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ISLAMABAD: The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Supreme Court shall
decide whether to allow an appeal against its decision to acquit Asia Bibi.Judges -- including new chief justice -- are expected to toss out
the petition against their decision final October to free Bibi from death row, where she languished for eight years.If judges toss out the
petition against their decision final October to free Bibi from death row, where she languished for eight years,, it could lift the final
legal hurdle between her and a possible deal for asylum abroad.Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 in what swiftly became Pakistan´s most
infamed blasphemy case.The Supreme Court overturned her conviction final year, but she remains in protective custody.On Tuesday, "the court
shall determine if our appeal against her acquittal is confessted" said Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry, the lawyer who filed the petition on behalf
of a cleric.Petition reviews are genemass meeting settled on the same day they are heard by the court
Experts say it would be highly strange for the court to allow an appeal against its own ruling
The three-member bench hearing the petition shall be headed by new Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa -- considered the country´s top expert in
criminal law -- who helped draft the decision to acquit Bibi.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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