Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman who was condemned for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Islam. The ruling is sparking angry protests and death threats from an ultra-religious party. Danial Khan reports from Islamabad.

DANIAL KHAN ISLAMABAD "Asia Bibi, a Christian woman and mother of five, was on death row since 2010. Accused of committing blasphemy in 2009, a trial court had found her guilty of the crime and awarded her the death sentence."

In 2011, the Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who spoke in her support was gunned down in Islamabad.

The lawyers of Asia Bibi approached the Supreme Court as a last resort, seeking reversal of her sentence.

A special three-member Supreme Court bench acquitted Asia Bibi, after accepting her 2015 appeal against her sentence.

But despite being released, Asia bib's family believes that their lives are now in more danger than before.

A number of protests have broken out across the country, demanding the Supreme Court's decision to be reversed. Hardcore right wing religious parties including the Tehreek Labaik Pakistan and Jamiat Ulema e Islam among others have reportedly started rallies across the country. A number of main roads and highways have been closed down, shipping containers have been placed along sensitive government buildings, as the religious parties have announced a countrywide protest.

Danial Khan, CGTN, Islamabad.