Aasia Bibi released from Pakistani jail: Sources

Aasia Bibi released from Pakistani jail: Sources

ISLAMABAD - Aasia Bibi has been released from a Multan jail, according to media reports.

On October 31, SC acquitted Aasia Bibi, who was condemned to death on blasphemy charges, after accepting her 2015 appeal against her sentence.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, heading the three-member bench comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, had read the 56-page verdict and announced the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict was set aside and directed authorities to release Aasia Bibi from prison.