ISLAMABAD – Federal government has rejected news of review petition againstSupreme Court decision and placing Aasia Bibi name on ECL.
However private lawyers have filed a review petition [against Asia’s Bibi’sacquittal].” They will request for Aasia Bibi’s name to be put on the ExitControl List till there is a verdict on the review petition, Fayyaz Chohanhas said.
Hasan said that Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Qadri was in contact withthe leadership of the religious party. “We are expecting a breakthroughtonight,” he said.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted Aasia Bibi, a Christian accused ofblasphemy eight years ago, on Monday morning.
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The trial court and Lahore High Court’s verdicts sentencing her to deathhave been overturned. The court has also ordered that she be freedimmediately if she isn’t wanted in any other cases.
