| Dr Shazia Khalid and her husband have been granted political asylum by the British government. The couple's application for immigration to Canada is being processed by the Canadian authorities and it is expected to be approved in a couple of months. Dr Khalid and her husband are due to arrive in New York at the invitation of a women's rights organisation called Equality Now, which will honour the rape victim from Pakistan at a ceremony on December 14. She is also planning to travel to Florida where Somi Ali of the Asian American Network Against Abuse of Women is planning to host a ceremony honouring her. A visit to Washington and the West Coast, to be arranged by Equality Now, is also expected. |