“No grounds for Supreme Court review”, says Asia Bibi’s lawyer, having fled country
World Watch Monitor The lawyer who defended the Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi against blasphemy charges and secured her acquittal at the Supreme Court says he does not expect a review of her case to take place. As part of its agreement with an Islamist political party to stop its violent protests, the government is reported to […]
ASIA BIBI: “A VICTORY FOR PAKISTAN AND MILLIONS OF MARGINALISED PEOPLE”
World Watch Monitor reports on the acquittal of Asia Bibi and reactions to it…
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 […]