Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a long-running blasphemy row, has left Pakistan for Canada
Bibi has been widely believed to have been held in protective custody by authorities as she awaited an asylum deal in a third country.
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Bibi has been widely believed to have been held in protective custody by authorities as she awaited an asylum deal in a third country.
Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 in what swiftly became Pakistan’s most infamous blasphemy case.
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
The justice minister and Tánaiste said Ireland would like to help.
The country’s highest court last week overturned Bibi’s conviction and ordered her release
Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Pakistan, where even unproven allegations of insulting Islam can lead to violence
Punjab governor Salman Taseer was shot 26 times yesterday by his own bodyguard because of his condemnation of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.
37-year-old mother of two sentenced to death after she got into a row about religion with her co-workers.