LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (July 25) handed custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim accused of abducting her, forcibly converting her to Islam and coercing her into marriage, a rights advocate said. The ruling came despite a pending court-ordered medical examination to determine her […]
Alleged Kidnapper Given Custody of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Judge ignores court-ordered medical exam to confirm age of 13-year-old.
July 29, 2026 By - 1 Comment
Constitutional Court in Pakistan to Revisit Ruling on Married Girl
Forced marriage of kidnapped 13-year-old to be reviewed.
July 27, 2026 By - 1 Comment
ISLAMABAD (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday (July 24) agreed to revisit its controversial ruling that upheld the marriage of a Muslim to a 13-year-old Christian girl allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married against her will. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Justice […]
Muslim Woman Gains Custody of Christian Girl in Pakistan
Suspect accused of abducting and forcibly converting/marrying 16-year-old.
July 24, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has handed custody of a 16-year-old Christian girl to an unrelated Muslim woman after the minor was recovered from a Muslim accused of abducting, forcibly converting and marrying her, her family’s attorney said. The ruling came despite an earlier judicial finding that the minor […]
Court in Pakistan to Consider Hearing Case of Abducted Christian Girl
Family hopes to regain custody from alleged kidnapper.
July 21, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – After multiple legal setbacks, relatives of a Christian girl who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to her Muslim kidnapper are hoping Pakistan’s highest constitutional court will revisit a controversial ruling that upheld the marriage, her family’s lawyer said. Supreme Court Advocate Muhammad Saqib Jillani said that […]
Court Acquits Men Convicted of Killing Christian Couple in Pakistan
Victims burned alive were falsely accused of blasphemy.
July 15, 2026 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court last week overturned the death sentences of the remaining three men convicted in the 2014 lynching of a Christian couple burned alive after being falsely accused of blasphemy, sources said. Christian attorney Basharat Masih, who attended the hearing at the Supreme Court’s principal seat in […]
Majority of Blasphemy Cases in Pakistan ‘Fabricated,’ Officials Say
Senate committee receives report on four provinces.
July 13, 2026 By - 1 Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Officials in Pakistan last week reported to a parliamentary committee that a majority of 333 blasphemy cases registered in the past five years in four provinces were fabricated, according to media reports. The fabricated cases included those involving Christians and other religious minorities, provincial home secretaries and senior […]
Protest Erupts in Pakistan after Christian Framed for ‘Blasphemy’
Desecrated page of Quran mailed to incite Muslim mob, sources say.
July 10, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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.
July 7, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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.
July 6, 2026 By - 1 Comment
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 […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies in Jail in Pakistan
Muslim filed charged after store dispute.
July 1, 2026 By - 1 Comment
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 […]