Pakistani government taking steps to implement Shariah Act 1991
According to Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs, Noorul Haq Qadri, the government has taken steps to implement the Shariah Act…
Teenage Pakistani Christian girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam
A teenage Pakistani Christian girl has been kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam. Sadaf Masih 13, of Cholistan, Wichra Bangla,…
Pakistani Christian woman beaten and forced to convert to Islam
A Pakistani Christian mother of eight, Shazia Bibi, was beaten and forced to convert to Islam. Shazia Bibi used to…
Pakistani Senate committee passes draft bill increasing minimum marriage age to 18
The Upper House of Pakistan’s Parliament has approved a draft bill raising the minimum marriage age to 18 years. The…
Pakistan’s supreme court upholds Asia Bibi’s acquittal
Pakistan’s supreme court has upheld Asia Bibi’s acquittal. Asia Bibi was sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the last legal…
Asia Bibi’s fate to be decided next week
Next week Asia Bibi will finally find out if she will be free as Pakistan’s top court will decide whether…
Pakistani district councillor want Christians to be hospital sweepers instead of Muslims
The Swabi district council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa days that the sweepers hired in the district’s hospitals should only be Christian….
Pakistani Supreme Court orders union councils to register Christian marriages
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered union councils to start registering marriages of Christian couples. A three-member bench of…
Pakistan: Church closures warning if security arrangements are not made
Pakistani churches that fail to make their own security arrangements risk being closed down. At the start of January, the…
Christian daughter and mother illegally detained and tortured over theft allegations
Pakistan: A Christian girl Saima, her mother Kausar and their relative Salma were illegally detained for thirteen days in Jhumra…
Hundreds of Pakistani imams against terrorism and in favour of Asia Bibi
More than 500 Islamic clerics in Pakistan have signed a declaration against terrorism. The Islamabad Declaration is also against violence…
Jeremy Hunt orders review into persecution of Christians
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an independent international review into the persecution of Christians. The review will make recommendations…