Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warns Bibi verdict protestors

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told the hardliners not to "confront the State" and refrain from vandalism after the Supreme Court acquitted a Christian woman Asia Bibi from the death penalty for blasphemy. Prime Minister Khan addressed the nation through a video message focused on the Asia Bibi verdict.

A 47-year-old mother of four,



Asia Bibi, was on a death row for eight years for blasphemy. She was acquitted by Pakistan's apex court in a landmark verdict which evoked protests, death threats from hardline groups. Khan appealed to the public to remain calm and refrain from joining those trying to create law and order problem in the name of Islam.