A Pakistani Christian girl who judges ordered should be returned to her parents after being forced to marry a Muslim man, is now facing another legal battle. But despite the illegal marriage the man and his lawyer continue to insist that it was “a legal marriage”, and are appealing the court’s decision. Elisha, who was…
National Minority Day has been celebrated in Pakistan to highlight the services and sacrifices of minorities in the creation of Pakistan. The day was marked on August 11 and also recognised the contribution made my minorities is the building of the nation. It was made up of various events including seminars and gathering across the…
Pakistani Christian, Farhan Aziz, 25, of Muslim Town, Gujranwala was charged under blasphemy law 295 – C of Pakistan Penal Code and section of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 10 (a) (b) on August 2. Farhan is accused of sending blasphemous text messages. He was arrested by the Gujranwala police and sent to jail.…
On June 19, Asia Bibi marked spending nine years in prison for a crime she has always denied. She was arrested on 19 June 2009 when she was accused on charges of blasphemy following a complaint by her Muslim co-worker after an argument about drinking from the same bowl used by the Muslim workers. The…
Christians in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, are being threatened after they built a new church building. And the authorities are failing to help them. Some time ago the government granted permission to Christian residents of the Shaukat line Gojra near Chaanar Shab Nala- Muzaffarabad to build a church. They were also assigned a plot for the building,…
The Christian community from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has staged a protest outside the Peshawar Press Club over the recent announcement of election seats. None of the political parties have announced Christians on the women reserve seats, while on the minority reserve seats Christians have not been included on the priority list of any party. On June…
Two facilitators of the Quetta church suicide bombing have been arrested by counter-terrorism police. The Inspector General of Police Balochistan, Moazzam Jan Ansari briefed the officials of Federal Government and National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in Islamabad. Another police official said all the handlers have been arrested and are under investigation. It was revealed that…
A Pakistani Christian was beaten to death by police after his uncle refused to pay the extortion money. Waqas Masih, 24, died after being brutally beaten on May 29 in Gujrat District. His mother Khalida Bibi claims the police are now mounting pressure on them to reconcile with their accused colleagues, who they were initially…
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has once again recommended that the US government designates Pakistan as a “country of particular concern” (CPC) under IRFA. A recent report released by the commission says that banned groups are increasingly targeting the religious minorities in Pakistan. The US has expressed serious concern over unidentified attackers…
A man who raped a seven-year-old Pakistani Christian girl has been sentenced to 14 years in jail. Fakhr-e-Alam a Mulsim was handed the sentence on May 2 for the attack on Saira Bibi. Judge Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali also ordered therapist to pay a fine of 200,000 Pakistani rupees. On April 29, 2014 Fakhr-e-Alam, then 17,…
