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Pakistan frees Christian woman facing death in blasphemy case

Pakistan frees Christian woman facing death in blasphemy case [Courtesy]

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Islam, a ruling likely to set off mass street protests by hardline Islamists.

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