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Framed by Faith: How Blasphemy Accusations Are Weaponized in Pakistan
On July 9, a dangerous pattern repeated itself in Karachi. A desecrated page of the Quran was mailed to a shop, along with photos of a Christian man, Azeem Javaid, and his mother. Angry crowds gathered almost immediately. Stones were thrown at police. Christian families were trapped in their homes. Authorities
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
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Christian Girl Abducted, Allegedly Forced Into Marriage in Pakistan
In a small village in Punjab’s Faisalabad Division, a father waits in quiet desperation, clinging to hope that feels thinner with each passing day. Afzal Javed Masih, a scrap collector who spends his days in Sialkot to feed his family, never imagined that the fragile security of his home would be
More Than 2,100 Children Infected with HIV in Pakistan as Preventable Failures Persist
Behind every number is a child whose life has been permanently altered — and in many cases, unnecessarily so. Between January 2025 and March 2026, at least 2,108 children across Pakistan were registered as HIV positive, according to official data compiled by federal and provincial HIV control authorities. Among them were
Faisalabad’s Children Are Dying in Silence — 663 Cases, Zero Convictions
Faisalabad is facing a deeply disturbing reality — hundreds of children have been sexually abused. Cases have been registered, suspects identified, yet justice remains painfully out of reach. Official statistics from 2025 reveal a shocking picture: 663 cases of sexual abuse against minors were registered across 45 police stations in Faisalabad
Pakistan’s Independence Day Marred by Extremism: Ahmadi Mosques Torched in Faisalabad
On the very day Pakistan celebrated its 78th Independence Day, extremists turned the country’s streets into battlegrounds of hate. In Faisalabad’s Dijikot, two Ahmadiyya places of worship were set ablaze by a mob led by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leaders—an ugly reminder that in Pakistan, religious freedom remains an illusion. According to
Only 37 Left: The Silent Ethnic Erasure of Hindu and Sikh Worship Sites in Pakistan
Pakistan loves to speak of its pluralistic past — the land where Hindu temples, Sikh gurdwaras, Sufi shrines and ancient civilizations once stood side by side. Yet behind this rhetoric lies a heartbreaking truth: out of 1,285 Hindu worship sites and 532 gurdwaras recorded on paper, only 37 remain functional today.
“You Only Have Permission to Shoot Me”: The Final Words of Bano Satgzai Before an Honour Killing Shook Balochistan
In the grainy footage that now haunts Pakistan’s digital conscience, a woman walks steadily through a barren landscape. She is not fleeing. She is not pleading. She is walking toward death. Her name was Bano Satgzai, and beside her stood Ehsan Samalani—the man she had married of her own free will.