LAHORE: A Pakistani court docket in Punjab province has sentenced a 40-year-old girl to life in jail after discovering her responsible of burning pages of Islam’s holy guide, a court docket official stated on Friday. Asia Bibi, a Muslim resident of the thickly populated Bedian Highway space of Lahore, was arrested by police in 2021 on a criticism by a person of her locality who accused her of burning a replica of the Quran outdoors her home.
“The Lahore periods court docket on Thursday handed down life imprisonment to Asia Bibi on the costs of desecration of the Holy Quran,” a court docket official advised PTI.
She was subsequently booked underneath the stringent blasphemy legal guidelines of the nation.
Her counsel, advocate Sarmad Ali, identified elementary flaws within the case in opposition to Asia saying she didn’t commit any blasphemy and she or he was implicated wrongfully by her neighbour to settle a private rating.
In addition to, there have been evident contradictions within the statements of the prosecution witnesses, he stated, and questioned as to why the principal complainant was changed by a police officer who was not a witness to the incident.
Prosecutor Mohazib Awais, nevertheless, stated Asia was caught red-handed whereas burning a replica of the Quran which was additionally recovered from the spot.
Periods court docket choose Imran Sheikh introduced the decision observing that “the prosecution has established its case past any shadow of a doubt”.
Sarmad Ali stated Asia Bibi will problem the decision within the Lahore excessive court docket and expressed hope to get aid from the upper judiciary.
“The Lahore periods court docket on Thursday handed down life imprisonment to Asia Bibi on the costs of desecration of the Holy Quran,” a court docket official advised PTI.
She was subsequently booked underneath the stringent blasphemy legal guidelines of the nation.
Her counsel, advocate Sarmad Ali, identified elementary flaws within the case in opposition to Asia saying she didn’t commit any blasphemy and she or he was implicated wrongfully by her neighbour to settle a private rating.
In addition to, there have been evident contradictions within the statements of the prosecution witnesses, he stated, and questioned as to why the principal complainant was changed by a police officer who was not a witness to the incident.
Prosecutor Mohazib Awais, nevertheless, stated Asia was caught red-handed whereas burning a replica of the Quran which was additionally recovered from the spot.
Periods court docket choose Imran Sheikh introduced the decision observing that “the prosecution has established its case past any shadow of a doubt”.
Sarmad Ali stated Asia Bibi will problem the decision within the Lahore excessive court docket and expressed hope to get aid from the upper judiciary.
