Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi has finally left the country. After spending eight years on death row, she had to wait six months in hiding after being acquitted of blasphemy charges. But Bibi is is now believed to have joined her family in Canada. Protests by radical extremists erupted across Pakistan after her death sentence…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has decided to constitute a special bench to prevent violence against minorities. Justice Omar Atta Bandial requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa for a consultation on setting up the bench, in keeping with a 2014 order. The move was welcomed by Pakistan’s minority parties, but they also complained about…
The Pakistani parliament has blocked a bill from Christian lawmaker Dr Naveed Aamir Jeeva, from the Pakistan Peoples Party, calling to amend article 41 and 91 of the Constitution to allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad opposed the proposed legislation. The…
Parents of Christian Dr Rakshanda, 20, have appealed to the prime minister Imran Khan and the chief minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, to get them justice as the police have failed to recover their daughter from her kidnappers. Dr Rakshanda Ilyas from Chicha watni, went to look after her friend on July 4th after…
Local influential Muslims and the police have stopped church building work in Threade-e Wali Momon Pura Sharqpur. The original church was built about 20 years ago, according to the needs of that time. But because of population growth the management decided to expand the church building. However, local influential Muslims are against the church expansion.…
A Pakistani man on death row after being convicted of blasphemy charges has been released after 18 years. The Supreme Court acquitted Wajih-ul-Hassan due to lack of evidence. A case was registered against Mr Hassan in 1999 for writing blasphemous letters to a lawyer. In 2001 a handwriting expert said his handwriting closely matched the…
A Pakistani Christian man has allegedly been beaten to death in police custody. The family of Amir Masih have demanded a prompt inquiry into this matter. His post-mortem examination report of the gardener, who was in illegal police custody, suggests that he died on September 3 as a result of severe torture. A First Information…
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi is calling for justice for others who have fallen victim to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. After eight years on death row, the 54-year-old was acquitted of blasphemy charges and eventually flew to safety in Canada. But Bibi told the Sunday Telegraph the world should know about Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. She said…
The Pakistani Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has rejected a bill that would have seen the minimum age for marriage set at 18. Three votes were cast in favour of the bill while six were cast against it. Determination of age for marriage was declared unIslamic by Dr Qibla Ayaz, Chair of the…
Pakistani police have charged a Christian man, Bahadar Masih, and other family members in relation to the killing of Maskeen Khan. According to the accused on August 15th, 2019 Maskeen Khan tried to rob Bahadar Masih’s house late that night. Bahadar Masih and his two daughters Rakhal and Arzoo tried their best to stop him…
