Pak Supreme Court set to rule on Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

Pak Supreme Court set to rule on Christian woman facing death for blasphemy Insulting Islam is punishable by death in Pakistan, and the mere rumor of blasphemy can ignite lynchings

A man rides on a motorbike with a national flag in Islamabad.

Current Affairs : A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s top court is set to announce a final verdict on a Christian woman sentenced to death in 2010 on blasphemy charges.

Saiful Malook, a lawyer for Asia Bibi, says the Supreme Court will announce a verdict on Wednesday, and that he is “hopeful for Bibi’s acquittal”.

Bibi was arrested in 2009 after a quarrel with Muslim women.

Islamists have demanded her execution, and a governor and a minister of minorities were assassinated in 2011 for supporting her.

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