Covering her face, Khadija Shah, a British woman who is seven months pregnant, walks out of a Pakistani court.<br/> <br />She faces charges of smuggling 63 kilos of heroin worth 5 million U.S. dollars.<br/> <br />The 25-year-old is being held in custody with her two young children.<br/> <br />Her lawyer has requested bail.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) LAWYER REPRESENTING KHADIJA SHAH, MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We submitted a bail application for the release of Khadija Shah on medical grounds because she is pregnant of seven months, and she is facing a very terrific situation inside the jail, as well as regarding the treatment, no proper treatment, no specific and regular medication inside the jail."<br/> <br />Local reports say Shah denies the allegations.<br/> <br />In Pakistan, the penalty for heroin smuggling is death.<br/> <br />Lily Grimes, Reuters.
