LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court on Tuesday (July 8) acquitted two Christian youths of a false blasphemy charge rooted in a minor dispute, their lawyer said. Adil Babar and Simon Nadeem were 18 and 14 years old respectively when they were charged in 2023. Sohail Rafique, Magistrate Section 30 Cantt Courts, […]
Two Christians Acquitted of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Youths were 18 and 14 years old when charged two years ago.
July 9, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
Court in Pakistan Denies Custody of Christian Girl to Muslim
In rare departure, a judge takes age of 14-year-old into account.
July 8, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a significant development, a court in Pakistan refused to hand custody of a Catholic girl to a Muslim who abducted and forcibly converted/married her, noting that as a minor she could not go with him even if she said she was willing to do so, sources said. […]
Church Members in India Fear Attending Worship after Assault
Already decimated congregation further shrinks.
July 4, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in central India on June 8 ransacked a church’s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said. In Chhattisgarh state’s Dhamtari District, the Hindu nationalists attacked during the independent Penial Prayer Fellowship’s worship service in Borsi village, said Pastor Wakish Sahu, […]
Fate of Christian Refugees India Cast into Sea Still Unknown
Relatives of Rohingya cast-offs devastated.
July 1, 2025 By - 1 Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Relatives of ethnic Rohingya Christian refugees cast into the sea by India’s navy have yet to hear from them nearly two months after the cast-offs swam ashore to their native Myanmar (Burma). “If someone could just tell us if they are alive or dead – this anxiety is killing us,” […]
Christian Acquitted after 23 Years on Death Row for ‘Blasphemy’
Muslims in Pakistan used his merely factual letter to silence him.
June 25, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan today (June 25) ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction, declaring that a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime, his lawyer said. Supreme Court attorney Rana […]
Christian Girl Kidnapped for Two Years in Pakistan Escapes
Torture, sexual assault and forcible conversion at hands of Muslim ‘husband.’
June 24, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.” Muskan Liaqat was 14 years old when she was kidnapped at gunpoint from her home in Muridke, Sheikhupura District, by Muhammad […]
Christian Mother in Pakistan Raped at Gunpoint
Muslim pressured her to convert to Islam and marry her, she says.
June 24, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of five children in Pakistan was raped at gunpoint by a Muslim who had been harassing and pressuring her to convert to Islam and marry him, her husband said. The 36-year-old woman was alone in her house in Chak No. 134/16L village in Mian Channu, […]
Christian Girl in Pakistan Abducted, Forcibly Converted/Married
Police take no action, rights advocate says.
June 23, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police have taken no action in the forcible conversion/marriage of a Christian girl kidnapped in Pakistan on June 11, a rights advocate said. Elishba Adnan, 14, was taken from her home by a 26-year-old Muslim, Babar Mukhtar, said Albert Patras, a rights advocate based in Vehari District of […]
Blasphemy Laws Misused to Seize Religious Minorities’ Property in Pakistan: HRW
Vulnerable communities displaced.
June 16, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are being systematically misused to target religious minorities, dispossess the poor and settle personal and economic disputes, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Blasphemy accusations are increasingly weaponized to incite mob violence, displace vulnerable communities and seize their property with impunity, states […]
Christian Falsely Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Is Acquitted
28-year-old entrapped in false complaint.
June 13, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Thursday (June 12) acquitted a Christian of blasphemy and terrorism charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case against him, his lawyer said. Attorney Kashif Nemat said that Sahiwal District and Sessions Judge Zia Ullah Khan, who also presides over the anti-terrorism […]