Four weeks left in Pakistan. Tension in the country ebbs and flows - usually it's okay and we're allowed to go to certain designated places within the city. Today, however, the Pakistan Supreme Court overturned Asia Bibi's earlier conviction on blasphemy charges, and security at the embassy just got tighter. Bibi has been in prison since 2010, and was sentenced to death, so the Supreme Court's decision is a big deal. There have been protests and threats of violence.
It's jarring to work with lovely Pakistani people every day, day in and day out, and then watch news reports of mobs of Pakistanis calling for the death of a Christian woman whom some claim blasphemed the prophet. It's a hard country to understand.
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| The sun rising behind the Pakistan Supreme Court building earlier this month. (On the way to work.) |
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On the way home from work - these could be peaceful, ordinary workers ending their workday,
or part of protesting crowds dispersing. |
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