Asia Bibi

Finally free!: Asia Bibi on Pakistan prison, life in exile

Bibi was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a Pakistani court in 2010 but then dramatically acquitted in 2018. She now lives in Canada at an undisclosed location.

Jan 30, 2020, 09:36 AM IST

Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy case, reunites with family in Canada

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Pakistan Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last year, has left the country and reached Canada to reunite with her family, according to her lawyer.

May 08, 2019, 14:01 PM IST

Pakistan court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy

Asia Bibi, a farm worker, was convicted in 2010 of making derogatory remarks about Islam.

Jan 29, 2019, 16:57 PM IST

Pakistan Supreme Court to review Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal

A three-judge panel, including new Supreme Court Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, is due to hear the case.

Jan 28, 2019, 18:17 PM IST

Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed

The release of Asia Bibi, a mother of five, prompted immediate anger from a hard-line Islamist party that has threatened to paralyse daily life countrywide with street protests if her acquittal is not reversed.

Nov 08, 2018, 08:24 AM IST

Don't confront the State, refrain from vandalism: Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns Asia Bibi verdict protestors

Prime Minister Khan addressed the nation through a video message and his address was solely focused on the Asia Bibi verdict.

Nov 01, 2018, 10:42 AM IST

Pakistan ups security as Bibi blasphemy case goes to court

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Anyone even accused of insulting Islam risks a violent and bloody death at the hands of vigilantes.

Oct 13, 2016, 09:50 AM IST