LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Monday (May 23) jailed a Christian after Muslims upset that he tried to stop them from teasing girls beat him and accused him of posting blasphemous content on Facebook, sources said. Hospital staff refused to treat Usman Liaqat after the beating, saying he had to first […]
Police in Pakistan Arrest Christian Victim of Beating, Blasphemy Accusation
Muslims use law as revenge for attempt to stop them from teasing girls, sources say.
May 27, 2016 By -
Muslims in Pakistan Threaten Christians after Fatwa Issued against ‘Blasphemer’
Police find no basis for accusation.
May 13, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan have told 300 impoverished villagers they must either produce a Christian accused of blasphemy, leave the area, convert to Islam or be killed, sources said. Imran Masih, a 28-year-old resident of Chak 44 village in Punjab Province’s Mandi Bahauddin District, was accused on April 19 of keeping […]
Taliban Splinter Group in Pakistan Targets Christians in Easter Suicide Bombing
Explosive detonated near children’s rides at park.
March 28, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A deadly suicide bombing in a public park here marred Easter celebrations in Pakistan on Sunday evening (March 27), as an Islamic extremist group targeted Christians. At least 74 people have been reported dead, most of them women and children, while 362 others were injured. Of those being treated at […]
Security Increased for Asia Bibi following Execution of Islamist Assassin in Pakistan
Intelligence reports indicate conspiracy to kill her in prison.
March 8, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Fears are growing over the security of the first Christian woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for “blasphemy” following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated her biggest advocate. Qadri was executed by hanging on Feb. 29 for the Jan. 4, 2011 assassination of Punjab Gov. Salmaan Taseer, who had […]
Police in Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Family Says
Muslim employers order mistreatment after filing false theft charge, they say.
January 18, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Pakistani police last week tortured a devout Catholic to death in Punjab Province after the victim’s employer singled him out for a theft charge because of his faith, family members said. Riasat Masih of Kalaskey village, Purana Kot in Gujranwala District, told Morning Star News that police killed his brother, […]
Muslims in Pakistan Disrupt Christians’ Worship, Storm Homes
Police decline to arrest Muslims after attacks, seizure of church building.
January 14, 2016 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a town in Pakistan’s Punjab Province who seized a church property have disrupted a prayer meeting at a private residence, sources said. After police arranged a reconciliation meeting between the Muslims and members of the congregation in Sialkot District on Jan. 4, the Muslims instead armed themselves with […]
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2015
Islamic violence accelerates in countries not known for religious conflict.
January 8, 2016 By -
(Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist violence in countries not known for religious tensions, majority-Christian Kenya and Uganda, topped Morning Star News’ stories in 2015. While the Islamic State terrorized Christians in Syria, Iraq and Libya, and Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria killed innocent civilians in the shadow of Boko Haram, in northeast Kenya Al […]
Christian Slum Dwellers Fight Eviction in Islamabad, Pakistan
Government statement to Supreme Court reflects deep prejudice, critics say.
December 9, 2015 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Yaqub Masih is one of thousands of impoverished Christians facing demolition of his makeshift home in Islamabad after a government agency last week stated that informal slum settlements of Christian migrants threatened the city’s Muslim-majority demographic. “It is one thing being poor, but things are far worse if you are […]
Police in Pakistan Downplay Signs of Arson in Fire at Christian TV Station
Islamist threats, broken locks, witness statements discounted.
November 29, 2015 By -
KARACHI, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police are downplaying several signs pointing to arson in a fire reported at 3 a.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 24) at the office of a Christian cable TV station in Karachi, sources said. Gawahi Television chief Sarfraz William said the fire at the popular Christian channel’s office in Akhtar Colony was […]
Court in Pakistan Acquits Muslims Accused of Raping Two Christian Girls
Prosecution absent, key witness bribed, sources say.
October 31, 2015 By -
LONDON (Morning Star News) – Two Muslim men who raped two Christian sisters in Pakistan last year have been acquitted after Islamists pressured a key witness not to testify and a prosecutor failed to show up in court, family and legal sources said. The two teenaged girls (names withheld) had gone to a toilet in a […]