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  • Pakistani protesters burn tires while blocking a main road during a protest after a court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan. Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row under Pakistan's blasphemy law was acquitted and ordered released Wednesday by the country's top court, a ruling that raised fears of violence by religious extremists who held angry protests over the verdict. AP Photo
    Pakistani protesters burn tires while blocking a main road during a protest after a court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan. Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row under Pakistan's blasphemy law was acquitted and ordered released Wednesday by the country's top court, a ruling that raised fears of violence by religious extremists who held angry protests over the verdict. AP Photo
  • Protesters burn tires while blocking a main road during a protest after a controversial court decision in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
    Protesters burn tires while blocking a main road during a protest after a controversial court decision in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • Supporters of Islamic political party Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat shout slogans during a protest, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Sargodha, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    Supporters of Islamic political party Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat shout slogans during a protest, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Sargodha, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A Pakistani watches a televised speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the acquittal of a Christian woman Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five who has been on death row since 2010 accused of blasphemy, in Karachi, Pakistan. Khan says he will take stern action against any radical Islamists who incite people to kill three judges who acquitted a Christian woman who faced the death penalty under the country's blasphemy laws. AP Photo
    A Pakistani watches a televised speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the acquittal of a Christian woman Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five who has been on death row since 2010 accused of blasphemy, in Karachi, Pakistan. Khan says he will take stern action against any radical Islamists who incite people to kill three judges who acquitted a Christian woman who faced the death penalty under the country's blasphemy laws. AP Photo
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
    A view of a market that was shut down following violent protests, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, and annulled her death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in 2009, in Karachi, Pakistan. Radical Islamist groups protested on 01 November, in a number of Pakistan cities against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the death sentence of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who had been convicted in 2010 of blasphemy. EPA
  • Supporters of Pakistani religious groups gather and block a main road to the capital center following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
    Supporters of Pakistani religious groups gather and block a main road to the capital center following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
  • Authorities place shipping containers to stop protesters at an entrance to the capital center following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
    Authorities place shipping containers to stop protesters at an entrance to the capital center following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
  • Supporters of Pakistan's religious groups rally to condemn a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday, as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
    Supporters of Pakistan's religious groups rally to condemn a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi was acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday, as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
  • People walk past shipping containers placed by authorities to stop protesters at an entrance of capital following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
    People walk past shipping containers placed by authorities to stop protesters at an entrance of capital following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
  • Supporters of Pakistani religious groups block a main road to the capital following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo
    Supporters of Pakistani religious groups block a main road to the capital following a court decision in favor of a Christian woman in Islamabad, Pakistan. Christian woman Asia Bibi acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday as radical Islamists mounted rallies for a second day against the verdict, blocking roads and burning tires in protest. AP Photo