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,…
A seven-year-old Christian girl from Talwandi village, located in the Kasur district of Pakistan’s Punjab province, was kidnapped and assaulted by a Muslim man. The child, Nadia, was recovered by local villagers after the attack on April 11, and the perpetrator was taken into custody, according to reports. Nadia was discovered to be missing at…
A Hindu family in Karachi was attacked on April 12, 2020, for refusing to convert to Islam. Basant Kumar, a Hindu and his mother were also threatened with death if they disobeyed the order. Basant’s brother has alleged that 4-5 Muslim evangelists had threatened and attacked them to convert to Islam. In a video he…
Pakistani Christian parents have been refused the return of their son because he converted to Islam, and therefore cannot live with them. According to reports John Masih and his wife Shamshad Bibi of Mian Channu, District Khanewal have been denied custody of their son, Arjesh, who is not allowed to meet or live with his…
