LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, sources said. In Sahiwal, Punjab Province, Ghala Mandi police on Monday (Jan. 26) arrested Farhan Javed Masih, 28, after a local villager, Muhammad Bilal Khan, accused him of speaking […]
Mentally Challenged Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy
Muslim, police file case despite knowing his condition.
January 29, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
Christian Brothers in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy
Defense shows evidence was fabricated, attorney says.
January 27, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Saturday (Jan. 25) acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy accusation as the prosecution failed to prove charges against them, their attorney said. Kasur Additional Sessions Judge Farzana Shahzad ordered that 18-year-olds Sahil Shahid (known as Kalu) and Raheel Shahid (known as […]
Five Muslims Abduct Christian Girl, 14, in Pakistan
Family fears she is forcibly converted to Islam for ‘marriage.’
January 21, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Five Muslims on Jan. 9 abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said. Sharif Masih, of the Korpur area of Sialkot, Punjab Province, said he fears the kidnappers may try to forcibly convert his daughter, Saneha Sharif, to Islam and force her […]
Islamists Collude with Pakistani Officials in False Blasphemy Cases
Five victims tortured to death in custody, rights attorneys say.
January 13, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. The “blasphemy business group” has devastated numerous families with the collusion of federal investigators, said attorneys Usman Warraich, […]
Christians Shot in Christmas Attack on Pastor’s Home in Pakistan
Gunfire leaves one church member in serious condition.
December 27, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Three Christians were shot and wounded in a Christmas Day gun attack on the home of a pastor and televangelist in Lahore, Pakistan, sources said. Following a Christmas Eve confrontation in which Pastor Shahzad Siddique tried to stop Muslims from harassing guests, more than a dozen gunmen the […]
Christian Mother Jailed on Blasphemy Charge in Pakistan
Another case of alleged inadvertent burning of scripture, attorney says.
December 24, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim prayer leader accused her of burning passages of Islamic scripture, sources said. Gojra Saddar police in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab Province, on Saturday (Dec. 21) arrested Shazia Younis, mother of two children, […]
Christian in Pakistan, 17, to Spend Christmas in Jail
Blasphemy suspect granted bail in only one of three cases.
December 23, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A 17-year-old Christian who has been incarcerated for 16 months for charges in three blasphemy cases will spend Christmas in jail, but he obtained bail in one of the cases, sources said. Akash Karamat, a class nine student in Sargodha, Punjab Province, remains in jail, but the bail […]
Forcibly Converted Christian Girl Escapes Captors in Pakistan
Christmas comes early for Catholic family.
December 17, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic couple in Pakistan received the best Christmas gift they could imagine this week – the return of their kidnapped daughter after she escaped from a Muslim who forcibly converted/married her, sources said. Muskan Salman, a bright and spirited 15-year-old, was abducted from her home in remote […]
Christian Girl in Pakistan Charged with Theft after Evading Rape
Muslim falsely accuses her after she refused to keep working for him, father says.
December 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim businessman in Pakistan has falsely charged a 15-year-old Christian girl and two of her relatives with theft in retaliation for leaving his employ following his attempt to rape her, her father said. Javed Masih, a Catholic vegetable vendor in Dera Usman area of Okara District, Punjab […]
Denial of Christian’s Effort to Correct ID Overturned in Pakistan
Judge recognizes victim’s 'conversion' to Islam was fabricated.
November 28, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan has overturned a verdict that denied a Christian’s effort to correct his name and religion on his national identity card as he was a victim of fake conversion to Islam, his attorney said. Ahmad Saeed, additional district judge of Pattoki Tehsil, Kasur District, Punjab […]