LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A married, 35-year-old Muslim neighbor of a 12-year-old Christian girl abducted her and took her to another province, where he forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, her father said. Saba Shafique was abducted by Muhammad Ali from outside her home in the Walton Model Colony No. […]
Christian Girl, 12, Forcibly Converted/Married in Pakistan
Muslim neighbor, 35, takes her to another province, father says.
February 7, 2025 By -
Muslims Kidnap 12-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan
Parents fear she could be forcibly converted/married or sold into sexual slavery.
February 5, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three Muslims in Pakistan abducted a 12-year-old Christian girl at gunpoint from her home and have threatened to sell her into sexual slavery, her parents said. Sumera Gulzar, a Catholic resident of Chak 55/2L village in Okara District, Punjab Province, said that her daughter, Ariha, was abducted […]
EU Issues Warning to Pakistan about Human Rights
Preferential trade status could be in jeopardy.
January 31, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it does not address human rights concerns, including controversial blasphemy laws, forced marriages/conversions of minority girls and freedom of religion, a European Union (EU) delegation said on Friday (Jan. 31). The delegation led by EU Special Representative on Human Rights […]
Mentally Challenged Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy
Muslim, police file case despite knowing his condition.
January 29, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said. In Sahiwal, Punjab Province, Ghala Mandi police on Monday (Jan. 26) arrested Farhan Javed Masih, 28, after a local villager, Muhammad Bilal Khan, accused him of speaking […]
Christian Brothers in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy
Defense shows evidence was fabricated, attorney says.
January 27, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (Jan. 25) acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy accusation as the prosecution failed to prove charges against them, their attorney said. Kasur Additional Sessions Judge Farzana Shahzad ordered that 18-year-olds Sahil Shahid (known as Kalu) and Raheel Shahid (known as […]
Five Muslims Abduct Christian Girl, 14, in Pakistan
Family fears she is forcibly converted to Islam for ‘marriage.’
January 21, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Five Muslims on Jan. 9 abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said. Sharif Masih, of the Korpur area of Sialkot, Punjab Province, said he fears the kidnappers may try to forcibly convert his daughter, Saneha Sharif, to Islam and force her […]
Christian Woman Miscarries after Assault in India
Village head and family assault her on expectation she would pray for relative.
January 20, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in central India suffered a miscarriage this month after tribal relatives who practice traditional religion beat and strangled her, sources said. Kunika Kashyap was more than six weeks pregnant when she was admitted to Government District Hospital-Maharani in Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Chhattisgarh state in serious condition on […]
Islamists Collude with Pakistani Officials in False Blasphemy Cases
Five victims tortured to death in custody, rights attorneys say.
January 13, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. The “blasphemy business group” has devastated numerous families with the collusion of federal investigators, said attorneys Usman Warraich, […]
Hindu Nationalists Tie Up, Brutalize Christian Woman in India
Others also beaten in attack that left evangelist unconscious.
January 9, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in eastern India on Dec. 26 stripped and beat a tribal Christian woman, tying her to a tree after she recovered her clothes and continuing to torture her till she lost consciousness, sources said. While Subhasini Singh, 40, was meeting at the home of Gobinda Singh for a […]
Christian Leaders in India Issue Stern Appeal to Government
Prime minister faulted for not condemning persecution.
January 2, 2025 By -
(Christian Daily International) – More than 400 Christian leaders in India ended 2024 with a strongly-worded appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to a surge in violence against Christians that was especially heightened during the Christmas season. Modi is a member of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has […]