LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Religious freedom in Pakistan is facing unprecedented threats as Muslim extremist groups increase their hold on public officials, according to a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The report, “Streets of Fear: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2024/25,” which documents violations of such freedoms […]
Islamist Influence Growing in Pakistan, Report Says
Muslim extremists pressure judiciary and public officials.
August 22, 2025 By -
Prisons in Pakistan Mistreat Christians, other Minorities, Study Says
Abuse and discrimination documented in new report.
August 20, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Prisoners from minority backgrounds, particularly Christians, face systemic bias in Pakistani jails and are subjected to abuse by prison staff and Muslim inmates, a new study shows. They are labeled as “untouchables” and given menial tasks like cleaning toilets, according to the study released on Aug. 15, “Hope […]
Justice Elusive 2 Years after Attacks on Christians in Pakistan
Demonstrators call for government to act.
August 18, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two years after Islamist attacks on Christians in the Jaranwala area in Punjab Province, Pakistan, hopes for justice are dimming amid the sabotaging of prosecution efforts, advocates said. None of the perpetrators have been convicted after they ransacked and damaged more than 25 church buildings and 85 homes […]
Minorities in Pakistan Decry Blasphemy Law, Discrimination
Christians participate in National Minorities Day rallies.
August 11, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – On the eve of Pakistan’s annual National Minorities Day, a human rights advocate on Sunday (Aug. 10) called on parliament to address an alarming increase in false blasphemy allegations. With most rallies and seminars for the annual Aug. 11 National Minorities Day taking place on Sunday (Aug. 10) […]
Change in Religion on ID Card Ordered for Christian in Pakistan
Court mandates rare correction for convert from Islam.
August 5, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In a rare development, a high court in Pakistan last month ordered the government to issue a new identity card reflecting a woman’s conversion from Islam to Christianity, her attorney said. The woman, whose name is withheld for security reasons, renounced Islam and married a Christian man 15 […]
Muslim Employer Forcibly Converts Christian Boy in Pakistan
Minor not permitted to see family, attorney says.
July 29, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Muslim employer of a Christian boy forcibly converted him to Islam and is keeping him in his illegal custody, the family’s attorney said. In Sultan Town, Sargodha in Punjab Province, 14-year-old Shamraiz Masih went to a market on July 21 and did not return, attorney Tahir Naveed […]
Order for Panel to Probe Blasphemy Law Abuse Suspended
Bench of high court issues stay under pressure from Islamists.
July 25, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on Thursday (July 24) when judges suspended a prior court order to form a commission to investigate misuse of the harsh laws, sources said. The division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Justice […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Retaliation for Row, Lawyer Says
Muslim shopkeeper in Pakistan files baseless charge, sources say.
July 21, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 19) arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic with blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging, sources said. Amir Peter of Nishat Colony in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province, was charged under Section 295-C of the country’s controversial blasphemy laws pertaining […]
Panel Ordered for Investigating Blasphemy Law Abuse in Pakistan
Government given 30 days to form commission.
July 17, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In what attorneys in Pakistan termed a “huge ray of hope,” a federal high court on Tuesday (July 15) directed the government to form an inquiry commission within 30 days to investigate blatant abuse of blasphemy laws. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) […]
Raped Christian Mother in Pakistan Says Police Block Justice
Officer pressures her to withdraw case.
July 15, 2025 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan delayed registering a complaint by a Catholic woman gang-raped by three Muslims in front of her 3-year-old daughter and are pressuring her to withdraw the case, she said. Sheeza Intikhab, a 20-year-old Catholic in Chak No. 42 village, Sangla Hill, Nankana Sahib District in Punjab […]