By Trelle Kolojay

Pakistani journalist weighs in on deported woman case

Sep 18, 2014 | 7:42 AM

A Pakistani journalist, author and blogger says there isn't much hope for a woman deported back to that country from Saskatoon this week.

Bina Shah said 65-year-old Jamila Bibi, who was working as a cook in Saskatoon, is going back to a country where there isn't much support for women.

Bibi faces adultery charges, which she claims are false and stem from a family dispute over land.

“I have no doubt that the people who threatened her before she left, would be very happy to hear that she has come back, that her refugee application has failed and they will be waiting to take their revenge,” Shah, who is currently living in Karachi, Pakistan, said.

Shah explained Bibi will not face stoning as punishment and the government of Pakistan no longer executes women found guilty of adultery since the introduction of the Women's Protection Act in 2006. However, Shah believes Bibi will still be in danger.

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“What is more likely to happen is that the government will turn a blind eye to her situation and the people from her husband's family who have been threatening her will probably get to her first,” Shah said.

Shah said chances of forgiveness and Bibi living a normal life with her family are slim.

“I can't imagine that they would leave things be or that they would forgive her and let her get on with her life. Pakistani society doesn't work like that,” Shah said.

Bibi came to Canada in 2006 and applied to be a refugee. Her claims and appeals were rejected and she was deported to Pakistan this week.

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