Asia Bibi

The rise of the religious group behind violent protests in Pakistan

The now-banned hardline TLP wants Islamabad to expel the French Ambassador over the issue of blasphemous cartoons.

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan, but 'free to go' – foreign office

Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal says the Christian woman, who is currently at an undisclosed location for her own safety, is free to leave Pakistan and seek asylum abroad.

Pakistan's top court to review Christian woman's acquittal

Asia Bibi was freed by the Supreme Court in October in a blasphemy case, a verdict the court is reviewing, after religious hardliners seeking her death rioted for days.

Pakistan arrests cleric whose followers shut down cities over blasphemy

Police have arrested Khadim Hussain Rizvi accused of disrupting daily life with rallies across Pakistan following the acquittal of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case.

Pakistani Christian woman leaves jail, flies out of Multan - lawyer

"I have been told that she is on a plane but nobody knows where she will land," lawyer Saif-ul-Malook says, a week after a top court ordered Bibi's release overturning her conviction that sparked massive protests by hardliners.

Deal with hardliners only to avoid violence – Pakistan minister

Pakistan's information minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says his government entered into a deal with the hardline protesters to avoid violence sparked by a top court order that acquitted a Christian woman Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges.

Pakistani group calls off protests over blasphemy case in deal with govt

On Wednesday, Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a mother of five, and ordered for her to be freed.

Protests in Pakistan delay release of woman acquitted of blasphemy

Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was acquitted of blasphemy charges by the Supreme Court on Wednesday sparking violent protests by the country's conservative groups running on third straight day.

Angry protests continue in Pakistan over blasphemy acquittal

Religious groups incensed by acquittal of a Christian woman Asia Bibi for blasphemy vow no let up to protests after Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to confront them.

Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict

The trial of Bibi, who is an illiterate mother of five, has become a test case for Pakistan's commitment to protect its minorities, which have born the brunt of blasphemy accusations.

Rule of law reigns supreme in Pakistan blasphemy case, as does mob rule

Pakistan's top court has acquitted Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges in a case that led to the deaths of a sitting governor and minister in the past. The decision — viewed as controversial by Pakistani hardliners—has triggered violent protests.