Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case
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| Date decided | October 2018 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Decision by | Mian Saqib Nisar |
| Appealed from | Court of Session |
| Sheikhapura | |
| Appealed to | Lahore High Court |
| 16 October 2014 | |
| Subsequent action(s) | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
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| ID | 748585 |
About Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case
In 2010, Pakistani Christian woman Aasiya Noreen was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted her based on insufficient evidence, though she was not allowed to leave Pakistan until the verdict was reviewed.