Pakistani Christians have condemned a job advertisement published on September 16, 2015 by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. It said that only non-Muslim males and females will be appointed as sanitary workers (sweepers), whereas the jobs of security guard, maids or ward boy did not indicate any religious specification. CLAAS believes that such adverts are…
The UN Summit of International Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief was held in New York from September 17 to 19, 2015, to approve Action Letters and to pass resolutions to uphold religious freedom in member countries. Lawmakers from 50 countries, including the UK and Pakistan, gathered in New York to discuss ways to…
The number of human rights violations in Pakistan is on the rose, the country’s standing committee on human rights has been told. According to reports, the Human Rights Wing of Ministry of Law Justice and Human Rights recorded 20, 649 violations in from 2012 to June 2015. 4,848 cases were reported in 2012, 4,907 in…
A Pakistani Christian man has been arrested on blasphemy charges, accused of making derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed. Pervaiz Masih, 40, a resident of Garrewala village of Kasur district, Punjab, was arrested on September 2nd. The brick kiln worker’s Muslim contractor accused him of committing blasphemy, after Pervaiz demanded the agreed payment from him. The…
Two men suspected of being part of the mob that burnt Pakistani Christians Shazad and his wife Shama alive in a brick kiln have been denied bail. According to reports, on Friday the Supreme Court in Lahore dismissed Nisar and Akram’s bail petitions. Their lawyers had argued that both men had passed the scene and…
Gujranwala’s Anti-terrorist court has denied bail to all Christians’ bail but granted it to Muslim Zulfiqar who printed the posters. On 1st September CLAAS lawyers Tahir Bashir appeared in the Anti-terrorist court of Gujranwala for the confirmation of bail, but the Judge, Bushra Zaman, rejected all of Christians’ bail but granted it bail to Muslim…
A blasphemy case has been registered against Pastor Aftab Gill, and three other people from Nai Abadi, Bandith Road, Gujrat (Punjab). They have been accused of using the word “Rasool” (apostle) in relation of Pastor Gill’s later father, Pastor Fazal Masih, who had established the local Biblical Church of God several years ago. In preparation…
On August 7, CLAAS’s team, headed by Mr. Joseph Francis, National Director, along with Emmanuel Masih, father of Shafqat, and Shafqat and Shagufta’s son visited him in district jail Faisalabad. This is a rare case where both husband and wife are charged with blasphemy and imprisoned in two different jails. Shafqat Masih is at District…
Aasia Bibi’s lawyer believes that the Pakistani government’s failures are responsible for her predicament. He said that it has failed to uphold numerous legal requirements in the case her. Saiful Malook claims that Pakistani officials been influenced by religious extremists who want Christian Bibi to be killed for her alleged crime. He told Asia News:…
Five people have been arrested in connection with the twin suicide bomb attacks on two churches in Pakistan in March. The attacks at the gates of St John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church in Youhanbad on March 15 resulted in at least 17 people being killed and hundreds more being injured Police and the Inter-Services…
