SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015
Waleeha Irfat was jailed on March 3, 2012, after an FIR was registered against her at the Factory Area police station under Section 295-B (blasphemy) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Source/Credit: The Express Tribune
By Rana Tanveer | August 16, 2015
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) will take up this week a bail application of a24-year-old ‘mentally-challenged’ girl who has been in jail for more than three years on charges of blasphemy.
On August 12, Justice Shaid Bilal Hassan had put off the hearing on her plea until August 20.
Waleeha Irfat was jailed on March 3, 2012, after an FIR was registered against her at the Factory Area police station under Section 295-B (blasphemy) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
On August 29, 2013, a seven-member medical board headed by the Health Services director general had said, “She has been found to be suffering from mood disorder (impulsive personality traits). The board is of the opinion that she needs drug treatment and psychotherapy.”
The board had been formed on the court’s directive.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2015.
Read original post here: Pakistan: LHC to take up blasphemy accused’s bail plea this week
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune
By Rana Tanveer | August 16, 2015
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) will take up this week a bail application of a24-year-old ‘mentally-challenged’ girl who has been in jail for more than three years on charges of blasphemy.
On August 12, Justice Shaid Bilal Hassan had put off the hearing on her plea until August 20.
Waleeha Irfat was jailed on March 3, 2012, after an FIR was registered against her at the Factory Area police station under Section 295-B (blasphemy) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
On August 29, 2013, a seven-member medical board headed by the Health Services director general had said, “She has been found to be suffering from mood disorder (impulsive personality traits). The board is of the opinion that she needs drug treatment and psychotherapy.”
The board had been formed on the court’s directive.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2015.
Read original post here: Pakistan: LHC to take up blasphemy accused’s bail plea this week
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