A court in Pakistan has dropped a controversial blasphemy case against a Christian girl accused by her neighbour of burning pages from the Koran.

Her arrest followed accusations by a Muslim cleric who is now facing allegations that he planted evidence.

Rimsha, who doctors said had a younger mental age than her 14 years, was arrested in August in a Christian area of the capital, Islamabad, after a furious crowd demanded she be punished.

Following an outcry over the case, she was released on bail in September – an extremely rare move in blasphemy cases.

At Tuesday’s hearing, all charges against her were thrown out by the Islamabad High Court for lack of evidence, lawyers said.

The case against the Muslim cleric accused of framing her will proceed, say local police. He will be tried for making a false accusation.    »»» BBC News

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