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Asia Bibi case a ‘watershed’ moment in Pakistan’s judicial history, new envoy says

Raza Bashir Tarar, the new High Commissioner to Canada, says more can be done on bilateral trade, and that sometimes means 'getting out of the way’ of businesses.
High Commissioner of Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar arrived in Ottawa in mid-February after serving since August 2015 as head of mission in Kenya.
When Pakistan’s top court acquitted a Christian woman who spent eight years in jail on blasphemy charges, it was a “watershed moment” in the country’s judicial history, says Raza Bashir Tarar, the new Pakistani high commissioner to Canada. As...

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