After considering all opinions, the government has decided to revise the policy for the implementation of national education. Education institutions and schools can decide themselves whether to include the national education classes. Mr. Leung denied suggestions that he had been instructed by the authorities in Beijing to drop the controversial plans on the eve of voting in Hong Kong elections on Sunday.
A Christian girl in Pakistan, who is at the center of a high-profile
blasphemy
case, has been released from prison after being granted bail on Friday. The case of Rishma Masih has provoked concerns about the misuse of the Pakistan's severe blasphemy laws. Alee Maqbool reports from Islamabad.
Rishma Masih had her head covered in a scarf only surround by security personnel as she was rushed into a helicopter heading for an
undisclosed
location. She was flown out of Rawalpindi's Adiala jail. Masih had been held for three weeks since a Muslim neighbor accused her of burning pages of the Koran. She was held even after a medical report confirmed she had learning difficulties. But it stands she will still have to face trial.
India and Pakistan have signed an agreement which will ease restrictions on travel between the two countries. The deal came during a visit to Islamabad by India's foreign minister. It's part of a broad attempt to improve bilateral relations which was severely damaged four years ago when gunmen attacked the Indian city of Mumbai.