From Dawn News broadcast on reversal of ban on passports for Pakistanis fleeing the country. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision… Source Views: 0
Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’
Faith of Christian on Death Row in Pakistan Shines in Studies
Nouman Masih was arrested on July 1, 2019. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan despite lack of evidence has demonstrated his faith by excelling academically even in prison, sources said. Nouman Masih, 24,… Source Views: 0
Pakistan among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom, US Body Says
Protest against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in November 2014. (Mtaylor848, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a… Source Views: 0
Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday (June 29) handed the death sentence to a Christian for allegedly sharing a “blasphemous” video on a social media platform despite lack of evidence, his… Source Views: 0
Shattered Widow of Christian Lynched in Pakistan Dies
Allah Rakhi Bibi and Nazeer Masih Gill. (Courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Not a day passed when Allah Rakhi Bibi would not cry for her husband Nazeer Masih Gill, beaten to death at 74 by a Muslim mob on a false blasphemy accusation a month ago. On Friday (June 21), […]
Blasphemy Law Wielded against Christian in Pakistan
Locked door of one of the households that fled Christian Colony in Okara District, Pakistan after blasphemy accusation on June 23, 2024. (CDI-MSN) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Sunday (June 23) arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a […]
Bail Granted to Suspects in Killing of Christian in Pakistan
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Due to sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy accusation, sources said. Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court […]
Five Christian Sanitation Workers Die in Pakistan
Christian sanitation worker Asif Masih died on March 17, 2024 from dangerous conditions in sewers of Faisalabad, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Five Christian sanitation workers in Pakistan have died since Tuesday (June 11) from inhaling toxic gases,… Source Views: 0
Massive Rally in Pakistan Backs Killing of Christian
TLP Sargodha leader Muhammad Naeem Chattha Qadri addresses supporters on June 9, 2024. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot of video) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In the wake of a mob lynching of a Christian falsely accused of defiling the Quran in Pakistan, Islamic extremists at a rally… Source Views: 0
Report Calls Sargodha, Pakistan Attack, ‘Calculated, Manipulated’
Nazeer Masih Gill died on June 3, 2024 after May 25 attack in Sargodha District, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The May 25 Muslim mob attack that killed a Christian in Sargodha, Pakistan was a “calculated assault, manipulated through religious fervor to gain maximum leverage,” according to […]
Christian Woman in Pakistan Jailed on Blasphemy Charges
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Alimrankdev, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman in Pakistan remains in jail on baseless charges of blasphemy after a judge rejected her bail application on Monday (June 3), sources said. Stella Khawar, 28, was arrested on May 12 in Kharota Syedan, in the Kotli […]
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Dies from Injuries in Pakistan
Nazeer Masih Gill after deadly May 25, 2024 attack in Sargodha District, Pakistan. (X post by Bishop Azad Marshall) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An elderly Christian attacked by a Muslim mob in Pakistan over a false blasphemy accusation succumbed to his injuries at 12:30 a.m. Monday (June 3), his son said. Sultan […]
Court in Pakistan Forces ‘Islam’ Designation on Christian’s ID Card
Sufyan Masih (L) with parents and attorney after a court hearing on May 18, 2024. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan denied a Christian victim of fake conversion to change the religious designation of Islam and the Muslim name that his Muslim… Source Views: 0
Christian Sanitation Worker Tortured in Pakistan
Christian sanitation worker Yasir Masih was tortured in the Gujjarpura area of Lahore, Pakistan on May 25, 2024. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims upset with a Christian sanitation worker in Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday (May 25) beat him and left… Source Views: 0
Elderly Christian Critically Wounded in Pakistan after False Blasphemy Charge
Muslim mob attacks after a Christian was falsely accused of blasphemy on Saturday (May 25, 2024) in Sargodha, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot of video on social media) SARGODHA, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An elderly Christian is fighting for his life in the hospital after a… Source Views: 0
Ad Targeting Christians in Pakistan Criticized
Discriminatory ad for sanitation workers in Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An ad for sanitation workers targeting Christians in Pakistan has prompted objections that it signals only Christian should work such low-paying jobs. The ad soliciting candidates for sweepers at health facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province states, […]
Bill in Pakistan Would Outlaw Child Marriages
Punjab Assembly building in Lahore, Pakistan. (Sunni Person, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A bill designed to prevent child marriages in Pakistan’s most populated province has raised hope for protection of Christian girls and others from Muslims abducting and forcibly marrying and… Source Views: 0
Court in Pakistan Orders Change in Legal Marriage Age
Lahore High Court. (MariyamAftab, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A high court in Pakistan last week ordered a provincial government to remove gender-based age distinction in its child marriage law, a move aimed at deterring forced conversions and forced marriages of girls, sources said. Lahore… Source Views: 0
Pakistan Told to Address Forced Marriages, Conversions of Girls
Laiba Suhail was kidnapped in Faisalabad District, Pakistan on Feb. 12, 2024. (Courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – U.N. human rights experts on Thursday (April 11) called on Pakistan to make legal changes in light of continued vulnerability of women and girls of minority faiths to forced marriages and religious conversions. […]
Family of Slain Christian in Pakistan Receives Death Threats
Farhan Ul Qamar was killed on Nov. 9, 2023. (Morning Star News courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of the alleged killer of a 20-year-old Christian in Pakistan are threatening the victim’s family with death if they do not drop charges, sources said. Muhammad Zubair initially confessed to killing […]