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Radical Islamists rally to condemn a Supreme Court decision that acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, who spent eight years on death row accused of blasphemy, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Bibi plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday, as Islamists mounted rallies demanding Bibi be publicly hanged. The Islamists also called for the killing of the three judges, including Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who acquitted Bibi. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

The Latest: Lawyer in blasphemy case flees Pakistan

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Pakistani protesters burn a poster image of Christian woman Asia Bibi, who has spent eight-years on death row accused of blasphemy and acquitted by a Supreme Court, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Bibi plans to leave the country, her family said Thursday, as Islamists mounted rallies demanding Bibi be publicly hanged, and also called for the killing of the three judges, including Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who acquitted Bibi. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih

Protests in Pakistan delay release of Christian woman

By Munir Ahmed and Asim Tanveer - Associated Press

Pakistani protesters burn tires while blocking a main road during a protest after a court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row under Pakistan's blasphemy law was acquitted and ordered released Wednesday by the country's top court, a ruling that raised fears of violence by religious extremists who held angry protests over the verdict.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan to leave country

By MUNIR AHMED and ASIM TANVEER - Associated Press

The Latest: Khan warns radical Islamists after acquittal

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Pakistani police officers stand guard outside the supreme court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Pakistan's top court acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 for insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad. In Wednesday's verdict, the court ordered authorities to free Asia Bibi. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan acquits Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

By Zarar Khan and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan protesters rally to condemn a Supreme Court decision that ordered the release of Asia Bibi, a Catholic mother of five who has been on death row since 2010 accused of blasphemy, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Pakistan's top court on Wednesday acquitted Bibi who was sentenced to death under the country's controversial blasphemy law, a landmark ruling that sparked protests by hard-line Islamists and raised fears of violence. Placard reads, &quot;hang blasphemous Asia.&quot; (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

A look at Pakistan’s blasphemy law over the years

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pakistan set to rule on woman facing death for blasphemy

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Russia releases Pakistani pop singer flying around the world

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Bus falls into gorge, 17 killed in north Pakistani

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Pakistan’s top court reinstates ban on Indian TV

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Hafiz Said, leader of the Pakistani religious party, Jamaat-ud-Dawa addresses a rally to express solidarity with Indian Kashmiris in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. They have rallied to denounce the recent killings by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Charities run by radical cleric no longer banned by Pakistan

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Supporters of Tehreek-Azadi Jammu Kashmir chant slogans during a rally to observe Black Day, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. The so called Black Day is being observed Oct. 27, throughout Pakistan to express support and solidarity with Kashmiri people in their peaceful struggle for their right to self-determination. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

‘Black Day’ observed in Pakistan over contested Kashmir

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Pakistan army chief confirms death sentence for 14 militants

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Pakistan gets $6B in Saudi aid after PM attends forum

By ZARAR KHAN - Associated Press

Kashmiri men take an injured civilian on a stretcher inside a hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Three suspected rebels were killed in a gun battle with Indian government forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, and at least three civilians were killed in an explosion at the site after the fighting was over, officials and residents said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

8 combatants, 6 civilians die in Kashmir battles, clashes

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press

Pakistan launches search for 11 abducted Iranian guards

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Militants seize 14 Iranian security forces near Pakistan

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

Right-wing Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders provoked Pakistani Muslims by announcing a Prophet Muhammad cartoon competition with a $10,000 prize. (Associated Press/File)

Geert Wilders’ Muhammad cartoon contest sparks Pakistani-Dutch diplomatic rift

By Naila Inayat - Special to The Washington Times

Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde talks during a press conference ahead of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

IMF plans talks with Pakistan on debt help

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, vendors carry banana on their heads at a fruit and vegetable market in Peshawar, Pakistan. Pakistan says it will seek a bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund to address a mounting balance of payments crisis, Finance Minister Asad Umar said Monday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad, File)

IMF team to visit Pakistan after request for bailout loans

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press