Aasia Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2009 after a quarrel with a fellow farmworker
. The Supreme Court overturned her conviction last year, and she had been in protective custody since then.
Officials at Pakistan’s interior and foreign ministries also confirmed her departure, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media. Radical Islamists have made the punishment of blasphemy a major rallying cry, bringing tens of thousands into the streets and paralyzing major cities.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed not to be intimidated by the rioters, saying the rule of law would decide Bibi’s fate. But she was denied permission to leave the country for several months until sentiments cooled.
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