LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A 70-year-old Christian in Pakistan was jailed on blasphemy charges on the same day 106 Muslims accused in a 2013 attack on a Christian colony were acquitted. A mosque leader in the Lambanwali area north of Gujranwala, Punjab Province, on Jan. 28 accused Mukhtar Masih of writing two letters containing […]
Christian, 70, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan as 106 Muslims Are Acquitted
Separately, Christian on death row freed on bail.
February 6, 2017 By -
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2016
Jihadists fight under the radar in Africa.
January 6, 2017 By -
(Morning Star News) – While war in the Middle East dominated international headlines, Islamic extremists in the shadows were taking jihad to Christian civilians in Africa with unprecedented intensity in 2016. In Nigeria, Muslim ethnic Fulanis looked less like nomadic herdsmen and more like well-armed, well-funded jihadist militants. Close Muslim relatives and Islamist village mobs […]
Christian in Pakistan Jailed under Vindictive Blasphemy Charge, Sources Say
Separately, son of slain Punjab governor threatened.
January 4, 2017 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan have filed a blasphemy charge against a Christian in retaliation for refusing their demand that he and others cede church land to them, sources said.
Five Muslims Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for Brick Kiln Murders
Eight others receive two years in prsion.Impoverished couple accused of burning Koran.
November 26, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A court in Lahore has handed the death sentence to five Muslims for torturing and killing an impoverished Christian couple over allegations of burning the Koran, sources said. Eight others charged in the attack were sentenced to two years in prison, sources said. Hundreds of villagers in Kot Radha Kishan, […]
Pastor, Family in Pakistan Evicted from Home with Police Help after Muslims Attack
Islamists threaten to stir up religious tensions in property dispute.
October 22, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Defying a court order, police in Punjab Province forcibly evicted a pastor and his family from their home this week after Muslims attacked them in a bid to seize the property, sources said. Pastor Michael Robert of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura District, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) […]
Pakistan Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Asia Bibi Case as Islamist Pressures Mount
Justice recuses himself in appeal of death sentence for Christian mother.
October 13, 2016 By -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – As Islamist groups warned of reprisals for a possible acquittal in Pakistan’s highest profile blasphemy case, the country’s Supreme Court today delayed ruling on an appeal against the death sentence given to Christian mother of five Aasiya Noreen. The ruling on the death sentence given to Noreen, commonly known as […]
Muslims Shoot Father of Kidnapped Christian Woman in Pakistan, Sources Say
Catholic wounded three days after police defied court order to arrest assailants.
September 7, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Three days after police in Pakistan refused to comply with a court order to arrest Muslims who abducted, raped and tried to convert and marry a young Christian woman, one of the kidnappers shot her father, sources said. Ghulam Hussain and three other Muslims kidnapped 27-year-old Asma Gulzar at gunpoint […]
Christian Security Guard Killed in Islamic Extremist Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
Security forces prevent greater harm in assault on Christian community.
September 4, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Swift action by security forces prevented a major tragedy in northwestern Pakistan after four Taliban suicide attackers armed with bombs and assault rifles targeted a Christian colony early Friday (Sept. 2). One Christian security guard was killed and five others – two Christians and three security personnel – were injured […]
Christian in Pakistan Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument with Muslim
Two female relatives taken into custody are released after his arrest.
July 13, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Christian father of two in Pakistan was arrested last night under blasphemy charges after a Muslim friend accused him of forwarding a poem on an instant messaging application, sources said. Nadeem James, a 26-year-old Catholic in Gujrat District, had argued about religion with his Muslim friend, Yasir Bashir, a […]
Blasphemy Law in Pakistan Claims another Victim – and His Accusers
Death sentences meted out to Christians, Muslim under draconian statute.
June 29, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Christian in Pakistan who reported an attempt to blackmail him for allegedly blaspheming Islam’s prophet was sentenced to death this week in a bizarre case riddled with police irregularities, sources said. Anjum Naz Sindhu, 65-year-old Catholic owner of a prominent chain of schools in Gujranwala, received the death sentence […]