✣Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi
What happened? The future of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy, is hanging in the balance. Last week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned her conviction, saying there was inadequate evidence against her.
But the decision sparked mass protests from extremists, and the Pakistani government struck a deal with the Islamist Tehreek-e-Labbaik party: Bibi would not be allowed to leave the country, and the Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge.
