Two men jailed for life in Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case

Two men in Pakistan have been jailed for life for their role in the lynching of a university student accused of blasphemy. Two years ago Mashal Khan was fatally attacked by a mob on campus in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. An investigation later found blasphemy allegations made against Khan after a debate about religion were false. On…

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Pakistani police charges mentally ill Christian with blasphemy

A mentally ill Pakistani Christian man has been charged with blasphemy. Stephen Masih was charged following a complaint from local cleric Hafiz Muhammad Mudassar. According to the FIR, two Muslims named Muhammad Rafique and Muhammad Imran, told Muhmamad Mudassar Stephen had made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Stephen, 38, is unmarried and lived…

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Four years since the Youhanabad twin terror attacks

It has been four years since the twin terror attached on churches in Lahore, Youhanabad. It was the darkest day in Youhanabad’s history when two big churches were attacked by suicide bombers. These two churches were Christ Church and Catholic Church Youhanabad. Many Christians lost their lives in that attack. Some gave their lives for…

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Pakistani Government ordered to block blasphemous social media content

The Islamabad High Court has ordered the government to take step to block blasphemous content on the social media. On March 4 the court also ordered immediate action be taken against those websites that currently have blasphemous content. Justice Mohsin said the ministry of information and technology should ensure the court order is implemented. The…

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Pakistani government taking steps to implement Shariah Act 1991

According to Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs, Noorul Haq Qadri, the government has taken steps to implement the Shariah Act 1991. Addressing the Senate he said Pakistan was established in the name of Islam, but an Islamic state could not be obtained. Qadri also said the government had always taken the stance that it wanted…

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Teenage Pakistani Christian girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam

A teenage Pakistani Christian girl has been kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam. Sadaf Masih 13, of Cholistan, Wichra Bangla, Bahawalpur was abducted February 6 by influential Muslims Maqbool Hussain, Mubashir Hussain Baloch and Azhir Hussain Baloch, and forcibly converted to Islam. After the abduction and member of the perpetrators’ family told her family she…

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Pakistani Christian woman beaten and forced to convert to Islam

A Pakistani Christian mother of eight, Shazia Bibi, was beaten and forced to convert to Islam. Shazia Bibi used to work as a domestic servant at Mian Imran’s house, in Chanan Village District Gujrat, where she lived with four of her children. After a few months Mian Imran, who has links with extremist groups, started…

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Pakistan’s supreme court upholds Asia Bibi’s acquittal

Pakistan’s supreme court has upheld Asia Bibi’s acquittal. Asia Bibi was sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the last legal hurdle and freeing Asia Bibi to leave the country. The three-judge panel of the country’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said the arguments of the lawyer acting on behalf of the petitioners did not satisfy the…

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