07 March 2019

Fears grow for 'very unwell' Christian mother Asia Bibi, 53, who was freed from a blasphemy death sentence in Pakistan and remains in protective custody

Fears are growing for a Christian mother freed from a blasphemy death sentence in Pakistan who is said to be ‘very unwell’.

Asia Bibi remains in protective custody sheltering from lynch mobs as she endures an agonising wait to leave the country after her acquittal.

Last month the decision was bravely upheld by Pakistan’s Supreme Court, but her freedom is now being blocked by the army, sources told the Daily Mail.

Her health is failing and she is being denied access to medical care, they said.

The 53-year-old had been expected to leave Pakistan for a new life in Canada in January but her escape is ‘no longer imminent’, it is understood.

Mrs Bibi is said to be suffering from very low blood pressure as she languishes in a safe house with her husband Ashiq Masih.

The mother of two became a global cause celebre for enduring eight years on death row after allegedly insulting Islam. [Daily Mail] Read more