Blasphemy cases
A new blasphemy case against a Christian midwife in RawalpindiUntil recently Nargis Bibi (45) worked as a midwife at the Al-Shafa clinic in Rawalpindi. She liked her job and enjoyed providing for her family. However, on the 21st of September 2008 Nargis’ life turned upside down when an angry mob attacked the clinic and accused her of blasphemy.
A RESPECTED school teacher has spoken out after a man and his daughter were falsely accused of desecrating the Quran.Kamal Anjum was horrified when he saw a 500-strong mob of Muslims attack the homeof Gulshare Masih, 40, and his young daughter Sandal Gulshare, 19
District and session judge hears blasphemy case against Christians Three Christians were allegedly charged on 17th September 2008 under the blasphemy law in a district and session court in Toba Tek Singh. All three men were handcuffed.
A Christian victim of blasphemy law given death sentence in Pakistan Younis Masih, a Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to death for blasphemy by the Sessions Court in Lahore on 30 May 2008 with a fine of Rs100, 000.
Christian teacher and wife forced into hiding by hard-line Islamist protestsTwo Christian school teachers at a private school have been expelled from their teaching jobs and have gone into hiding, for allegedly tearing an Islamic Book
Family of five are forced to go into hiding after father refused to convert.A twenty five year old man has been forced to leave his home town of Attock with his family, after he refused to convert to Islam at his place of work.Danish Masih had been working at the Attock armaments factory for five year and was one of only two Christians in a workplace described as “heavily populated with Taliban supporters”.
CLAAS offers help to entire Christian community accused of BlasphemyCLAAS has intervened after an entire Christian colony in Lahore has been accused of “abusing and deprecating the teachings of the Holy Prophet” by members of the Muslim mejority.