(CBN) – Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was held on death row for eight years in Pakistan, is a free woman. Her lawyer, Saif-ul Malook said the mother of five is finally reunited with her daughters in Canada. Wilson Chowdhry of the British Pakistani Christian Association told The Associated Press that he received a text message from a British diplomat saying Asia “is out.” Officials at Pakistan’s interior and
foreign ministries also confirmed her departure from the country on condition of anonymity. The US State Departments applauded her release and issued a statement rejecting Islamic blasphemy laws. Bibi was acquitted of blasphemy last year after Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned her 2009 conviction. A coworker accused her of insulting Islam after a dispute. Blasphemy is a crime punishable by death in Pakistan. Radical Muslims in Pakistan were outraged by the decision and threatened to murder her. Tens of thousands rallied in the streets and called for her death. READ MORE
