Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Asia bibi can freely travel anywhere after Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the blasphemy charges on her.

The Foreign Office spokesperson, Dr Faisal on Wednesday said that Asia Bibi can travel anywhere as she has been cleared from all charges from the SCP.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Tuesday dismissed the review petition against Asia Bibi’s acquittal in blasphemy case.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel heard the review petition against Asia Bibi’s acquittal in blasphemy case.

Chief Justice Asif Saeed remarked “Based on merit, this review petition is dismissed.”

The CJP expressed that there is clear logical inconsistency in statements of all the witnesses, they could be imprisoned forever or given death sentence for misleading the court in such delicate case.

We are deliberately keeping sensitivity of the case in consideration, otherwise, witnesses would have been in prison over false statements, he included.

The CJP further commented that legal advisor of Qari Salim, a cleric who made the first official complaint against Asia Bibi in 2009, has failed to discover any error in the decision.

The petition was filed by Qari Muhammad Saalam through his lawyer Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry. Ghulam Mustafa presented his arguments before the bench and demanded a larger bench comprising Islamic scholars to hear the petition.