Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dismissing a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution. Her conviction was overturned in October, prompting protests from religious hardliners calling for her death and demanding that the government prevent her from leaving the country. Under pressure from days of protests in the capital, Islamabad, and other cities, the government agreed to stop Bibi leaving the country until the Supreme Court heard a review petition. Bibi, who spent eight years on death row, has been in hiding since the Supreme Court freed her in October. “You think we give the death sentence to someone on the basis of false evidence?” Khosa said.

Source: National Post January 29, 2019 13:40 UTC