Asia Bibi is a Pakistani Christian women, she is involved in blasphemy allegations case. Asia is involved in case of insulting Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H).
In 2010, Asia Bibi was sentenced to death in this case. Later she was acquitted by Supreme Court and all blasphemy charges on her were cleared.
The case is been running since 2010, Supreme Court of Pakistan sentenced Asia Bibi to death because she insulted Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). In June 2009, Asia Bibi was involved in an argument with Muslim women over touching a water bowl of Muslim women, they both argued with each other and then Asia Bibi insulted Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H).
Asia Bibi was arrested and imprisoned with Blasphemy charges on her. In November 2010, a judge in Sheikhupura sentenced Asia to death.
In January 2011, Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer was assassinated by his security team’s member Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri. His security member killed him because of his defence for Asia Bibi and his opposition to Blasphemy Law. People called Mumtaz Qadri a hero, he was sentenced to death and in 2016 he was hanged.
On October 2014, Lahore High Court dismissed the appeal of Asia Bibi and confirmed her death sentence. In July 2015, Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended Asia Bibi’s death sentence. Then in November 2015, Asia Bibi’s attorney announced that the court will hear appeal in March 2016, but again it was somehow postponed.
And in October 2018, Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi of Blasphemy charges and ordered her immediate release.
Several countries are offering Asia Bibi to spend her rest of life with her children and husband in their state.
Asia Bibi was born in 1971, which means her age is 47 years.