Father of kidnapped girl shot for protecting his daughter
The father of deaf and dumb Christian girl, Asima, who was kidnaped and forcibly converted to Islam and married to Ghulam Hussain was admitted to hospital after been shot at and left in critical condition. Asima was kidnapped about four or five months ago by her neighbour Hussain, but despite knowing her abductor her father […]
Qadri’s execution will do nothing to stop abuse of the blasphemy law
Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was hanged at Adiala Jail at around 4.30am on Monday, February 29th after his appeal for mercy was rejected by the President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain. Qadri, an Elite Force commando, shot Taseer 28 times in broad daylight in Islamabad’s Kohsar Market on January 4, 2011. […]
Some hope for Pakistani Christians as cleric announces willingness to review blasphemy law
According to reports, the chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Muhammad Khan Sherani, has said that he is willing to review Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. The laws are regularly used to persecute Christians in Pakistan, leading to hundreds of innocent people being killed. Pakistan’s religious and political elite almost universally keep clear of debating blasphemy […]