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Asia Bibi: Canada in talks with Pakistan over asylum
Source: BBC
Asia Bibi: Canada in talks with Pakistan over asylum
12 November 2018
Canada is in discussions with Pakistan about granting asylum to a Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Asia Bibi spent eight years on death row before a Pakistani court overturned her sentence and she was freed.
Her release sparked violent protests from Islamists in the country.
Mr Trudeau confirmed to the AFP news agency that his government was looking into bringing her to Canada.
"There is a delicate domestic context that we respect which is why I don't want to say any more about that, but I will remind people Canada is a welcoming country," he told AFP in an interview on Monday while in Paris for a conference.
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12 November 2018
Canada is in discussions with Pakistan about granting asylum to a Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Asia Bibi spent eight years on death row before a Pakistani court overturned her sentence and she was freed.
Her release sparked violent protests from Islamists in the country.
Mr Trudeau confirmed to the AFP news agency that his government was looking into bringing her to Canada.
"There is a delicate domestic context that we respect which is why I don't want to say any more about that, but I will remind people Canada is a welcoming country," he told AFP in an interview on Monday while in Paris for a conference.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46185390
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