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Pakistan lenient in enforcing blasphemy laws against Chinese nationals: Re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Christians, Hindus, and members of other minorities accused of blasphemy languish in jail for years, unless they are lynched by angry mobs. Some, such as Asia Bibi, are liberated only thanks to international mobilization.
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Daughter of slayed Pakistani politician, Sara Taseer refuses to sign anti-
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sara Taseer, the daughter of assassinated Pakistani politician Salman Taseer refused to sign the anti-Ahmadi passport statement.
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Bangladesh Christian Association demands repeal of blasphemy law in Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): The Bangladesh Christian Association has expressed grave concerns over the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Pakistan and demanded that the Imran Khan-led government should repeal the blasphemy law, and release people, who have been
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Blasphemy victim Asia Bibi's brother-in-law killed in Pakistan's Sheikhupu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sheikhupura [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Younus, the brother-in-law of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court, was killed in Sheikhupura city of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday.
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Asia Bibi arrives in Canada, confirms lawyer
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who was freed from death row last year, has reached Canada, according to her lawyer Saif Ul Malook.
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Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 2 (ANI): Expressing its concern over "persecution of religious minorities" in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend all subsidies and trade preferences to Islamabad if it does not take measures to "dismantle" its "discriminatory system".
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Pakistan top court upholds acquittal of Asia Bibi in blasphemy case
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking review of the top court's verdict acquitting Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in a blasphemy case.
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Asia Bibi's daughters get refuge in Canada ahead of blasphemy ruling
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 26 (ANI): The daughters of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges, have been taken to Canada for safety reasons ahead of a court hearing next week that could see their mother finally freed.
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British MP Rehman Chishti resigns from UK top portfolios over Brexit, Aasi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Nov 16 (ANI): In the wake of wave of opposition and resignations from the government and the Parliament over the volatile issue of Brexit, British ruling Conservative Party suffered another jolt on Thursday (November 15) when its Vice Chairman and Prime Minister's T
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Asia Bibi released from Multan prison
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Multan [Pakistan], Nov 8 (ANI): Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who was acquitted by the Pakistan Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last month, has been released from a women's prison in Multan late on Wednesday.
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Rome's Colosseum turns red to remember persecuted Christians
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vatican City [Rome], Feb 26 (ANI): The Colosseum, Rome's most famous landmark, was on Saturday lit up in red to mark solidarity with people persecuted in foreign countries, particularly Pakistan, for their faith.
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Pakistan Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Asia Bibi blasphemy case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.13 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a hearing of the final appeal against the execution of blasphemy accused Asia Bibi.
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