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Pakistani Christians, an embattled minority
- Nov 10, 2018
The Christian minority, among Pakistan’s poorest, has faced an increasingly intolerant atmosphere in this Muslim-majority nation where radical religious and sectarian groups have become more prominent in recent years.

By Associated Press
Asia Bibi freed from Pakistan jail, but still not allowed to leave country
- Nov 8, 2018
A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad on Thursday remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed.

By Kathy Gannon
Pakistan landmark risks becoming horror show for Catholic woman
- Nov 7, 2018
After seeming on the brink of freedom after a decade on death row under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy law, today Asia Bibi finds herself needing help one last time.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Protests in Pakistan over Christian woman’s acquittal end
- Nov 4, 2018
Pakistan’s government reached a deal with the Islamists overnight in which it agreed to impose a travel ban on Asia Bibi while the case is reviewed.

By Associated Press
Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan to leave country
- Nov 1, 2018
A Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest.

By Munir Ahmed
Take-aways from landmark ruling in Pakistan blasphemy case
- Nov 1, 2018
Aasiya Noreen Bibi, better known to the world as “Asia Bibi,” is almost certainly the most famous 47-year-old illiterate Punjabi farm worker and mother of five on the planet.

By John L. Allen Jr.

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