Faisalabad, August 30, 2024 — In a shocking incident that has raised serious concerns about the treatment of religious minorities, a Christian man in Faisalabad was allegedly forced by police to swear on the Bible in order to have his FIR registered. The incident occurred in the Sahianwala area, where Patras Masih, a local resident,…
Kasur, In a deeply troubling incident, twin Christian brothers Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, both 18 years old, along with another Christian boy Abid, have been charged with blasphemy in the village of Kalay Wala, District Kasur, Punjab. The accusations stem from an event on the night of August 26, 2024, when the brothers allegedly…
Sargodha, August 22, 2024 — The city of Sargodha has been engulfed in tension following the mysterious death of a local sanitary worker, Qamar Javed Masih. Masih, a married father of three, was found hanged in his residential quarters while on duty at the house of a session court judge. Both he and his mother…
Additional Sessions Judge Akram Ul Haq sentenced Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ghulam Murtaza and Police Constable Azmat Ali to 10 years of hard labour for the brutal killing of Bashir Masih, a rickshaw and school bus driver from Sambrial, Sialkot. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 4.3 million as Diyat (financial compensation under Islamic…
Khator, Gojra – August 7, 2024: A 32-year-old Christian woman, Saima, has been charged under Section 295-B of the blasphemy law and arrested by Sadar Police Station after being accused of desecrating the Holy Quran by her Muslim neighbour, Muhammad Haider. According to the police report, Haider claimed that on August 6, he saw Sonia…
In a shocking and tragic incident, a 25-year-old Christian woman named Salma Munir, who was mentally ill, was kidnapped, repeatedly raped, and ultimately died in June 2024. The horrifying details emerged when the accused, Omar alias Khatri, son of Sarwar Khokhar from Ajnianwala, threatened Salma’s younger sister, Nisha Munir. Nisha, terrified by Omar’s threats of…
Kot Radha Kishan, Pakistan — Zohaib Saleem, a 22-year-old brick kiln worker, faced unimaginable hardships under the oppressive rule of a ruthless kiln owner. His story, however, is not just one of suffering, but of incredible resilience, unwavering hope, and a family’s united fight against unimaginable oppression. Zohaib and his family were ensnared in the…
July 23, 2024 — President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Christian Marriage (Amendment) Act 2024 into law during a special ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. The Act raises the marriageable age for Christian men and women to eighteen years, amending Section 60 of the Christian Marriage Act of 1872, which previously set the ages…
A Christian father of four, Marshall, also known as Bunty, was murdered by two neighbouring Muslim men in the early hours of July 10. The incident occurred at Patiala House Race Course Kachi Abadi in Lahore. According to Yaqoob Masih, Marshall’s father, “Two Muslim boys, our neighbours Shani and Azam, entered our house from the…
On 9th July 2024 – The National Assembly of Pakistan has passed the Christian Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2024. This amendment, introduced by Member of the National Assembly Naveed Amir Jeeva, raises the legal marriage age for Christians to 18 years for both boys and girls, aligning the Christian marriage law with the broader child protection…
