A Pakistani court on Thursday upheld the death penalty of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy in 2010, a case that triggered a global furore over the controversial law.
Asia Bibi, a mother of five, was arrested in 2009 under blasphemy charges while working in a farm with Muslim women.
A two-member lahore High Court (lHC) bench headed by Justice Anwarul Haq dismissed the appeal of Asia after her lawyers failed to prove her innocence in the court.
“We are utterly disappointed. But we will file a review petition against the lHC decision in the Supreme Court,” Naeem Shakir, a counsel for Asia, said.