ISLAMABAD: The lawyer of Asia Bibi fled Pakistan early Saturday after fearing for his existence amid countrywide protests by way of masses of radical Islamist hardliners in opposition to the acquittal of the Christian woman who was once sentenced to dying for committing blasphemy, media studies stated.
Bibi, a 47-year-old mom of 4, was once convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row along with her neighbours. She all the time maintained her innocence, however has spent many of the previous 8 years in solitary confinement.
Her lawyer Saiful Malook claimed that he was once facing existence threats from sections of legal professionals and it was once tough for him to follow in the prevailing scenario, the Express Tribune reported.
He, however, clarified that he would go back to Pakistan to constitute his shopper at the listening to of the assessment petition if the army supplied him security.
"My family is also facing immense security threats and the federal government should provide security to them," Malook stated.
It was once no longer instantly referred to as to which position he was once headed for in his bid to evade existence threats and how lengthy would he stay there.
Meanwhile, the complainant in the case, Qari Muhammad Saalam, has requested the Supreme Court for the early listening to of a assessment petition in opposition to its October 31 order acquitting Bibi, who was once booked for blasphemy in 2009.
Saalam stated Bibi is planning to depart the rustic and an software has already been filed to put her title on the Exit Control List (ECL).
In case this assessment petition isn't fixed, he stated, the applying/petition shall endure an irreparable loss and injury.
It is learnt that the assessment petition, which was once filed in the Supreme Court Lahore registry, has been transferred to the Islamabad registry the place all judges are sitting. A number has additionally been allocated to the assessment petition.
The criminal crew of the petitioner expects that the assessment petition could also be fixed for the next week. However, assessment petitions are rarely heard on a priority basis.
Several "lacunas and factual legal contradictions" had been raised in the assessment petition filed through Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry and Azhar Siddique.
Highlighting the "inordinate delay, defective investigation and other technicalities" in the assessment petition, the petitioner has requested whether or not these must be made hurdles in dispensation of justice.
The petitioner has requested whether or not the rustic's most sensible court had jurisdiction to overrule a abnormal reality like the confessional statement of Bibi.
He requested whether or not the apex court met the factors of jurisprudence set on this regard in view of the historical past as well as Islamic provisions and normal idea of justice as regards to software in blasphemy regulations.
The apex court's judgement, which was once pronounced final Wednesday, induced protests across Pakistan with protestors led by way of Islamic political birthday celebration Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and different teams blockading primary highways and roads in several portions of the rustic.
Educational establishments were closed in lots of portions of the rustic. Many universities across Pakistan introduced cancellation of papers because of the continued worrying scenario.
The cell phone and web products and services additionally remained suspended in primary cities.
Bibi, a 47-year-old mom of 4, was once convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row along with her neighbours. She all the time maintained her innocence, however has spent many of the previous 8 years in solitary confinement.
Her lawyer Saiful Malook claimed that he was once facing existence threats from sections of legal professionals and it was once tough for him to follow in the prevailing scenario, the Express Tribune reported.
He, however, clarified that he would go back to Pakistan to constitute his shopper at the listening to of the assessment petition if the army supplied him security.
"My family is also facing immense security threats and the federal government should provide security to them," Malook stated.
It was once no longer instantly referred to as to which position he was once headed for in his bid to evade existence threats and how lengthy would he stay there.
Meanwhile, the complainant in the case, Qari Muhammad Saalam, has requested the Supreme Court for the early listening to of a assessment petition in opposition to its October 31 order acquitting Bibi, who was once booked for blasphemy in 2009.
Saalam stated Bibi is planning to depart the rustic and an software has already been filed to put her title on the Exit Control List (ECL).
In case this assessment petition isn't fixed, he stated, the applying/petition shall endure an irreparable loss and injury.
It is learnt that the assessment petition, which was once filed in the Supreme Court Lahore registry, has been transferred to the Islamabad registry the place all judges are sitting. A number has additionally been allocated to the assessment petition.
The criminal crew of the petitioner expects that the assessment petition could also be fixed for the next week. However, assessment petitions are rarely heard on a priority basis.
Several "lacunas and factual legal contradictions" had been raised in the assessment petition filed through Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry and Azhar Siddique.
Highlighting the "inordinate delay, defective investigation and other technicalities" in the assessment petition, the petitioner has requested whether or not these must be made hurdles in dispensation of justice.
The petitioner has requested whether or not the rustic's most sensible court had jurisdiction to overrule a abnormal reality like the confessional statement of Bibi.
He requested whether or not the apex court met the factors of jurisprudence set on this regard in view of the historical past as well as Islamic provisions and normal idea of justice as regards to software in blasphemy regulations.
The apex court's judgement, which was once pronounced final Wednesday, induced protests across Pakistan with protestors led by way of Islamic political birthday celebration Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and different teams blockading primary highways and roads in several portions of the rustic.
Educational establishments were closed in lots of portions of the rustic. Many universities across Pakistan introduced cancellation of papers because of the continued worrying scenario.
The cell phone and web products and services additionally remained suspended in primary cities.
Fearing for life, Asia Bibi's lawyer flees Pak; requests govt to protect family
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