Two Christian brothers have been killed by their Muslim neighbour over a minor dispute. Javed Masih and Suleman of Johar Town, Lahore, were knifed by Amjad on August 21. The dispute related to an issue between Amjad and Christian boy Adeel, the son of the Javed Masih. Amjad and a companion attacked the brothers in…
The Pakistani Government has drafted a policy to combat violence against women and girls in the country. The model also includes proposals that would help promote women’s rights in the country. The government has also drafted a policy for Home-Based Workers – including women. A national helpline for legal advice has reportedly been established. It…
A Pakistani Christian boy has been charged with blasphemy for after allegedly having blasphemous images on his phone. Nouman Asghar Masih is accused of showing blasphemous sketches/pictures on his phone to his friends and even forwarding them to his contacts. According to the First Information Report (FIR) at Police Station Baghdad-al-jadid Bahawalpur, the police conducted…
A Pakistani pastor who was accused of blasphemy has been freed by the court. Pentecostal preacher Jadoon Masih was acquitted two years after his arrest. It is alleged that while in custody he was badly mistreated. But Judge Zafar Iqbal cleared Masih of charges which alleged he had desecrated the holy Quran, and insulted the…
A 19-year-old Pakistani Christian student has been charged with blasphemy after getting into a dispute with Muslims neighbours over a cricket match. Sunny Waqas, a student of High School doing Intermediate in Health sciences, was arrested on 29th June 2019 while allegedly carrying a black bag holding printed blasphemous sketches of the Holy Prophet. The…
CLAAS has succeeded in releasing 21 people, including women and children, from bonded labour. All the victims had been detained by brick kiln owner Arif Warrich and his companions at two brick kilns at District Gujar Khan. On June 16 a Bailiff was deputed by the Lahore High court to recover these victims and produce…
A Pakistani Christian man has been arrested and interrogates after being accused of blasphemy. Police registered a case against Saleem Masih, 28, under section 295-B of the Pakistan Penal Code Saleem is a resident of Shantinagar, the Village that was attacked by Muslims on February 06, 1997 and is still reeling from the nightmare. The…
Pakistan has rejected America’s findings on international religious freedoms. On Friday it dismissed the US State Department’s section on Pakistan was unsubstantiated and based on biased assertions. A statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it does not support it does not such reports that make observations on the internal affairs of sovereign states. According to…
A Pakistani man has been sentenced to death under the blasphemy law. The sessions court in Lahore handed Saleem the death penalty and fined him Rs200,000. The charges related to an incident in 2016, when police filed a first information report again him under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code after Saleem was accused…
An International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief will be marked on August 22. Adopting a resolution to mark the day, the UN General Assembly is inviting all countries, U.N. agencies, civil society, and individuals to observe the event. The resolution expresses concern about continuing acts of intolerance…
