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PAKISTAN Extremist group announces suicide attack to kill Asia BibiPakistani intelligence says Moaviya group is planning a suicide attack against Sheikhupura Prison, where the woman has been held since 2009. In Lahore, the first hearing for the murder of Punjab Governor of Salman Taseer opens amid hugging and showering of flowers for his assassin.
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20/10/2011 PAKISTAN Judge who sentenced Salman Taseer’s murderer removed A powerful Muslim lawyers’ association forces High Court to replace judge who sentenced Mumtaz Qadri. Islamabad priest says, Islamic religious groups “are becoming powerful each passing day.” 02/02/2011 PAKISTAN Against judges, Muslim extremists call for Asia Bibi’s death and Mumtaz Qadri’s release Fundamentalists are putting more pressure to get the release of the assassin of Salman Taseer, the Punjab Governor who strongly opposed the blasphemy law. The transfer of a Christian woman whose life is in danger has been postponed. Catholic leaders warn that Pakistan is embracing Islamism against the principle of Ali Jinnah. 13/10/2016 12:34:00 PAKISTAN Asia Bibi’s final appeal postponed once again. The local Church invites us to pray The final appeal was set to be heard today in Islamabad, after having been postponed from 2014. A judge refused to show up, perhaps out of fear. She is accused of blasphemy, but has always denied any wrongdoing. She has been in prison since 2009. Muslims call for a "quick hanging". 14/10/2011 PAKISTAN Pakistani Islamic extremists march in support of assassin Mumtaz Qadri The former Chief Justice of Lahore assumes the defense of the assassin of Salman Taseer. The lawyers are threatening to strike if the magistrate who issued the sentence is not removed. A human chain "against the government" that does not protect "the hero of Islam". Christian leaders' fears: the country in danger of chaos and anarchy. 12/04/2016 15:14:00 PAKISTAN Islamabad bans violent demonstrations by Islamic groups The government took the decision yesterday to end violence by Muslim extremists who recently brought the capital to a standstill, following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed murderer of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. |
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