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European Parliament Condemns Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Minority Girls
The European Parliament’s condemnation of forced conversions and child marriages in Pakistan deserves recognition. At a time when many choose silence, this resolution sends a clear message: the suffering of vulnerable children cannot be ignored. For families like that of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz, this international attention offers a rare sense of
Digital Accusations and Impunity: The Evolution of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Regime, 2023–2026
Pakistan’s blasphemy landscape has entered a more dangerous and complex phase. Despite periodic promises of reform, the data from 2023 to 2026 shows a clear deterioration: more cases, more mob violence, and a troubling shift toward digitally driven accusations that are harder to verify and easier to weaponize. The numbers alone
Pardoned but Not Protected: Jhulan Exposes the Cost of Blasphemy Accusations and Christian Displacement in Pakistan
In the village of Jhulan, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a recent blasphemy allegation has once again shown how vulnerable religious minorities are when accusations of religious offense arise. What started with announcements from mosque loudspeakers quickly grew into a crisis that forced more than two dozen Christian families to leave their
Death in Detention Without Trial: The Case of Amir Peter Masih and the Human Cost of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
Amir Peter should have spent his final years in peace. Instead, the 61-year-old retired government employee died behind bars—accused, unheard, and never proven guilty. His death on July 1, 2026, is not just a personal tragedy; it is a stark indictment of a system where accusation becomes punishment, and delayed justice
How Many More Children Must Suffer? Pakistan’s Repeated Failure to Protect Its Most Vulnerable
Another week, another series of horrifying headlines. Children tortured, raped, and killed — many inside institutions meant to protect them. The recent spate of abuse cases in Punjab is not an anomaly. It is a reflection of a system that continues to fail its children, again and again. On June 28,
Sikh Blood Spilled in a Gurudwara in Pakistan
The killing of Jagannath and Asa Wanti inside a gurudwara in Mardan is not just another tragic headline—it is a moral indictment of a state that continues to fail its most vulnerable citizens. On June 17, an elderly Sikh couple, both around 70 years old, were shot dead inside a place
A Christian Family’s Ordeal Ends in Tragedy: The Death of Premi Masih
In Muridke, a young life has been cut short under circumstances that have left a grieving family shattered and a community shaken. Premi Masih, just 22 years old, did not simply die in an act of violence—his death is being mourned as the tragic culmination of fear, intimidation, and alleged injustice
Pakistan: Brutal Killing of Christian Youth Raises Urgent Questions on Minority Safety
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Morning should have brought nothing more than the ordinary comfort of breakfast. Instead, it became the final moment in the life of 22-year-old Zain Masih—a young man whose future was cut short in a burst of violence that has left a family shattered and a community in mourning.
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European Parliament Condemns Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Minority Girls
The European Parliament’s condemnation of forced conversions and child marriages in Pakistan deserves recognition. At a time when many choose silence, this resolution sends a clear message: the suffering of vulnerable children cannot be ignored. For families like that of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz, this international attention offers a rare sense of
Pakistan’s Unchecked Violence: Ralioke Incident Exposes Deep-Rooted Hatred and Lawlessness
In a harrowing display of lawlessness, Pakistan once again shows the world the unchecked violence and escalating hate that continue to plague its society. On a quiet afternoon in village Ralioke, near Daska, an angry mob of 142 protesters, armed with hammers, sticks, and iron rods, attacked the police, wreaking havoc
“The Bullets at Rabwah’s Gate”: Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Its Ahmadis
On Friday, as worshippers gathered for Jumu’ah at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s central mosque—Bait-ul-Mahdi in Rabwah’s Gol Bazaar—four men arrived by car, stepped out, and sprayed the main gate with gunfire. Panic cracked the air. Young Ahmadi volunteers on security duty moved first, shielding the crowd and trading their own safety
Recorded, Not Protected: Islamabad’s Alarming Zero-Conviction Crisis on Violence Against Women (Jan–Jun 2025)
In Islamabad, the numbers do not lie—they accuse. Between January and June 2025, 373 cases of violence against women were reported in the federal capital. Not a single one resulted in a conviction. Not for rape. Not for kidnapping. Not for physical abuse. Not for harassment, cybercrime, or even honour killings.
The Heartbreaking Death of Muqaddas, 14-Year-Old Christian Girl Tortured in Kidnapping Nightmare in Pakistan
A tidal wave of grief and fury has crashed over Pakistan today, as 14-year-old Muqaddas—a bright-eyed Christian girl from Sadiqabad, Punjab—breathed her last in a Karachi ICU. Her tiny body, broken by unimaginable horrors, couldn’t withstand the brutality inflicted by a ruthless cross-provincial kidnapping and trafficking ring. Muqaddas and her innocent
“We Left With Nothing”: Women in Punjab’s Flood Camps Are Fighting a Second, Silent Battle
When the Ravi River spilled its banks and turned neighborhoods into brown, endless lakes, mothers carried children through the water and fathers clutched plastic bags of documents above their heads. In the rush, whole lives were left on drowned streets—wedding trunks, school certificates, framed photographs. What followed was a scramble to