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Pardon delayed for Pakistani Christian woman facing death

A Christian mother of five facing execution in her native Pakistan for defending her faith cannot be pardoned by the country’s President at this juncture, the Lahore High Court has ruled, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

Asia Bibi, a 45-year-old farm worker from the small town of Itan Wali in the Punjab region, was sentenced to be hanged last month after being imprisoned and charged with blasphemy in 2009.

The woman had gotten into an argument with some Muslims with whom she worked. They refused to drink water that she had touched with her hand, saying it was contaminated because she is a Christian. She was finally arrested by police after she and her children were beaten and tortured by a number of Muslim men. She also says that she was raped.

The incident has sparked international calls for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to issue Bibi a pardon, which, according to CNN, he is prepared to grant.

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[12/03/2010]

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