Beautiful Pakistani Girls Biography
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Rimsha Masih (Urdu: رمشا مسیح — some early reports used the first name "Rifta" or "Riftah") is a Pakistani girl [1] from Mehrabadi, Islamabad,[2] who was arrested by Pakistani police in August 2012 and who potentially faced the death penalty for blasphemy under Pakistan's blasphemy law[3][4] for allegedly desecrating pages of the Quran (or a book containing verses from the Quran) by burning.[5][6] She is a member of Pakistan's Christian minority.[3]
She was eventually acquitted of all charges.
There are conflicting claims as to whether she has a mental health condition: allegedly few sources claim that she has Down Syndrome, and her family has been reported to have told her lawyer that she suffers from mental illness.[5][8][9] There are also conflicting reports about her age: although most sources describe her as 11 years old, she has also been claimed to be aged 14 or 16.[9] Following a medical examination,[8] a medical report estimated her age as being 14, and therefore a minor under Pakistani law, and stated that she had mental capacity lower than would be expected for someone of that age. This report was questioned by her accuser's lawyer, who accused the report of "favouring" her.[10] Now the prosecuter is claiming that Rimsha is actually 21 years old [1] Some reports state that she is illiterate, and may have unknowingly picked the pages of the book up from a waste dump
Her arrest caused widespread condemnation, both within Pakistan and internationally,[4] and has been followed by a rise of inter-communal tension within Pakistan.[5] The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, has ordered an investigation into the arrest.[5]
France "urged the Pakistani authorities to release this young girl" and has reaffirmed that "the very existence of the crime of blasphemy infringes upon fundamental freedoms, namely the freedom of religion or belief, as well as the freedom of expression. It urges Pakistan to comply with its international commitments in this area, notably the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as the Convention on the Rights of the Child."[12]
Members of the All Pakistan Ulema Council joined with the Pakistan Interfaith League in protest against the accusations.[13] Her father made a personal appeal to President Zardari on her behalf.[14] The lawyer representing her accuser demanded that she should be convicted and stated that if she was released, stated that Muslims could "take the law into their own hands".[2]
The civic organization Avaaz launched a campaign to release Rimsha. As of September 2012, the campaign petition had gathered over one million signatures.
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