Justin Trudeau says Canada in talks with Pakistan over Asia Bibi

PM says Canada is a ‘welcoming country’ and that discussions are being held over fate of freed Christian woman

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said talks are underway with Pakistan over Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose acquittal on blasphemy charges against Islam last month sparked mass protests in the South Asian country.

“We are in discussions with the Pakistani government,” Trudeau said in an interview with Agence France Presse in Paris, where he attended an anniversary event marking the end of world war one. His comments were confirmed by a spokesman in Ottawa.

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