Aasia Bibi, 45, a mother of five, a Pakistani Christian, was arrested for blasphemy. She has been in prison for one and a half years and on November 8, 2010, a local court sentenced to hang for defaming Prophet Mohammad under blasphemy laws. In a report delivered to President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday, Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti recommended that Aasia Bibi, be pardoned or released from prison if her pending court appeal is not quickly addressed.
En un informe entregado al presidente Asif Ali Zardari el jueves, el Ministro Federal para las Minorías, Shahbaz Bhatti, recomendó que se perdonara y liberara a Aasia Bibi de la prisión en la que se encuentra si no se celebra rápidamente su apelación judicial pendiente.