Muslim man burns Holy Bible and other books in Kasur Church
Police arrested Muslim man Azhar Akbar for burning the Bibles and Holy books in Victory Church at Sandha village Kasur….
Pakistani Christian woman seeking asylum in Thailand dies in appealing detention centre conditions
Samina, a 30-year-old Pakistani Christian woman who fled persecution and was seeking asylum in Thailand, died while being held in…
Pakistani Catholic family forced to flee Islamabad after false blasphemy allegations made
A Pakistani Catholic family have been forced to flee their home after being accused of blasphemy. The allegations were first…
Governor Salmaan Taseer’s killer loses petition for review of death sentence
Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected the application from Mumtaz Qadri who murdered the former governor of Punjab for criticising the country’s…
Pakistani officials target Christian slums over fears of threat posed to Muslim majority
Court documents show that Islamabad’s authorities have cracked down on illegal slums, fearing their growing Christian population will pose a…
CLAAS welcomes President Schulz’s promises to help protect Christians wherever possible
CLAAS welcomes the recent statement issued by EP president Martin Schulz. He said: “I can assure you that Parliament will…
CLAAS alarmed by Pakistan voting against protection of Human Rights Defenders in UN
CLAAS has expressed its concern over Pakistan’s position in voting against the United Nations General Assembly resolution for recognising the…
Forcible conversion could be declared a crime in Pakistan
Forcible religious conversions in Pakistan should be declared a crime, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights said. The chairperson,…
Missing Pakistani Christian girl may have been kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam
A young Christian girl, Agnes Shaukat, daughter of Shaukat Masih of Lahore Cantt has been missing since November 20. Her…
Pakistan’s minorities continue to suffer because of blasphemy laws
An Ahmadi place of worship was set on fire one after a Muslim mob burnt down a factory owned by…
Pakistani Christian schoolgirl beaten and locked in bathroom for using ‘Muslim toilets’
Pakistani schoolgirl Sara Bibi was beaten and locked in a bathroom for three hours after using a toilet designated for…
Pakistan Supreme Court declares calls for blasphemy law reform are not against religion
The Pakistani Supreme Court has said that calls for reform of the country’s blasphemy law are not an affront to…