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, […]
Missing Christian Girl in Pakistan Feared To Be Trafficked
Alleged kidnapper has sold other girls, family says.
June 18, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
‘Cow Vigilantes’ Get Catholics in Prayer Arrested in India
Rajasthan state’s new ‘anti-conversion’ law brazenly abused.
June 4, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI, June 4, 2026 (Morning Star News) – Catholics in India arrested in May under Rajasthan’s new “anti-conversion law” are still trying to obtain bail from the state High Court after lower courts denied their petitions, sources said. Their arrests followed a disruption of their Mass by “cow vigilantes” – self-styled protectors of cows […]
‘Sacrilege Law’ in Punjab, India Further Threatens Christians
Non-bailable offenses, officer immunity alarm community leaders.
June 2, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Thanks to misuse of a law against “outraging religious feelings,” a Christian pastor in Punjab state, India still cannot return home. His church is shut. He survives on daily physical labor, and some months there is not enough money to feed his family or pay his children’s school fees. A […]
Pakistan Fails to Make Arrests in Violence against Christians
Little progress since March 31 court order.
May 22, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have failed to comply with Supreme Court orders to arrest all suspects involved in the August 2023 attacks on multiple churches and Christian homes in Jaranwala, Punjab Province, a church leader said. The Rev. Khalid Mukhtar, whose parish house was among the properties destroyed in […]
Married Muslim Said to Forcibly Convert, Marry Christian Girl
Wives cooperating with investigation.
May 19, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A married Muslim abducted a 14-year-old girl on May 12, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, exploiting her medical and mental health vulnerabilities to sexually abuse her, her father and his attorney said. Abbas Masih, a daily wage laborer and member of a local Brethren church […]
Christian Girl in Pakistan Allegedly Abducted for Online Marriage
16-year-old forcibly converted to Islam, family says.
May 11, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian family in Pakistan accused police of failing to recover their 16-year-old daughter after they said she was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married online to a Muslim in the United Arab Emirates. Liaqat Masih of Chak No. 505/WB village in Burewala Tehsil, Vehari District, Punjab […]
Pakistan Court Rejects Birth Record in Forced Conversion Case
Muslim accused of sexual exploitation under guise of marriage.
May 7, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Pakistan court on Wednesday (May 6) rejected the official birth record of a Christian girl allegedly forced to convert to Islam and ordered a medical exam to determine her age, according to the family’s lawyer. Supreme Court attorney Saqib Jillani said a two-judge bench of the Federal […]
Tribal Men in India Assault Pastor, Family for their Faith
False charges of fraudulent conversion filed against him, he says.
May 1, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Two men of traditional tribal religion in central India on April 13 assaulted a pastor and his family for their Christian faith in an attempt to chase them from their land and home, sources said. In a village in Chhattisgarh state’s Sukma District, the two men came with a mob […]
Bill to Curb Child Marriage Passes in Punjab, Pakistan
Islamists vehemently oppose legislation.
April 29, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Punjab Province Assembly in Pakistan on Monday (April 27) passed a landmark bill aimed at curbing child marriage following a heated debate between government and opposition lawmakers. The Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 was approved by a majority vote after being introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
Pakistan Urged to End Forced Conversions/Marriages
U.N.-appointed body cites impunity as driving cause.
April 27, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A U.N.-appointed body on Wednesday (April 22) urged Pakistan to intensify efforts to eradicate forced conversions/marriages, noting that young minority girls consistently fall victim to Islamist coercion. To prevent forced conversions/marriages, the independent experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) urged Pakistan to raise the minimum […]