Christian Woman sentenced to death in Pakistan

Please let’s say a word of prayer for Bibi:

Culled from CNN:

A Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy has not yet been pardoned by Pakistan’s president, representatives for the president said Wednesday, a day after a provincial governor told CNN that the president is expected to pardon the woman.

A Mosque in Pakistan. Google Images

Asia Bibi, who has been jailed for nearly 15 months, was convicted in a Pakistani court earlier this month of breaking the country’s controversial blasphemy law by insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, a crime punishable with death or life imprisonment, according to Pakistan’s penal code. She was sentenced to death.

Two representatives of President Asif Ali Zardari said Wednesday that no action has been taken, but the president will pardon if necessary.

“No decision has been taken,” spokesman Farhatullah Babar said. “Under the constitution, the president has to act under the advise of the prime minister. He will advise the president to take whatever action he proposes.”

On Tuesday, the governor of Punjab province said Zardari will pardon Bibi.

“What basically he’s made it clear is that she’s not going to be a victim of this law,” Gov. Salman Taseer told CNN International’s “Connect the World” program.

“I mean, he’s a liberal, modern-minded president and he’s not going to see a poor woman like this targeted and executed. … It’s just not going to happen,” Taseer said.

She has filed a petition for mercy with the high court, Taseer said.

“If the high court suspends the sentence and gives her bail then that is fine. We’ll see that, and if that doesn’t happen, then the president will pardon her,” he said.

She is however still yet to be pardoned. More of the story on CNN International.

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