May 8, 2019 6:45 PM

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Aasia Bibi leaves Pakistan, reunites with her family in Canada

<span style="color: #222222;">Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row in a high-profile blasphemy case has quietly left the country and reunited with her family in Canada, her lawyer said today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bibi, a mother of four from Punjab province, was taken out of the  country after repeated death threats from religious extremists, following the quashing of her conviction for blasphemy last year, according to a PTI release.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Pakistani Supreme Court's quashing of her sentence led to violent protests by religious hardliners who support strong blasphemy laws, while more liberal sections of society urged her release. Bibi's husband Ashiq Masih in a video message had appealed to the world leaders to help Aasia leave Pakistan for her safety.</span><br />''  

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