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Pakistani court to hear appeal of Christian on death row

Bibi was arrested in 2009 after a quarrel with Muslim women and since then she has languished in prison. Pakistani Islamists have demanded her execution and two politicians, a governor and a minister of minorities, were killed in 2011 for supporting her.

October 06, 2018 12:36 pm | Updated 12:41 pm IST - ISLAMABAD:

AP
(Photo for representation purpose only) The True, Heart - Breaking story of the Woman Sentenced to Death over a Cup of Water.

(Photo for representation purpose only) The True, Heart - Breaking story of the Woman Sentenced to Death over a Cup of Water.

A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s top court will hear the final appeal of a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being convicted of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Asia Bibi’s lawyer Saiful Malook said on Saturday the Supreme Court will take up her appeal on Monday.

Bibi’s first appeal was dismissed by a Lahore High Court in 2014, but the Supreme Court stayed her execution in 2015.

Bibi was arrested in 2009 after a quarrel with Muslim women and since then she has languished in prison. Pakistani Islamists have demanded her execution and two politicians, a governor and a minister of minorities, were killed in 2011 for supporting her.

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