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Pakistan Court Dismisses Blasphemy Case Against Christian Girl


Security officials surround Rimsha Masih after her release from jail in September.
Security officials surround Rimsha Masih after her release from jail in September.
A Pakistani court has ended a blasphemy case, which was condemned around the world, against a Christian girl.

Rimsha Masih was arrested in August in Islamabad for allegedly burning Islamic scriptures.

State-run Pakistani television said on November 20 that Islamabad's High Court threw out the charges against her after her lawyers filed a petition against the case.

Rimsha, who is believed to be 14 years old, was freed earlier on bail by a lower court.

Police have accused a local imam of planting the evidence of the alleged blasphemy in her bag.
Based on reporting by dpa and AFP

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