“Following the joyous news of Christian Asia Bibi’s release from jail,” there is another worrying case: “the plight of a Christian Pakistani couple who have also been facing execution in a Pakistan prison for five years.” The couple, Shagufta Kousar and Shafqat Masih, stated that “the motive behind the allegations” of blasphemy against them was […]
Pakistan: Police defy court orders, withdraw security for lawyer of Christian woman on death row for blasphemy
This will make it easier for the jihad vigilantes with which the Punjab government is clearly allied to assassinate Malook, and ease the way for Aasia Bibi to be executed. “Aasia Bibi’s lawyer’s life at risk as police withdraws security despite court orders,” Pakistan Today, April 25, 2018: LAHORE: The Punjab government on Wednesday withdrew […]