Pakistan disturbed; Popular anger after the acquittal of a Christian woman abroad

From Karachi to Peshawar, protesters marched through the streets. Access roads to the city center have been blocked in various cities, such as the capital Islamabad.

The authorities did not let go of the anger and did not intervene. Information Minister Fawad Chaudry categorically denied rumors that the government wanted to violently rape protests. The armed forces are also keeping the powder dry, in the hope that the situation will calm down itself.

Not everyone is equally satisfied with the attitude of [dulaisser-faire. For example, the prime minister of the state of Punjab hinted that he could still intervene if the demonstrations threatened public order. In fact, this is already the case everywhere in Pakistan. Schools and universities were closed almost everywhere and many traders kept shutters closed.

By the way, protesters are thwarted, for example by removing mobile networks, which prevents them from coordinating their protests.

Tehreek-e-Labbaik, the radical Islamist political party that took the lead in the protests, does not want to know the neighborhoods. According to the party, the demonstrations end when the main judges are dismissed and Asia Bibi is still suspended on the gallows. "We are ready to die and thus show our love for the prophet," said fighting party leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi.

Asia Bibi is still blocked in the meantime. The authorities still find the country too worried to release him. The woman's family is afraid of never being able to live safely in Pakistan. "She has no choice but to leave the country," said her brother James Masih. France and Spain would both have shown their willingness to offer the woman asylum