A Pakistani Christian man who was shot by his Muslim neighbour for buying a house in a Muslim area has died. Nadeem Joseph was admitted to hospital after being attacked in Peshawar, but died on June 29, 2020, after multiple surgeries. Nadeem and his mother-in-law Elizabeth Masih were set upon by Salman Khan and his…
A leading religious school in Pakistan, Jamia Ashrafia, has issued a fatwa against the first Hindu temple proposed to be built in Islamabad. It says that while the government can use its funds to maintain places of worship of minority communities that already exist, they cannot use the funds to build new places of worship…
A university professor in Pakistan has been arrested by the local police accused of blasphemy Prof Sajid Soomro of Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, is also a writer known for his books on Sindhi-Mohajir unity, The police arrived at his home in at least four vans, according to reports, and cordon off the area before…
Christian farmer Manzoor Masih and his family were attacked by his business rival, and a case has been registered against the attackers. According to Manzoor of Chunian, district Kasur, on the morning of 18th May while he was having breakfast with his family Muhammad Imran and several companions attacked his house. They forcefully entered the…
A group of Muslim men entered a church in Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, about 25 miles away from Lahore, shouting that they would burn Christians and set the building on fire. According to the pastor, Samuel Hidayat Masih, who is in charge of the Trinity Pentecostal Church, on the morning of May 9 Malik Aun…
Christian mother Nighat Shahbaz of Madina Town, Faisalabad, has registered a case at the local police station against a Muslim man, Naqash, who she believes has kidnapped her 14-year-old daughter Maira Shahbaz. Nighat told the police that her daughter went to work on April 28 but hasn’t returned since then and instead she has been…
People who commute blasphemy should be beheaded, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs has said. According to reports, Ali Muhammad Khan tweeted this week in Urdu that beheading is the only punishment for those who mock the Prophet Muhammad. He was addressing reports that Ahmadis had been given representation on a newly established National…
In 2019 Pakistan’s human rights record was “greatly worrisome” the country’s human rights commission – HRCP has said. In its annual report the commission warned that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen the condition of the most vulnerable, including the religious minorities. According to the reports, Pakistan’s minorities still do not have freedom of religion or…
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has made the teaching of the Quran with translation compulsory in all provincial universities. He said it will be compulsory for students to attend the lecture, adding that Quran is a complete code of life and its better understanding will help in winning the favour of God. He added that…
On April 21 Pastor Haroon Cheeda, his wife Mariam and their 15-year-old son Asher were attacked by their Muslim neighbour. Rafique Bhatti attacked them for building a wall on their own land. He has illegally built his house on Pastor Haroon‘s land and now wanted to grab this land forcefully. He and another police officer,…
