LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Feb. 13) reprimanded the Punjab Province government over its progress report on anti-Christian attacks in Jaranwala, terming it “worthy of being thrown into the dustbin.” The court ordered officials to submit a new report within 10 days. Heading a three-judge bench hearing a […]
Pakistan Supreme Court rebukes Punjab over Jaranwala attacks
Chief justice orders officials to prosecute culprits and report back.
February 14, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
Elderly Christian Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Church member claiming to have converted to Islam accuses him.
February 13, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 72-year-old Christian in Pakistan was arrested and charged with blasphemy on Saturday (Feb. 10) based on a false accusation filed in retaliation over a property dispute, sources said. Younis Bhatti, known as Bhagat, was charged with desecrating the Quran under Section 295-B of Pakistan’s blasphemy statutes, which […]
Christians Seek Justice following Attacks in Jaranwala, Pakistan
Advocacy group files plea with Supreme Court.
February 9, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Citing lax government response to Islamic extremist attacks on a Christian community last August, an advocacy group on Wednesday (Feb. 7) filed another plea for justice with the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Implementation of Minority Rights Forum (IMRF) Chairman Samuel Makson filed the application with a request for […]
Muslim Gunmen Kill 14-Year-Old Christian Boy in Pakistan
Assailants open fire shouting threats against Christians.
February 6, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim gunmen shouting threats against Christians shot a 14-year-old Christian dead on Monday (Feb. 5) in Pakistan, sources said. Sunil Masih and other Christians were standing in a market in the Mandiala Warraich area of Gujranwala District, Punjab Province, on Monday evening when six Muslim men armed with […]
Two Christian Women Assaulted in Pakistan
Police slow to prosecute Muslim suspects.
February 5, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police slow to prosecute a Muslim who attacked two Christian women with an axe and attempted to rape one of them have also filed lesser charges against him, sources said. Abdul Rauf, a Muslim landowner in Sargodha District, Punjab Province, on Jan. 27 attacked Rukhsana Bibi of Chak […]
Christians Tortured, Forced to Recite Islamic Creed in Pakistan
Brothers abducted and beaten with iron rods.
February 1, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An Islamist cleric presided over the forced conversion of two Christians in Sialkot District, Pakistan after they were tortured into reciting the Islamic conversion creed, sources said. Azam Masih, 28, and his brother, Nadeem Masih, were abducted, beaten with iron rods and pressured to convert to Islam on […]
Hope for Justice Dims in Christians’ Cases in Pakistan
Police accused of intimidation and lax investigations.
January 29, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police intimidation and lax investigations into Islamist rioting that destroyed scores of Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan in August has dampened hopes of justice for the victims, sources said. Police harassment of complainants and witnesses, officers deliberately arresting innocent bystanders instead of known assailants, and Christian […]
Assault on Christian Mother in Pakistan Goes Unprosecuted
Unborn child dies in beating, attempted rape, sources say.
January 16, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan refused to file charges in the case of a Christian mother who lost her unborn child in a Muslim co-worker’s attempt to rape her, sources said. Rakhil Nadeem Masih was eight months pregnant when a co-worker at a brick kiln near Clarakabad village in Kasur […]
Christian in Pakistan Loses Job, Home after False Charge
Widow continues to suffer in spite of acquittal.
January 12, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats to her life. Musarrat Bibi was acquitted along with Muslim gardener Muhammad Sarmad on Dec. 8 after they were charged with desecrating pages of […]
Blasphemy Charge Devastates Christian Family in Pakistan
Bail granted, but father, wife and children apart and in hiding.
November 29, 2023 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan this month granted bail to a Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, but he and his family have separated and gone into hiding amid threats to their lives, sources said. Haroon Shahzad, 45, was released from Sargodha District Jail on Nov. 15, said his attorney, Aneeqa Maria. […]