LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan has acquitted two Catholic nurses who have been in hiding for nearly four years after they were charged with blasphemy in 2021, rights advocates said. Nurse Mariam Lal and student nurse Navish Arooj were arrested on April 9, 2021, and charged under Section […]
Two Christian Nurses in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy
Verdict comes after nearly four years in hiding.
February 5, 2026 By -
Muslim Kidnapper of Christian Girl in Pakistan Given Custody, Sources Say
Court rejects birth certificate, fake marriage finding, attorney says.
February 3, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A federal court in Pakistan on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim who kidnapped and forcibly converted and married her, sources said. The parents of Maria Shahbaz were devastated at the ruling after the two-judge bench of the newly constituted Federal […]
Muslim in Pakistan Sets Christian on Fire over Petty Dispute
‘Shockingly disproportionate’ attack indicates religious factor.
January 29, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic suffered severe burn injuries after a Muslim neighbor allegedly doused him with petrol and set him on fire following a minor dispute, his attorney said. Zahid Morris, 36, a father of two and a resident of Bahawalpur city in Punjab Province, was attacked on Jan. 21 […]
Court in Pakistan Orders Recovery of Kidnapped Christian Girl
Family of forcibly converted/married 13-year-old hopeful.
January 15, 2026 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – After multiple setbacks for a Christian family in Pakistan striving to recover their forcibly married/converted 13-year-old daughter, a federal court on Friday (Jan. 9) ordered police to find and present her and the Muslim who kidnapped her, sources said. A two-judge bench of the newly constituted Federal Constitutional […]
Muslim Rapes Christian Girl in Pakistan, Family Says
Assailants threatened 14-year-old after dispute with her brother.
December 30, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim abducted and raped a 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan this month, according to her brother, who believes the assault was an act of revenge over a prior dispute. Sahil George, a 21-year-old member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Sahiwal, Punjab Province, said his sister […]
Pastor’s Wife, Muslim Arrested in Clergyman’s Killing in Pakistan
Church leader’s spouse was in relationship with suspect, police say.
December 29, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have arrested the wife of a Presbyterian pastor and her alleged Muslim accomplice in connection with the killing of the church leader earlier this month, sources said. In a case that initially raised fears of a religiously motivated killing, the Rev. Kamran Salamat, 45, was […]
Christian in Hiding Acquitted of Blasphemy in Pakistan
Widely condemned statutes wreck another life with false allegation.
December 18, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan in September acquitted a Christian charged with blasphemy, but his supporters did not reveal it until this month due to security concerns, his lawyer said. Sargodha Magistrate Syed Faizan-e-Rasool on Sept. 27 acquitted 47-year-old Haroon Shahzad of the false blasphemy charge by Muhammad Imran […]
Christian Family of Girl Raped in Pakistan Seeks Justice
Muslims use threats to pressure neighbors to drop charges.
December 17, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Pakistan last week sexually assaulted a 6-year-old Christian neighbor girl, and his family is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement, her father said. Saleem Masih, an impoverished mason and Salvation Army church member, said his daughter was being tutored […]
Landmark Rulings in Pakistan Aid Christian Workers
Federal high court bans discrimination, calls for safety measures.
December 10, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In two landmark rulings, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (Dec. 9) banned employers from seeking only Christians for sanitation jobs and called for safety measures for sewage cleaners, most of whom are Christian. The IHC, Pakistan’s federal high court, imposed a strict ban on the use […]
Unknown Assailant Shoots Pastor Dead in Pakistan
Motive for attack on effective evangelist unclear.
December 9, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week in Pakistan, his family said. The Rev. Kamran Salamat of Gujranwala was about to take his 16-year-old daughter to college on Friday […]