Appeal hearing of Asia Bibi case fixed for sixth time on September 9 in LHC

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LAHORE: September 7, 2014. (LEAD) Advocate Sardar Mushtaq Gill, Human Rights Defender and Chief of LEAD recently has pledged to do all he can to help free Asia Bibi. On June,24,2014 LEAD filed petition in Lahore High Court, Lahore for the re-fixation of earlier hearing of Asia Bibi's appeal case which was heard on June 25th.The Court ordered to office of Lahore High Court to explore the scope of fixation of appeal hearing of Asia Bibi near future and ordered for submitting report within three days which was submitted on June 27th.Again the petition fixed for June 30th,the Court told the lawyers that according to the report, submitted by the Office of LHC, the appeal of Asia Bibi proposed to be fixed for September 9,2014 and on this order of the Court the petition disposed off after the lawyers' consent. Today it is confirmed that the appeal hearing has been fixed for September 9, 2014 in the DB(Division Bench) of Mr. Justice Anwar Ul Haq. In November 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother, was convicted under section 295 C PPC and sentenced to death. Since from the accusation to death conviction, she is languishing in jail and is awaiting her appeal decision which is now pending in the Lahore High Court. Her appeal hearing is being cancelled consecutively five times. The last one time, it was postponed when the counsel for the complainant did not turn up.

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