This sounds too ridiculous to be true, but it is. What a scary, oppressive situation in Pakistan. The government should have stood up for her.

Positively medieval.

gingembre, what makes you think the government didn't want this?

I don't understand what the government does want, sohil. Are the Cabinet members and other government officials too cowed by the extremists to take a stand to support and protect this woman, "caving in" as this article puts it, or is the government actually in favor of the militants' views? Either way the situation is very disturbing.