LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim abducted and raped a 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan this month, according to her brother, who believes the assault was an act of revenge over a prior dispute. Sahil George, a 21-year-old member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Sahiwal, Punjab Province, said his sister […]
Muslim Rapes Christian Girl in Pakistan, Family Says
Assailants threatened 14-year-old after dispute with her brother.
December 30, 2025 By -
Pastor’s Wife, Muslim Arrested in Clergyman’s Killing in Pakistan
Church leader’s spouse was in relationship with suspect, police say.
December 29, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have arrested the wife of a Presbyterian pastor and her alleged Muslim accomplice in connection with the killing of the church leader earlier this month, sources said. In a case that initially raised fears of a religiously motivated killing, the Rev. Kamran Salamat, 45, was […]
Christian Couples, Attorney Assaulted in India
Hindu extremists force pastor to set fire to Bibles.
December 23, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu extremist mob in northern India last month assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion, sources said. In Harayana state’s Titoli village, five miles from the city of Rohtak, the mob forced one of the Christians, a pastor, to set fire […]
Christian in Hiding Acquitted of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Widely condemned statutes wreck another life with false allegation.
December 18, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan in September acquitted a Christian charged with blasphemy, but his supporters did not reveal it until this month due to security concerns, his lawyer said. Sargodha Magistrate Syed Faizan-e-Rasool on Sept. 27 acquitted 47-year-old Haroon Shahzad of the false blasphemy charge by Muhammad Imran […]
Christian Family of Girl Raped in Pakistan Seeks Justice
Muslims use threats to pressure neighbors to drop charges.
December 17, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan last week sexually assaulted a 6-year-old Christian neighbor girl, and his family is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, her father said. Saleem Masih, an impoverished mason and Salvation Army church member, said his daughter was being tutored […]
Landmark Rulings in Pakistan Aid Christian Workers
Federal high court bans discrimination, calls for safety measures.
December 10, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In two landmark rulings, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (Dec. 9) banned employers from seeking only Christians for sanitation jobs and called for safety measures for sewage cleaners, most of whom are Christian. The IHC, Pakistan’s federal high court, imposed a strict ban on the use […]
Unknown Assailant Shoots Pastor Dead in Pakistan
Motive for attack on effective evangelist unclear.
December 9, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week in Pakistan, his family said. The Rev. Kamran Salamat of Gujranwala was about to take his 16-year-old daughter to college on Friday […]
Christian Woman Jailed in India Treated for Cancer
Hindu extremists file false charge against her and others.
December 2, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in India jailed for 86 days on false accusations of fraudulent conversion was diagnosed with cancer in October, sources said. Sheela Devi, 45, of Dubey ka Purva village, Uttar Pradesh state, was released on bail on Oct. 14 and has been hospitalized at Kachhwa Christian Hospital since […]
Christian Woman in Pakistan Forcibly Converted, Married, Brother Says
‘Spirit-filled’ 21-year-old disappeared on Nov. 17.
November 26, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Relatives of a 21-year-old Christian woman in Pakistan who disappeared from her home on Nov. 17 said they are heartbroken and fearful after she resurfaced in court claiming she had converted to Islam and married her Muslim neighbor. Monica Jennifer’s brother said he believes she was blackmailed and […]
Legality of Rajasthan, India’s ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law Challenged
Petitions aim to stop ‘tyranny against minorities.’
November 18, 2025 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – India’s Supreme Court on Monday (Nov. 17) issued notice to the Rajasthan government regarding a petition challenging the state’s “anti-conversion” law, which allows officials to demolish homes and seize property based on mere allegations of forcible conversion. While petitions earlier this month challenged the proviions allowing officials to demolish homes […]