Islamabad, January 30
A call by Pakistani religious hardliners for protests fell flat on Wednesday as Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a years-long blasphemy row, was expected to leave the country having cleared a last legal hurdle.
The Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), which led days of violent mass demonstrations after Bibi was acquitted of blasphemy last year, announced new protests after the Supreme Court upheld her innocence in a fresh ruling Tuesday. But its leaders remain in detention after a government crackdown several weeks ago, and police deployed at the junction between Islamabad and neighbouring Rawalpindi which the TLP had designated as a protest site, preventing any huge gathering.
A mere 20 persons demonstrated in Lahore while just eight mobilised in Rawalpindi, despite emotive calls from the TLP that its supporters “cannot compromise on the honour of the Prophet”. — AFP
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