Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi Has Left the Country: Lawyer, Media

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi Has Left the Country: Lawyer, Media
A poster of Asia Bibi in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sept. 27, 2016. Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
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ISLAMABAD—A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, May 8, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan’s top court.

“I have inquired within available channels, and according to them, she has left for Canada,” Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook told Reuters.