Christian girl hailed as ‘daughter of nation’ by senior Pakistani cleric

Jon Boone in Islamabad 5/9/2012 Chairman of All Pakistan Ulema Council vows to guarantee safety of girl accused of blasphemy if she is released from prison. The Christian girl who was allegedly framed for blasphemy by her local mullah has been hailed as a “daughter of the nation” by one of Pakistan’s most senior Islamic clerics, who also vowed to guarantee her safety if she is eventually released from prison. The heavyweight support for Rimsha Masih from the chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council, a grouping of Islamic clerics, is being seen as a remarkable turn of events in a country where individuals accused of insulting Islam are almost never helped by powerful public figures