Twenty men who were charged with killing Christian couple Shama and Shazad have been acquitted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC). Hearing the case on March 24, the ATC maintained there were doubts about the involvement of the suspects in the lynching of the Christian couple. Giving them the benefit of doubt the court cleared them…
Pakistani Christian Anjum Sandhu who was facing the death penalty after being accused of blasphemy has been acquitted. According this lawyer the case against Sandhu was fabricated. The case began in May 2015 when Sandhu, from Gujranwala in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, went to the police to seek protection from blackmailers and extortion of 20,000 rupees…
At least seven Pakistani Christians have been injured after an armed Muslim gang attacked them while they worshipped at church. Pastor Haleem Feroze Masih of the King Jesus Church in Burewala, southwest of Lahore, leading the service when at least 15 local Muslims led by Muhammad Sharif entered the church at around 1pm. This came…
Pakistani Christian man is still on death row five years after blasphemy allegations against him sparked the attack on Joseph Colony A Muslim man had accused Sawan Masih, 30 of making blasphemous remarks against the prophet Muhammad on 9 March 2013, for which he was sentenced to death in 2014. His appeal is pending and…
A Pakistani court has ruled that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents. Human rights advocates say the move is another blow for the country’s persecuted religious minorities. The order will pile further pressure on the Ahmadi community, who are not allowed to call themselves Muslim or use Islamic symbols in…
A Christian church and its congregation were brutally attacked by around 20-armed Muslim hooligans during Sunday worship service. The church was attacked on March 4 and dozens of men, women and children were hurt as the mob violently attacked them with large sticks. Members of Pakistani Gospel Assembly (PGA) have expressed great fear and anxiety…
Demonstrators rallied in Pakistan to protest against the blasphemy law being used as a tool to discriminate against Christians and other religious minorities. On March 5, in Lahore Pakistani Christian campaigners and Muslim friends gathered peacefully at the Lahore Press Club. Members of different organisations gathered outside the establishment to declare solidarity to demand appropriate…
Last night at around 9pm in the Faisalabad area of Allahabad some people from the Muslim community coloured over wall and wrote Dear Prophet. This caused a fight between the Christian and the Muslim community, due to which some people were injured. But the police arrived on time and took control of the situation. As…
A blasphemy suspect is in critical condition after falling off the fourth floor of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) headquarters in Punjab. According to reports, the police handed over Patras Masih, 18, and his cousin Sajid Masih, 24, to the FIA’s cybercrime wing on Friday. Earlier this week, an FIR was registered against Patras at…
A 17 year-old Christian boy has been arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook. The alleged incident, led to a violent mob drove Masih’s family and other Christians in the village to flee their homes. Patras Masih, an illiterate cleaner from Tair village in Lahore is said to have posted images of himself standing on…
