Aasia Bibi, Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy row in Pakistan moves to Canada - reports
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Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy row, leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada, media reports claim.
Bibi's ordeal dates back to 2009 when she went to fetch water for herself and fellow farmworkers. An argument took place after two Muslim women refused to drink from the same container as Bibi, who is Roman Catholic.
The women later said Bibi had insulted the Prophet Muhammad, and she was charged with blasphemy. She was put on trial, convicted and sentenced to death in 2010.
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