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…
Police not cooperating in search for kidnapped 13-year-old girl, mother says
Samina Bibi, the mother of Christian girl Shakina Johnson, has complained that the police are not making enough effort to…
Pakistan: CDA demolishes church in Islamabad during Lent
On Wednesday 31 March, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) demolished Emmanuel Gospel church in Musharraf colony, sector G8/4 Islamabad, the…
Government ordered to fill vacant post at head of National Commission for Human Rights
The Islamabad high court has directed the Pakistani government to fill the vacant post of the head of the NCHR….
Petition filed to make the death penalty the only punishment for blasphemy in the Pakistan Penal Code
Pakistan’s attorney general and provincial advocate general have been issued notices by the Peshawar High Court regarding a petition calling…
Christian has life sentence for blasphemy changed to death penalty
A Christian man sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of sending a blasphemous text message in 2011 has had…
Pakistan: Police force pastor to shut down church
Pakistani police arrested the pastor and congregation of the New life Church in Mohallah Sialkoti, Lahore, during lent worship. The…
Christian man granted bail after blasphemy accusations
A Christian man who was convicted of committing blasphemy in 2018 has been granted bail by the court. Nabeel Masih…