Imran Khan calls for calm after protests over Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
from Sky News:
Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan has called for calm after furious protests across the country over the acquittal of a Christian woman
Mr Khan spoke on TV several hours after the Supreme Court ordered the acquittal of Asia Bibi – a decision that sparked protests across the country and calls for the judges to be killed.
The mother-of-three, 47, was convicted of blasphemy in November 2010 after being accused of defaming the Prophet Muhammad.
The blasphemy law in Pakistan carries a mandatory death penalty and many hardline religious groups are opposed to it being amended.
Mr Khan said: “They are inciting you for their own political gain, you should not get trapped by them for the sake of the country, they are doing no service to Islam.
“We will protect people’s properties and lives, we will not allow any sabotage, we will not allow any traffic to be stopped.
“They are not serving Islam, but trying to increase their vote bank,” Mr Khan said of the clerics. “They are doing their politics.”
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