Pakistan's supreme court has temporarily suspended the death sentence of a Christian woman who was found guilty of blasphemy in 2010.
In a case that attracted international attention, Asia Bibi, 50, was sentenced to death for allegedly speaking ill of Prophet Muhammad during an argument over a glass of well water.
Mrs Bibi, a farm worker and mother of five, was the first woman ever to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court suspended her sentence and ordered an examination of all records pertaining to the incident, according to Mrs Bibi's lawyer.
"The execution of Asia Bibi has been suspended and will remain suspended until the decision of this appeal," Saif ul-Malook said. Full story...
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In a case that attracted international attention, Asia Bibi, 50, was sentenced to death for allegedly speaking ill of Prophet Muhammad during an argument over a glass of well water.
Mrs Bibi, a farm worker and mother of five, was the first woman ever to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court suspended her sentence and ordered an examination of all records pertaining to the incident, according to Mrs Bibi's lawyer.
"The execution of Asia Bibi has been suspended and will remain suspended until the decision of this appeal," Saif ul-Malook said. Full story...
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