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 […]
Majority of Blasphemy Cases in Pakistan ‘Fabricated,’ Officials Say
Senate committee receives report on four provinces.
July 13, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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 - Leave a 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 - Leave a 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 […]
Exam Ordered for Kidnapped Christian Girl in Pakistan
Child told magistrate suspect’s family coached her to misrepresent age.
June 30, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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 […]
Blind Christian in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy
Once again, complainants misuse law for retaliation, attorneys say.
June 25, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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.
June 24, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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.
June 18, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
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, […]
Pakistan Fails to Make Arrests in Violence against Christians
Little progress since March 31 court order.
May 22, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have failed to comply with Supreme Court orders to arrest all suspects involved in the August 2023 attacks on multiple churches and Christian homes in Jaranwala, Punjab Province, a church leader said. The Rev. Khalid Mukhtar, whose parish house was among the properties destroyed in […]