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The daughters of a Pakistani Christian woman who narrowly avoided a death sentence for blasphemy have been given asylum in Canada, says an international media report, but the government won’t say if the report is true.

Asia Bibi, who was acquitted in October by the Pakistani Supreme Court, remains in protective custody in Pakistan — an appeal of her case is pending — and continues to be the subject of violent protests and threats against her life.

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At the end of November, Bibi’s brother-in-law Joseph Nadeem said people had been shooting at the house where he and Bibi’s two daughters were living and that the family faces “constant threats.” Nadeem said he hoped that his family and Bibi’s daughter would be out of the country by Christmas, according to a report on the Aid to the Church in Need website.

A report Wednesday from the Associated Press said Bibi’s daughters “were taken to Canada for their safety.”