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Christian's Death Verdict Spurs Holy Row In Pakistan

Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamiat Talaba Islam protest last month in Karachi, carrying signs decrying blasphemers and chanting slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to  death for blasphemy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at odds over whether President  Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, sentenced to hang for  defaming the Prophet Muhammad. (AFP/Getty Images)
Activists of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamiat Talaba Islam protest last month in Karachi, carrying signs decrying blasphemers and chanting slogans against Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced to death for blasphemy. Politicians and conservative clerics are at odds over whether President Asif Ali Zardari should pardon Asia Bibi, sentenced to hang for defaming the Prophet Muhammad. (AFP/Getty Images)

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