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Pakistan Court Dismisses Blasphemy Case Against Christian Girl

November 20, 2012

A Pakistani court has ended a blasphemy case, which was condemned around the world, against a Christian girl.

Rimsha Masih was arrested in August in Islamabad for allegedly burning Islamic scriptures.

State-run Pakistani television said on November 20 that Islamabad's High Court threw out the charges against her after her lawyers filed a petition against the case.

Rimsha, who is believed to be 14 years old, was freed earlier on bail by a lower court.

Police have accused a local imam of planting the evidence of the alleged blasphemy in her bag.

Based on reporting by dpa and AFP

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-court-dismisses-blasphemy-case-against-christian-girl/24775787.html

Copyright (c) 2012. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.