LHC orders govt not to amend blasphemy law till the final decision of the court on Aasia Bibi's case.
LAHORE:?The Lahore High Court (LHC) has?barred the government from?amending the blasphemy law, till the final decision of the court in Asia Bibi’s case.
The court gave the orders during the hearing of a petition filed to stop the government from tabling an amendment bill in the blasphemy law 295-C.
Former Information Minister Sherry Rehman has also been made a party to the petition.?Notices have been issued to her and the federal government for the ?December 23 hearing.
Meanwhile, the court extended the stay order in the Asia Bibi’s case?till December 23. It declared that the government cannot proceed further?on Asia Bibi’s?mercy application till the set date.
In an earlier hearing, the court had stalled pardon moves for Aasia Bibi, directing President Asif Ali Zardari and the governor Punjab to?abstain from making any?move to pardon blasphemy convict?Aasia Bibi till December 6. The court today (Monday) extended the stay order till December 23.
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