Maryam Asif Masih, 13, was abducted in Vehari District, Pakistan on April 23, 2026, her mother says. (Courtesy of family)

Missing Christian Girl in Pakistan Feared To Be Trafficked

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christian relatives of a 13-year-old girl in Pakistan allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to an older Muslim man fear she could be trafficked, as they continue efforts to recover her. Maria Asif, mother of Maryam Asif Masih of Chak No. 187 EB in Vehari District, […]

Location of Riyom County, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors 2026)

Herdsmen Kill Four Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria 

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen Wednesday through Friday (June 10-12) killed four Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Herdsmen attacked Torok village, Riyom County, on Friday (June 12), said resident Danladi Fom. “Torok village, a predominantly Christian community, was attacked by Fulani herdsmen on June 12,” Fom told Christian Daily International-Morning […]

Families of victims of false blasphemy cases protest outside National Press Club in Islamabad, Pakistan on Jan. 10, 2025. (CDI-MSN screenshot of video).

Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]

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Christians Kidnapped in NE Nigeria, Slain in Plateau State

ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (June 16) killed five Christians in a mining site Plateau state, central Nigeria, sources said. The five Christians were working at a mining site in the Gero area of Gyel village, in Jos South Local Government Area, when they were attacked at about 3 […]

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Independent U.S. Body Urges CPC Redesignation for Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week urged the U.S. government to redesignate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. The independent U.S. federal watchdog in its 2026 Annual Report asserted that religious freedom in […]