Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal Thursday, while rejecting the speculations about Aasia Bibi's leaving Pakistan, said she was in Pakistan and at a safe place. Let me state clearly that Aasia Bibi remains at a safe place in Pakistan," he remarked in a weekly press briefing here and requested the media to confirm the authenticity of the news on such a sensitive issue as any misleading news item might result in unwanted situation.
"I would also request all of you to verify such news before issuing them, in line with standards of objective, impartial journalism to prevent needless sensationalism and controversy," the spokespersons said and urged media houses to confirm and reconfirm any news item with him especially those having national implications, before publication or dissemination.
However, he regretted to comment on whether Aasia Bibi's lawyer Saiful Muluk had left Pakistan, following any intervention of the European Union and the United Nations.