LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of four children on Wednesday (Sept. 18) received the death sentence after a judge convicted her under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, her attorney said. Shagufta Kiran, 40, was convicted under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s widely condemned blasphemy laws for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, […]
Christian Mother Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for Blasphemy
Verdict made under Islamist pressure to be appealed.
September 19, 2024 By -
Killing of Muslim Accused of Blasphemy Shocks Christians in Pakistan
Policeman allegedly shoots suspect dead in custody.
September 16, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Church leaders and rights activists in Pakistan condemned the killing on Thursday (Sept. 12) of a Muslim in custody on charges of blasphemy. The alleged assassination of Abdul Ali by a constable identified in news reports as Saad (or Syed) Khan Sarhadi at the Cantonment police station in […]
Court Orders Recovery of Sisters Forcibly Converted, Married
Bogus marriage certificate lists 13-year-old’s age as 19.
September 13, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan has ordered police to recover two Christian sisters, ages 13 and 18, who were forcibly converted to Islam and married to their abductors, the family’s attorney said. After police had refused to make efforts to recover Neha Javed and her older sister Saneha […]
Officials in Pakistan Attempt to Ban Rights March Organizers
Sindh Province Home Department alleges march, not Islamists, incited unrest.
August 29, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Sindh Province officials are trying to impose a ban on organizers of a minority rights march under pressure from an extremist Islamist party opposed to any changes in Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sources said. In an official letter to the Commissioner of Karachi Division on Friday (Aug. 23), […]
Poor Christian Brothers Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Two illiterate 18-year-olds accused of desecrating the Quran.
August 28, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two Christian brothers in Pakistan were arrested and charged with blasphemy on Tuesday (Aug. 27) after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran, sources said. Tabish Shahid and Kalu Shahid, 18-year-old sons of Shahid Masih of Kalay Wala Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab Province, were arrested on […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan Bows to Islamist Threats
Religious freedom takes a hard blow, sources say.
August 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Islamist death threats compelled the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (Aug. 22) to remove part of a ruling recognizing an Ahmadi’s religious freedom, a move that will lead to more persecution of religious minorities, sources said. The court’s surrender to Islamist demands came in an appeal by […]
Christian Parents Regain Custody of Three Girls in Pakistan
In rare case, judge allows children to talk with parents.
August 21, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but a judge in Pakistan returned them to their Christian parents, sources said. Justice Shakil Ahmed of the Lahore High Court on Thursday (Aug. […]
One Year Later, Jaranwala, Pakistan Still Reeling from Attacks
Christians in the area lose jobs, business.
August 19, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – One year after one the worst attacks on Christians in Pakistan, Christians on Friday (Aug. 16) called for justice regarding the rioting in Jaranwala as most of those arrested have been discharged or released on bail, sources said. More than 25 churches and 85 homes of Christians in […]
Christian Family in Pakistan Pressured to Drop Murder Charges
Daughter kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery before death.
August 13, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan who kidnapped and raped a mentally handicapped Christian woman who died from her injuries two days after her release is pressuring her family to drop charges, sources said. Salma Munir, 20, was held captive for five months before she was rescued in June, said […]
Authorities Try to Thwart Christian, Minority Protests in Pakistan
Police block National Council of Churches in Pakistan.
August 12, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Despite attempts by the Pakistani government and Islamist groups to thwart protest rallies and marches, Christians in several cities came out in large numbers to mark National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, demanding an end to religious intolerance and abuse of blasphemy laws. The government in 2009 designated […]