LONDON –United Kingdom has reportedly denied asylum to Asia Bibi, ablasphemy suspect who was acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court after theprosecution failed to prove its case.
According to a report by huffpost, the appeal to Britain for asylum wasdenied as the country fears for its diplomatic missions abroad for grantingresidence to the woman who spent 9 years behind bars on charges ofblasphemy.
Global campaigners working to secure Bibi’s relocation out of Pakistan saidthe UK government had not offered her asylum, citing security concerns.
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Wilson Chowdhry, chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association,said two countries offered asylum to the woman but hastened to add thatBritain was not one of them.
