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Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi freed from jail
A Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row has been freed from prison, her lawyer says.
Some reports say Asia Bibi has boarded a plane but its destination was not known.
The Supreme Court ruling sparked protests from Islamists and the government had said it would bar her from leaving Pakistan.
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Several countries have offered her asylum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46130189
Some reports say Asia Bibi has boarded a plane but its destination was not known.
The Supreme Court ruling sparked protests from Islamists and the government had said it would bar her from leaving Pakistan.
...
Several countries have offered her asylum.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46130189
If I were her or her family/lawyers, I'd get her on the first plane to anywhere that she can board. Then claim asylum when she lands, even if that means being detained at an airport, and then look for anyone to say "we'll take you".
