EU calls on Pakistan to intervene in release of blasphemy accused
Members of the European Parliament have written to the EU’s ambassador of Pakistan calling for his help to release Shahzad…
The Ministry of Religious Affairs says that religious conversion before the age of eighteen should be allowed
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has opposed restrictions on religious conversion before the age of 18. It said that if…
School in Pakistan covers a rape of a young Christian girl.
A Christian student of third grade, Suzaina (spellings shared by her mother) was raped at her school in Asif Town…
Another Christian girl is handed back to her abductor by the Pakistan Hight Court
On 1 July, the Lahore High Court handed a 13-year-old child back to the man who abducted her. Nayab Gill…
Muslim Doctor forcefully converts 13-year-old Christian girl to work in kitchen
A Muslim doctor forcefully converted a 13-year-old Christian girl to Islam to allow her to work in their family kitchen…
Christian couple acquitted of blasphemy charges
A Christian couple who spent seven years in jail on blasphemy charges have been acquitted by a Pakistani court. Shafqat…
Pakistani court send minor Christian girl with her abductor
On May 31 a Pakistani court sent a 13-year-old Christian girl, Nayab Gill with her abductor, Saddam Hussain, who already…
Christian mother of five children abducted and severely abused
A Christian mother of five children, Venus Bibi, 30, of Sahoo Ki Malian (village), Sheikhupura, was recently freed from her…
Christian mother concerned her abducted daughter may be sold if not recovered soon
A Christian mother fears that if her kidnapped daughter is not recovered immediately, her abductor will sell her. Hamida Bibi,…
EU concerned over Pakistan’s rising blasphemy cases
The European Union has raised concern about Pakistan’s blasphemy laws which it says are often misused to discriminate against religious…
Pakistan retained as country of particular concern in USCIRF report
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has retained Pakistan as a country of particular concern (CPC) in…
Two Pakistani Christian nurses charged with committing blasphemy
On 9 April, in-charge nurse, Maryam Lal and 3rd-year student nurse Navish Arooj working in Civil Hospital, Faisalabad, were charged…