Farhan Ul Qamar was killed in Talwandi Inayat Khan village, Pakistan on Nov. 9, 2023. (Morning Star News courtesy of family). LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews. Farhan […]
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Fire at Worship Building in Pakistan Set by Church Leader
Damage to Gulberg Presbyterian Church building, burned in Lahore, Pakistan on Nov 16, 2023. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Christians in Lahore, Pakistan were shocked to learn on Saturday (Nov. 18) that a church elder confessed to setting fire to their worship structure after initially blaming it on a Muslim extremist group, […]
Christian Shot Dead in Pakistan for Unknown Reasons
Farhan Ul Qamar was killed on Nov. 9, 2023. (Morning Star News courtesy of family) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A Muslim gunned down a 20-year-old Christian in Pakistan on Nov. 9, the latest case of a religious minority victimized for unknown reasons with police slow to act, sources said. In Talwandi Inayat Khan village, […]
Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan
Damage to Gulberg Presbyterian Church building, burned in Lahore, Pakistan on Nov. 16, 2023. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A church building was set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday (Nov. 16), a month after the pastor received a letter threatening the congregation for worshipping too loudly, sources said. The blaze […]
The Secret History of Pakistan
The Snake lives in the house built by ants. -Telugu saying Given the current state of Pakistan’s political and economic freefall following the ousting of populist Prime Minister Imran Khan, this is an essential rundown on the main crypto-Phoenician cabals operating in Pakistan. Since these groups are largely hidden from history, most people cannot connect […]
Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million
As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. Source Views: 0
Christian Couple Accused of Blasphemy Win Bail in Pakistan
Shaukat Masih and wife Kiran Shaukat with their children. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A court in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday (Oct. 18) granted bail to a Christian couple arrested last month on blasphemy charges, a rare occurrence in a country where falsely accused suspects spend years in jail awaiting verdicts. Zahid… […]
Pakistan sets 1 November deadline for ‘illegal immigrants’ to leave
Pakistan, on Tuesday, gave a one-month deadline to all the “illegal immigrants” to leave the country, Anadolu Agency reports. Addressing a news conference in the capital, Islamabad, caretaker Interior Minister, Sarfraz Bugti, said the government is giving a deadline to all foreigners living illegally to leave the country by 1 November. After the deadline, he […]
Pastor in Pakistan Admits Wound Was Self-Inflicted, Leader Says
The Rev. Eleazar Sidhu before court hearing in Faisalabad, Pakistan. (Morning Star News screenshot) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Friday (Sept. 29) charged a pastor with making false allegations after he admitted that a gunshot wound he had blamed on Islamic extremists was self-inflicted, sources said. The Rev. Eleazar Sidhu,… Source […]
Pakistan supplied arms to Ukraine in return for IMF bailout with help of US – report
Pakistan supplied munitions and arms to Ukraine in return for the recent bailout to the South Asian country by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a deal brokered by the United States, leaked documents have revealed. According to an investigation by The Intercept, two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, as well as internal Pakistani […]
In Pakistan, a switch in fishing methods saves thousands of dolphins
In 2013, at least 12,000 dolphins were killed in Pakistani territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, caught in the massive nets cast by fishermen, Anadolu Agency reports. Those gill nets, locally known as “bither,” were notorious for their high level of bycatch. Pakistan’s territorial waters are home to 25 kinds of dolphins, notably spinner, bottlenose […]
Pakistan reopens key border crossing with Afghanistan after 10 days
Pakistan today reopened a key border crossing with neighbouring Afghanistan for travellers and all types of traffic after ten days of closure, an official said. The Torkham border, which connects Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, was closed on 6 September after skirmishes between border security forces of the two countries. […]
Christian Couple Jailed, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. (Romero Maia, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The three young children of a Christian couple jailed on baseless charges of desecrating the Koran in Lahore, Pakistan last week have no relatives to care for them and are extremely upset, a rights advocate. Shaukat Masih, 33, and his 28-year-old wife… […]
Pastor Shot after Receiving Islamist Threats in Pakistan
The Rev. Eleazar Sidhu was shot in Jaranwala, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (Akmal Bhatti for Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – A pastor was shot and wounded by hardline Muslims on Sunday evening (Sept. 3) in Jaranwala, Pakistan a week after Islamist slogans were written on the walls of his church building, […]
Forced Conversion/Marriage of Minority Girls Targeted in Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad. (Usman.pg, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday (Aug. 29) ordered the government to respond to a petition to stop courts from allowing forced conversion and marriage of minority girls in verdicts that act as covers for child rape, sources said. Justice […]
8 People Rescued In Pakistan After Getting Stuck 900 Feet Above Ground In Cable Car
Military members completed the harrowing task more than 15 hours after a cable car suddenly stopped mid-journey. Source Views: 0
Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy for TikTok Upload
Home of Rafaqat Masih burned in rioting that began Aug. 16, 2023 in Christian Town, Jaranwala, Pakistan. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Saturday night (Aug. 19) charged a Christian with blasphemy for uploading on TikTok a video of content that last week led to attacks on Christian homes […]
Blasphemy Accusation Sparks Attacks on Christians in Pakistan
Belongings of Christians burned in Muslim rioting in Jaranwala, Pakistan on Aug. 16, 2023. (Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Instigated by mosque leaders, Muslim mobs on Wednesday (Aug. 16) burned 20 church buildings and ransacked Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan after a Muslim framed two Christians in a false… Source […]
Death Toll From Pakistan Train Derailment Rises To At Least 30
Railway officials say 10 cars of the Hazara Express that derailed and some overturned in southern Pakistan have also left more than 90 others injured. Source Views: 0
Suicide Bomber At Political Rally In Pakistan Kills Dozens
The attack at Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan that killed at least 44 and wounded nearly 200 was aimed at weakening the Islamist party, a senior leader said. Source Views: 0