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Offline TomSea

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Canada Is in Talks With Pakistan to Grant Asylum to Christian Woman Asia Bibi
« on: November 13, 2018, 12:15:05 pm »
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Canada Is in Talks With Pakistan to Grant Asylum to Christian Woman Asia Bibi

The overturning of Bibi's blasphemy conviction sparked widespread unrest which has prevented her from leaving the country
CASEY QUACKENBUSH @CASEYQUACK

November 13th, 2018
As Pakistan roils with fury over the dismissal of a Christian woman’s blasphemy conviction, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government was in talks with Islamabad about potentially granting asylum to Asia Bibi, who was recently freed, Agence France-Presse reports.


“We are in discussions with the Pakistani government,” Trudeau said in an interview with AFP. “There is a delicate domestic context that we respect which is why I don’t want to say any more about that, but I will remind people Canada is a welcoming country.

Read more at: https://www.bing.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/5452949/canada-pakistan-asia-bibi-asylum
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Re: Canada Is in Talks With Pakistan to Grant Asylum to Christian Woman Asia Bibi
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2018, 02:12:18 pm »
I don't trust Trudeau's motives, but at least he's doing the right thing.
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