LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christians suspect a Muslim who vowed to keep them from celebrating Easter was behind a fire allegedly set to their church building on Saturday (March 30) in Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. The Rev. Adeem Alphonse of the United Presbyterian Junior Church in Gujar Khan tehsil said the fire […]
Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan
Muslim threatened congregation would not celebrate Easter.
April 1, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
Kidnapper Wins Custody of 13-Year-Old Girl, Sources Say
High court refuses to heed evidence of forcible marriage.
March 27, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan on Monday (March 25) rejected a Christian woman’s attempt to recover her 13-year-old daughter, instead allowing the child to go with a Muslim who abducted, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, sources said. Shakeel Masih’s daughter, Roshni Shakeel, was taken from […]
Unsafe Conditions Kill Christian Sewer Workers in Pakistan
Lack of protective gear takes two lives.
March 26, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News)– Rukhsana Asif, a Christian mother of two children in Faisalabad, Pakistan, was devastated when she learned that her husband and his cousin had died from poisonous gas while cleaning a clogged sewer manhole. Her husband, Asif Masih, was off work on March 17 when he received a call to […]
Hope for Christian 22 Years on Death Row for ‘Blasphemy’
Supreme Court seeks Islamic body’s opinion on evidence.
March 25, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a significant move, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the country’s top Islamic body to advise on whether content that has left a Catholic on death row for 22 years was in fact blasphemous, sources said. Attorney Rana Abdul Hameed said the top court on March […]
Muslim ‘Suitor’ Kidnaps 13-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan
Muslim father fulfills threat to kidnap Christian’s daughter.
March 21, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he could not stop him from taking the Christian’s 13-year-old daughter for marriage to his 28-year-old Muslim son, the girl was kidnapped on March 13, her father said. Shakeel Masih said his daughter, Roshni Shakeel, had spurned the […]
Christian, 18, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan Wins Bail
Former classmate accused him for not converting to Islam.
March 15, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An 18-year-old Christian charged with blasphemy was released on bail on Thursday (March 14), saying his faith sustained him during a week of solitary confinement. Ashbeel Ghauri was arrested on March 6 after a former classmate, Muslim Sheraz Gulistan, accused him of blaspheming Islam in a WhatsApp discussion […]
Christian in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy for Refusing to Convert, He Says
Former classmates engaged him in religious discussion.
March 12, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A former classmate of an 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan accused him of blasphemy after failing to convert him to Islam, impeding the accused’s college studies and his family’s hopes for a better future, sources said. Police arrested Ashbeel Ghauri from his home in Attock city, Punjab Province on […]
Christian Girl, 10, Kidnapped and Forcibly Converted in Pakistan
Parents fear she could be trafficked.
March 11, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Christian parents of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam last month fear she could be sold to sex traffickers, sources said. A month after Laiba Suhail was abducted from her home in Chak 233-RB Ikhlaq Town, Faisalabad District, Punjab Province […]
Christian Rape Victim in Pakistan Pressured to Withdraw Charges
Muslim suspects influence police, sources say.
March 8, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan are pressuring a young Christian woman to withdraw charges against two Muslims who raped, blackmailed and tried to forcibly convert her to Islam, sources said. The 26-year-old woman, a resident of Islamabad whose name is withheld as a rape victim, said Sub-Inspector Muhammad Mehboob was […]
Halt to Abuse of Blasphemy Laws Sought in Pakistan
Multi-pronged approach to religious intolerance needed, advocates say.
March 7, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – With a soaring number of blasphemy allegations in Pakistan in 2023, rights activists are reiterating demands for legislation against blatant abuse of the country’s notorious blasphemy laws. At least 329 persons were accused of blasphemy under the law in 2023, according to the Center for Social Justice (CSJ), […]