(24 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST
Lahore
1. Wide, top shot of protest, pan left
2. Mid of protest showing banner reading (English): "Oh Christians and Jews! We respect your prophets and you respect our prophet (peace be upon him)"
3. Close of placard reading (English): "Amendment is unacceptable, in the law made for protecting the honour of holy prophet"
4. Mid of protesters chanting
5. Wide top shot of protest
6. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Zia Haq, religious scholar:
"The Governor is mistaken (referring to Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province) if he is favouring a woman who has committed a sin while dishonouring and disrespecting the prophet (peace be upon him) in particular, and all other prophets in general. All such acts are absolutely condemnable. Due to these acts of sin, she is accountable in dishonouring both the prophet and the judiciary at the same time."
7. Mid of protesters
8. Pan right of protest
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Raghib Naghmi, local religious leader:
"It shows us that she is fully involved in this nasty action. And she admitted in her confession that she did it. So it is a decision of the session court, and the decision of the session court may be appealed in the High Court. So if she has some immunity with this decision she should go to the High Court."
10. Various of security at protest
Islamabad
11. Wide of convicted Christian woman Asia Bibi's family
12. Mid of Bibi's family
13. SOUNDBITE (Punjabi) Ashiq Masih, husband of convicted Christian woman Asia Bibi:
"I received a call from my brother to say that mosque clerics have announced that Muslims should burn our house. The situation has become worse."
14. Cutaway family
15. SOUNDBITE (Punjabi) Sidra Shahzadi, daughter of convicted Christian woman Asia Bibi:
"We have received lots of threats. The Muslims are also saying 'we will set your house on fire, we will kill you, and your mother will not come out of jail. We will shoot her in prison'."
16. Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, with family of convicted Christian woman Asia Bibi
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistani Minister of Minority Affairs:
"We will ensure that Asia Bibi should be safe in police custody in jail, and we will increase the protection of the family outside also."
18. Close of Bibi's daughter
19. Mid of family
STORYLINE
Around 250 hardline Muslims staged a demonstration in the central Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, warning the president not to pardon a Christian woman who has been sentenced to death for insulting Islam.
Many of the protesters waved banners and chanted slogans denouncing the actions of the woman, Asia Bibi.
They also denounced any attempt to change Pakistan's blasphemy law, which critics say is often misused to persecute Christians and other minorities.
Wednesday's protest is the latest in a wave of reaction to the case of Bibi, which has prompted outrage from human rights groups and a personal appeal from Pope Benedict XVI for her release.
But hard-line Islamic groups in Pakistan have pushed back, and some have even threatened officials in the past who suggested reforming or repealing the blasphemy law.
These groups have significant power since politicians from the major parties rely on them for votes.
Bibi, a 45-year-old mother of five, has said she was falsely accused by a group of Muslim women who were angry at a dispute over whether they could share the same water bowl.
She has been in jail in the eastern province of Punjab since her initial arrest one and a half years ago.
A court sentenced her on November 8 to hang after convicting her of insulting the prophet.
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