LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have declined to recover a 15-year-old Christian girl who was abducted at gunpoint, forcibly converted to Islam and married to the kidnapper, according to her father. Afzal Javed Masih of Chak No. 648-GB village in Jaranwala, in Punjab Province’s Faisalabad Division, said that his daughter, […]
Police Action Lacking in Abduction of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Officers decline to prosecute suspects or recover forcibly converted/married 15-year-old.
April 17, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
Christian Woman in Pakistan in Critical Condition after Rape
Muslim assailants threaten family, uncle says.
April 16, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 25-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan remains in critical condition after two Muslims raped her on Saturday (April 11), sources said. The survivor, of Chak No. 175-RB Shahkot in Nankana Sahib District, Punjab Province, was assaulted while working as a daily-wage laborer in a citrus orchard, she said. […]
Chhattisgarh, India Governor Signs Harsh Anti-Conversion Law
Christians protest that it legally sanctions persecution.
April 15, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – The governor of Chhattisgarh state, India on April 7 signed legislation against forcible conversion that is harsher than similar laws that authorities and vigilante groups have used to falsely accuse Christians, sources said. In one of the states of India where Christians are most persecuted, Chhattisgarh Gov. Ramen Deka gave […]
Christians in Pakistan Attacked to Force Withdrawal of Rape Case
Muslims accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl.
April 15, 2026 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan accused of gang-raping a Christian girl attacked the victims’ relatives on Sunday (April 12) in an attempt to coerce the family to drop sexual assault charges, sources said. The group injured two Catholic young men and later set fire to their home in Chak 437-GB […]
Bill to Protect against Forced Conversions/Marriages Advances
Committee in Pakistan's Punjab Assembly approves legislation.
April 14, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A key committee of Pakistan’s Punjab Province Assembly on Monday (April 13) reportedly approved legislation that would help protect Christian and other minority-religion girls targeted for forced conversion and illegal marriage. The Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee on Local Government and Community Development approved the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint […]
Christian Woman in Pakistan Told to Convert, Marry or Be Killed
Police arrest Muslim who issued threat.
April 10, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Easter Sunday (April 5) arrested a Muslim accused of threatening to kill a Christian woman if she refused to convert to Islam and marry him, according to her family. Imran Masih of Chak 6/11-L village near Harappa, Sahiwal District, said his 20-year-old niece, Laiba […]
Police in Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Brother Says
Officers said to fabricate false charge to extort family.
April 7, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan tortured and killed a Catholic father of four within hours of taking him into custody on false kidnapping charges, his family said. In Lahore’s Sadhoki Kahna Nau area, police tried to portray the death of Iftikhar Masih on March 26 as a suicide, saying they […]
Christian Girl Abducted, Forcibly Converted to Islam in Pakistan
Police’s slow reaction enables kidnapper, father says.
April 6, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian family is seeking justice after their 16-year-old daughter was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and possibly married to a Muslim prayer leader, according to her father. Faqeer Masih, a brick kiln worker from Handaal village in Kot Radha Kishan, Kasur District, Punjab Province, said his daughter […]
Bill Would Criminalize Forced Conversion in Punjab, Pakistan
Protection sought for Christians and other religious minorities.
April 1, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian lawmaker on Tuesday (March 31) introduced a bill in the Punjab Assembly seeking to criminalize forced religious conversions with penalties of up to five years in prison. Falbous Christopher, chairman of the assembly’s Standing Committee on Minority Affairs, submitted the Punjab Protection of the Rights of […]
Muslim Man’s Custody of Christian Girl Upheld in Pakistan
13-year-old remains with alleged kidnapper.
March 26, 2026 By - 2 Comments
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Wednesday (March 25) upheld the marriage of a forcibly converted 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, sending a wave of anguish and alarm through the Christian community. Christian rights advocates and civil society groups strongly condemned the verdict […]