Those close to Asia Bibi say Pakistani security forces will not allow the mother to open a window in her hideout – in a location which remains a closely-guarded secret.
Ms Bibi is being kept under close watch and is prevented from leaving the country while the Supreme Court in Islamabad reviews its decision to free her – eight years after she was sentenced to death.
Currently living with her husband, Ashiq Masih, she longs to be reunited with her children – who have been taken to Canada for their own safety – friends say. They spoke on condition of anonymity.
Islamist extremists and members of right-wing religious parties have been demanding the public execution of Asia Bibi over claims she insulted the Islamic prophet Mohammad – something Ms Bibi denies.
She has been living in a hideout amid concerns of a threat to her safety.
Today at Prime Ministers Questions welcomed Gov Foreign Office statement on supporting persecuted Christians. Asked PM @theresa_may if Gov will now review position on Asia Bibi case and offer her Asylum so she can decide which safe destination she wants to go to. @aidtochurch pic.twitter.com/J0DGCDOGuN
— Rehman Chishti (@Rehman_Chishti) January 16, 2019
Ms Bibi was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 2010 following a row with two Muslim women over the shared use of a drinking water container.
It is believed Ms Bibi intends to…
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