21 bonded labourer’s including women and children set free in Pakistan
CLAAS has succeeded in releasing 21 people, including women and children, from bonded labour. All the victims had been detained…
Pakistani Christian man arrested on suspicion of blasphemy
A Pakistani Christian man has been arrested and interrogates after being accused of blasphemy. Police registered a case against Saleem…
Pakistan dismisses US Religious Freedom Report
Pakistan has rejected America’s findings on international religious freedoms. On Friday it dismissed the US State Department’s section on Pakistan…
Pakistani man sentenced to death over blasphemy
A Pakistani man has been sentenced to death under the blasphemy law. The sessions court in Lahore handed Saleem the…
UN Assembly passes resolution to mark day commemorating violence based on religion
An International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief will be marked on August…
Two men acquitted of burning Pakistani Christian couple alive
Two men accused of burning a Pakistani Christian couple alive have been cleared of being involved in their deaths. On…
Petition calling for the Bible to be made part the of curriculum moved in Pakistani High Court
A petition calling for the Bible to be included in the curriculum for Christian children who are studying in government…
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi has finally left the country.
After spending eight years on death row, she had to wait six months in hiding after being acquitted of blasphemy…
Police release young Pakistani Christian man charged with blasphemy
A young Pakistani Christian man has been cleared of blasphemy and released from police custody. Farhan Aziz Masih, of Muslim…
Pakistani senate passes bill setting minimum marriage age as 18
The Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to amend the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 1929, and set the minimum marriage…
Revised forced conversion law to be submitted to Sindh Assembly
A revised draft of a forced conversion bill will be submitted to the Sindh Assembly soon. More than two years…
Pakistani court orders teenage Christian girl back in parents’ custody
A Pakistani court has ordered that a Christian teenage girl, who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam after being…