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» 01/03/2011, 00.00
PAKISTAN Asia Bibi still in prison. Government u-turn on law against blasphemyThe Minister for Religious Affairs attempt to appease the Islamic parties and announces that the government does not want to amend the controversial law. Clashes between Muslim protesters and police near the house of the Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari. Lahore High Court still to fix the date of the appeal for the Christian woman sentenced to death.
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04/12/2010 PAKISTAN Peshawar Imam: "A reward to kill Asia Bibi" In his sermon, Maulana Yousuf Qureshi of the Mohabat Khan mosque, said that if the appeals court judge innocent Asia Bibi will be the mujahideen to kill her. The leader has also warned the government on any changes to the law on blasphemy. 22/12/2010 PAKISTAN Asia Bibi affair: Islamic parties set strike date for 24 December, same day as Christian march The High Court in Lahore could set date for Asia Bibi’s appeal against her death sentence for blasphemy as early as tomorrow. Islamic parties set up steering committee to stop amendments to the law, which has been a source of abuses. They also announce a strike for the same day as the Christian protest march. 12/02/2011 PAKISTAN Islamabad confirms Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti as Minister for minorities Government reshuffle took place yesterday. Bhatti has struggled in recent years to amend the blasphemy law and has recently requested a pardon for Asia Bibi. 02/03/2011 PAKISTAN Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani minister who defended Asia Bibi, is assassinated The attack took place this morning in Islamabad. An armed commando gunned down the Catholic minister in his car. Rushed to hospital he did not survive his wounds. Murder claimed by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. 07/12/2010 PAKISTAN Asia Bibi:battle continues to change the blasphemy law High court lawyers unanimously ask the law not be modified, while Islamic and Christian scholars propose amendments or its abolition. The protest of Punjab’s Christian MPs. Fears for the life of women: 46 extra-judicial deaths for blasphemy cases from 1990 to 2010. |
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