Attorney Hanif Hameed flanked by parents of 15-year-old girl kidnapped and forcibly converted and married in Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News)

Forcibly Converted/Married Christian Girl Returned to Parents

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan reunited with her parents on Wednesday (May 21), five months after a Muslim abducted her, forcibly converted/married her and got her pregnant due to repeated sexual assault, her lawyer said. Attorney Hanif Hameed said the 15-year-old girl was abducted from her aunt’s […]

Former police inspector Malik Irfan, accused of killing Christian Kashif Masih in Sialkot District, Punjab Province, Pakistan on May 12, 2025. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News)

Muslims Torture Christian to Death in Pakistan, Brother Says

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, on Monday (May 12) tortured a Christian laborer to death over a theft accusation, the victim’s brother said. Riyasat Masih of Mohalla Jamalpur in Jamkay Cheema village, Sialkot District, Punjab Province, said that his brother Kashif Masih, a 35-year-old Catholic, […]

The husband of Jime Kawasi was killed in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state, India on May 4, 2024. (Morning-Star-News)

Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]

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Bill to Curb Child Marriages Passes Parliament in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s parliament on Monday (May 19) passed a significant bill aiming to curb, discourage and eventually eradicate child marriages in the federal capital by raising the legal age of marriage for both boys and girls to 18 years. Sharmila Faruqui of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) introduced the […]

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Report Shows Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC). The 640 incidents compared with 601 cases documented in 2023 and marked nearly a quadrupling of incidents […]