Protest Erupts in Pakistan after Christian Framed for ‘Blasphemy’

Desecrated page of Quran mailed to incite Muslim mob, sources say.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A violent protest erupted in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday (July 9) after unidentified persons mailed a desecrated page of the Quran to a Muslim shopkeeper along with photographs of a Christian and his mother, sources said. Asif Bastian, a Karachi-based Christian rights advocate, said the envelope was delivered […]

Tensions Inflamed by Blasphemy Accusation in Pakistan

Relatives of pastor compelled to issue apology. 

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – More than two dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States triggered fears of mob violence, sources said. Joseph Nayyar, a human rights advocate in Hafizabad, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Province, said […]

Christian in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charge

Catholic inadvertently stepped on papers exiting rickshaw.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Monday (July 6) acquitted a Catholic accused of blasphemy, his lawyer said. Attorney Asad Jamal of the Lahore High Court said Lahore Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Ghaffar acquitted 37-year-old Dennis Albert, jailed since April 27, 2024, after a Muslim accused him of desecrating […]

Pastor in India Faces False Charge, Burned Church Building

Sikh retaliates for altercation with church member, sources say.

NEW DELHI (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The wife of a pastor falsely named in a criminal case in India this week sought the arrest of a Sikh man suspected of setting their church building and residence ablaze on June 14, sources said. Pastor Prakash Singh, 46, fled his home in Amritsar District, in northwestern […]

Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies in Jail in Pakistan

Muslim filed charged after store dispute.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said. Amir Peter died due to poor medical care days before a court was scheduled to hear medical testimony supporting […]

Exam Ordered for Kidnapped Christian Girl in Pakistan

Child told magistrate suspect’s family coached her to misrepresent age.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has ordered a medical examination to determine the age of a Christian girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim, sources said. Amber Nadeem, 13, had told a judicial magistrate that the kidnapping suspect’s family had coached her to falsely claim […]

Christian Families Hospitalized after Severe Assault in India

Assailants wield sticks, axes and sickles.

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Nine tribal people in India have been released on bail after they sent 13 Christians to the hospital with severe injuries, sources said. The followers of traditional tribal religion were released on bail on June 15. The Christian families, who had remained away from the village fearing another assault, dared […]

Blind Christian in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy

Once again, complainants misuse law for retaliation, attorneys say.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has acquitted a blind Catholic who spent 10 months in prison on a blasphemy charge carrying a mandatory death sentence, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to prove the allegation, his lawyer said. Lahore Additional Sessions Judge Saad Salman Khan on Monday […]

Muslim in Pakistan Kills Christian Co-Worker

Father of four slain for drinking from water cooler, sources say.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan killed a Christian co-worker on Monday (June 22) after telling him he could not drink water from a cooler used by other laborers, sources said. Local pastor and rights activist Saleem Ghouri said Siddique Masih was a Catholic father of four children. He was […]

Missing Christian Girl in Pakistan Feared To Be Trafficked

Alleged kidnapper has sold other girls, family says.

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, […]