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Pakistan Christian girl in Quran case to be freed

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Paul Bhatti, center, an advisor to the prime minister of Pakistan on minorities affairs, flanked by lawyers of a Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy, addresses a news conference Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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The girl's plight has drawn new attention to Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws, which critics claim are used to persecute minorities and settle personal vendettas.