Pakistani Christian Woman Acquitted of Blasphemy ‘Secure,’ Out of Jail

Pakistani Christian Woman Acquitted of Blasphemy ‘Secure,’ Out of Jail
A poster of Asia Bibi in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sept. 27, 2016. Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, Pakistan—A Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy against Islam, and she is at a secure location in the country, officials said on Nov. 8.

Officials dismissed some media reports that the woman, Asia Bibi, had been flown abroad, which would enrage hardline Islamists who have been protesting against her release and calling for her to be banned from leaving.