The Lahore High Court has granted post-arrest bail to ultra-right Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi and patron-in-chief Pir Afzal Qadri. They had been arrested last year after their supporters shut down cities and threatened judges following the blasphemy acquittal of Aasia Bibi who left for Canada last week to join her family after having […]
Aasia Bibi
Closure (of sorts) at last
Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, has left Pakistan. Her lawyer said she had left for Canada. No immediate comment was forthcoming from the Foreign Office. The move comes more than six months after she was acquitted by a full bench of the Supreme Court. […]
Asia Bibi to leave Pakistan within weeks: Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a meeting with BBC News, uncovered that Chiristian lady Asia Bibi will leave Pakistan in few days. BBC News World Affairs proofreader, John Simpson, got some information about the present status of the Christian woman who was vindicated by the Supreme Court in obscenity case. Answering to the inquiry, the […]
Asia Bibi: Pakistan needs to stop negotiating with extremists
One more embarrassing chapter in Pakistan’s history came to an end: Asia Bibi has been acquitted. The right-wing radical element kept the entire country hostage for three days and finally an agreement was reached between the protestors and the government. It all started after the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asia Noreen, a Christian lady […]
FIA begins data collection of protesters who vandalised public properties
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday initiated the process of collecting information of protesters who incited violence and caused damage to public properties during demonstrations against Aasia Bibi’s acquittal. Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi has summoned a report today from the FIA, National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority […]
Twitter refuses to take down Khadim Rizvi’s account: Shireen Mazari
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Sunday said that Twitter refused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s request to take down Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s account on the social network. Responding to a tweet from a Twitter user, who had asked Mazari and the government to take action against Khadim Rizvi’s […]
Sindh govt lifts bans on pillion riding
KARACHI: The Sindh home department has lifted the ban on pillion riding and rallies across the province on Sunday. The home department issued an official notification which read: “The ban imposed for ten days on pillion riding, rallies and gathering of four persons has been withdrawn with immediate effect.” On Wednesday, the Sindh government had […]
Interior ministry releases images of protesters who vandalised public properties
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Sunday released images of protesters who vandalised public properties during Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) protests against Aasia Bibi’s acquittal in blasphemy case. The ministry reportedly received images of the miscreants via the special branch and other related authorities, which have been released for identification. The public has been urged to provide […]
Aasia Bibi’s lawyer leaves Pakistan citing threats to his life
The Pakistani lawyer who saved a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy from the gallows left the country on Saturday, saying his life was under threat. Saif-ul-Mulook’s latest victory saw the freeing of Asia Bibi, who spent nearly a decade on death row, after the Supreme Court overturned her sentence on Wednesday. The decision sparked protests […]
Constantly in contact with TLP leadership: Shehryar Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Friday said that the ministry was constantly in contact with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leadership for resolution of the Aasia Bibi case aftermath via talks. Protests lead by the TLP erupted countrywide after the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Aasia Bibi – a Christian woman who […]