Aftermath of a verdict
From the Blog mehmalOn October 31, a three-judge special bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar acquitted Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman accused of blasphemy. She was on death row. Many people hailed the verdict and commended the judges who were brave enough to hear Aasia Bibi's final appeal in a court of law. Justice had finally been served. Chairman of the Senate's Functional Committee on Human Rights, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, said: "Aasia Bibi is free because justice was dispensed wisely and without any fear. This should be the practice in all such cases. Innocent people should not suffer incarcerations due to a fear of backlash." A woman who had spent almost a decade in jail due to false charges of blasphemy was finally free. It was heartbreaking to read an AFP reppakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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