Get up to speed on the Aasia Bibi case

The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing of Aasia’s appeal against the death penalty for an indefinite period

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Aasia Bibi’s final appeal against her execution in a blasphemy case for an indefinite period.

Here is everything you need to know about one of the most important Supreme Court case's of our time.


Committing blasphemy in the ‘land of pure’

With Pakistan divided over whether to retain or abolish the blasphemy law, misuse of the law – especially to target minorities – continues in a society already split along sectarian and religious lines.

According to 2014 statistics by National Commission for Justice and Peace, a total of 494 Ahmedis, 187 Christians and 21 Hindus have been accused under various clauses of the Blasphemy Law since 1987.

Here we look at some recent blasphemy cases from across Pakistan.