Islamic groups protest acquittal of Aasia Bibi

(1 Feb 2019) Islamic groups gathered in Karachi on Friday to protest against the country's top court upholding the acquittal of Asia Bibi, who was previously convicted for blasphemy. Bibi spent eight years on death row after being sentenced to death in 2009 following being charged with insulting Islam's Prophet Mohammed. Mohammad Shafiq Amini, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Party's acting head, is urging transport operators to stay off the roads on Friday and join the protest. More protests were expected across the country over the weekend. Bibi is in hiding at an undisclosed location and wants to join her daughters abroad but there is no word when that might happen. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...