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Blasphemy-accused Pak woman Aasia Bibi shifted to Multan women's jail over security concerns

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ANI Multan
Last Updated : Aug 01 2013 | 3:05 PM IST

Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, has been shifted to the Multan women's prison amid high security.

The move comes as Bibi fears for her life following a recent attack on the central jail in Dera Ismail Khan leading to hundreds of prisoners fleeing.

According to the Express Tribune, even within the jail, she has been kept in a separate cell and will be allowed to come out for only two hours daily.

Sources said that after the DI Khan jailbreak Aasia, 32, faced death threats, adding that the Shiekhupura jail, where Aasia was kept earlier, was vulnerable to a DI Khan jail siege-like attack.

Officials revealed that Aasia faced threats from not only militants but also from within the prison, the report added.

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First Published: Aug 01 2013 | 3:02 PM IST

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