masih, of Muslim town, Gujranwala, was charged with blasphemy and has been cleared and released by police on April 30th. Farhan was accused of committing blasphemy by his next-door neighbour, and local police charged him under 295-C which…

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Blasphemy acquitted Asia Bibi will soon leave Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Asia Bibi is fine and will soon be leaving the country. Christian Asia Bibi was sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 after being accused of blasphemy. But the conviction was overturned by Pakistan’s Supreme Court last year. It upheld the decision to overturn her conviction and death…

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Bills moved in NA on child marriage, forced conversion

Two bills have been submitted to the National Assembly secretariat in Pakistan seeking to increase punishment for those involved kidnapping and forced conversion, and making child marriage a cognisable offence. The move comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged kidnapping of two Hindu girls and their forced conversion to Islam. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Dr…

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