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Top Pakistan court to decide on acquittal of Christian womanISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top court is to decide Tuesday whether to uphold its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy — a move that would finally set her free and allow her to join her daughters, who have fled to Canada where they have been given asylum. For Aasia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row and who has been under guard at a secret place since her acquittal last October, the court's decision could represent the final legal hurdle to her freedom. Her lawyer, Saiful Malook, says he expects the judges to reject a petition by radical Islamists for a review of their Oct. 31 move to acquit Bibi.
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