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A Nation Failing Its Women: Rising Violence, Vanishing Justice in Pakistan
Pakistan’s crisis of violence against women is often reduced to numbers—but behind every statistic is a life interrupted, a voice silenced, and a story that never received justice. The data is important, but it does not fully capture the fear, the grief, and the quiet suffering that define this reality. Still,
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
Targeted Killing in Pakistan: Hindu Trader’s Brutal Murder Exposes Lawless Horror in Sindh
Imagine the chaos: a bustling Station Road in Sukkur, alive with the hum of daily life, suddenly shattered by gunfire. Young businessman Vishal Kumar, full of dreams and promise, was gunned down in cold blood right in front of horrified onlookers. This wasn’t a shadowy alley crime—it was a brazen execution
From Pooja to Dua Fatima: Exposing Sindh’s Minority Crisis
In the sweltering streets of Hyderabad, a mother’s worst nightmare unfolded, ripping apart the fragile world of a Hindu family. Pooja, a bright 9th-grade girl and beloved daughter of Ramsun Thakur, vanished without a trace—abducted, they say, by forces that prey on the powerless. Her parents’ hearts shatter as they recount
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
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
“They Destroyed My Life”: A Christian Survivor’s Fight for Justice in Punjab
A 25-year-old Christian woman lies in a hospital bed in Punjab, fighting not only for her health but for a sense of dignity that was violently taken from her. Her body bears the marks of an assault that should never have happened; her voice, though weak, carries a quiet but unwavering
The Taunsa Tragedy: Inside Pakistan’s Child HIV Crisis
A chilling investigation by BBC World Service has cast a harsh light on a tragedy that continues to unfold in silence — one where the most vulnerable, children, may have paid the price for systemic failure. The documentary Stolen Lives: Who Gave Our Children HIV? lays bare allegations of grave malpractice
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The Tragic Death of Sujawal Masih and the Plight of Pakistan’s Christians
In the quiet neighborhood of Mohalla Atari, Rangpura, Sialkot, a young life was cruelly snatched away—Sujawal Masih, a bright and hopeful Christian youth, now lies lifeless under circumstances shrouded in pain and suspicion. His death is not just a loss for his family but a heartbreaking echo of the vulnerability that
The Hidden Crisis: Medical Exploitation of Christian Laborers in Pakistan
In a heartbreaking incident from Samundri, Faisalabad, a Christian laborer named Tanvir Masih, father to four young daughters, has found himself at the mercy of exploitation and deceit. A man who worked tirelessly as a daily wage earner, Tanvir had no reason to expect the horror that would unfold when he
Anwar Kenneth’s 23 Year Ordeal: A Stark Reflection of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Injustice
The heart-wrenching case of Anwar Kenneth, an elderly Christian who spent 23 years languishing on death row in Pakistan, shines a glaring light on the deep flaws embedded within the country’s constitution and its handling of blasphemy cases. The Supreme Court’s recent acquittal of Kenneth, a 72-year-old Catholic, on the grounds
“We Live Here Too”: KP’s Transgender Community Faces a Spreading Campaign of Exclusion
On a warm night in Swabi, music drifted across a market rooftop until the sound collided with a threat that’s become all too familiar: leave. For the transgender community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the latest push by local elders to expel them from the district is not a one-off flare of
Gunshots in the Night: Tensions Rise in Sahiwal as Ahmadiyya Man Escapes Attack
In the quiet village of 6/11-L, located in Sahiwal tehsil, an Ahmadiyya community member, Z, faced a terrifying and life-threatening ordeal on a late Saturday night. Standing outside his home, unaware of the lurking danger, Z became the target of a gun attack that could have easily claimed his life. As
“Seventeen Days Without Silence”: Pakistan’s Christians End a Historic Sit-In with a Promise—and a Warning
On a humid Tuesday evening, Sept. 2, the chants softened into hymns. After an unprecedented 17 days of fasting, prayers, and sleepless vigils, the Christians of Jaranwala folded their placards and did something they had not done since Aug. 16: they went home. They did not leave in defeat. They left