Pakistani court jails British woman for drug-smuggling
Khadija Shah was arrested at Islamabad airport in May 2012 when the drugs were found in her luggage.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News Agencies) - A court in Pakistan on Tuesday jailed a British mother-of-three for life for attempting to smuggle 63 kilograms (139 pounds) of heroin out of the country.
Khadija Shah, who is from the central city of Birmingham and of Pakistani descent, was arrested at Islamabad airport in May 2012 when the drugs were found in her luggage.
She was convicted and sentenced at a special narcotics court in Rawalpindi, the twin city of Islamabad, according to legal papers seen by AFP. She was also fined 300,000 rupees ($3,000).
Shah, 26, who was six months pregnant when she was arrested, denied the allegations. She gave birth to a daughter last September while in custody on the drugs charges.
Her lawyer Shehzad Akbar said she had no idea there were drugs in her luggage and they would appeal.
