Pakistan’s Supreme Court hears Asia Bibi’s ‘blasphemy’ appeal but delays ruling
World Watch Monitor Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the capital Islamabad has finally heard the much-delayed appeal of Asia Bibi, the first Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy law. It has not announced its decision, saying it will ‘reserve judgment’ for several days or possibly weeks. Aasiya Noreen, a Pakistani Christian woman, has been […]
Pakistan’s top judge says he’ll hear Asia Bibi’s appeal personally – and ‘soon’
World Watch Monitor Pakistan’s chief justice says he will decide, “soon,” the fate of Aasiya Noreen, a Christian woman whose 2009 conviction on blasphemy charges has fixated world attention on the country’s treatment of religious minorities. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar told Noreen’s lawyer, Saif-ul-Malook, on 21st April that he would hear the woman’s appeal. Ms […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court postpones appeal of Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy
BosNewsLife After waiting seven years in jail, Pakistan’s first Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy had her final Supreme Court appeal adjourned, as angry Muslims packed the court room to demand her execution. Asia Bibi, who is also known as Aasiya Noreen, who has been prison since the summer of 2009, was detained for […]