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No Honour in Violence: Pakistan Must Stop Blaming Women
In Pakistan, a woman can be raped and still be asked what she did to cause it. She can be harassed over her clothes, location, or character. She can be murdered in the name of honour. Yet people still debate her choices instead of condemning the crime. This thinking is wrong.
Ahmadi Man Injured in Faisalabad Knife Attack Amid Rising Faith-Based Violence
An Ahmadi Muslim man was injured in a knife attack in Lathianwala, Faisalabad, on 21 September, adding to growing concern over violence against the Ahmadi community in Punjab. Hamid Javed was attacked near his home in Chak No. 194-RB at around 5:30 pm, according to a police report. He was returning
1.5 Million Pakistani Children Face Online Sexual Abuse
Nearly 1.5 million children in Pakistan experienced online sexual exploitation or abuse during a single year, according to a UNICEF report. The children were between 12 and 17 years old. This number is equal to about one in every 16 children in this age group who use the internet. The report
Bullets, Bans and Impunity: Pakistan’s Escalating Persecution of Ahmadis
On 19 September 2026, two Ahmadi Muslims—Malik Mahmood Mubarak, 70, and his son Ayaz, 40—were shot in Sargodha as they drove home. They survived. No arrests have been reported. For Ahmadi families in Punjab, survival is no longer reassurance; it is a reminder that the next attack may not miss. Sargodha:
‘We Want to Go Home’: Minor Hindu Sisters Case Reignites Fears Over Safety of Minority Girls in Sindh
The case of two minor Hindu sisters, ages 13 and 14, from Ibrahim Colony in Tando Allahyar has renewed concern over the safety of Hindu girls in Sindh. Minority families there repeatedly report fears of abduction, forced conversion and child marriage. The sisters, Roopi and Seeta, are daughters of Raamji from
Bring My Son Home: Alleged Forced Conversion of Christian Teen Sagar Masih Sparks Outcry in Sheikhupura
“Bring my son home.” These words cut through the silence of a Christian mother’s grief in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. Her 15-year-old son, Sagar Masih, remains torn from her arms amid allegations that adults pressured and forced him to convert to Islam while he worked at a factory. Sagar’s family says Muslim adults
Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Is Growing—And the Numbers Are Only the Beginning
Pakistan recorded 3,630 reported child abuse cases in 2025, according to figures released by Sahil, an organisation that monitors violence against children and women. The cases appeared in 81 newspapers across the country, including reports from all four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The figure represents
EU Warns Pakistan: Trade Privileges Hang on Human Rights
Pakistan’s access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade scheme is not guaranteed beyond 2029, and Islamabad now faces a blunt reality: deliver real human rights progress or lose hundreds of millions in tariff benefits. The EU ambassador, Raimundas Karoblis, made this clear in late August 2026, stressing that legal ratification of
Christian girl shot dead in Rawalpindi: Family alleges harassment, kidnapping of teen witness
A neighbor shot and killed Saba Mehboob, a 21-year-old Christian woman, inside her family home in Rawalpindi on September 3, 2026. Her death has sparked outrage, deepened fear among religious minorities, and raised urgent questions about justice, protection, and the rule of law in Pakistan. According to the FIR and family
25 Million Lost Futures: Pakistan’s International Literacy Day Reckoning
International Literacy Day should be a day of hope. Instead, in Pakistan, it is also a reminder of a national failure. While speeches praise education and officials celebrate small improvements, millions of children remain outside classrooms. They do not carry schoolbags. They do not sit at desks. Many work in fields,
UN warns Pakistan to end Persecution of Ahmadiyya Community and repeal Laws that criminalize their faith
UN human rights experts have told Pakistan to stop persecuting the Ahmadiyya community and protect their right to practise their faith. In a statement on 8 September 2026, they said they are deeply worried about ongoing discrimination, violence, and harsh laws that target Ahmadis simply for who they are. They warned
7 September 1974: When Pakistan Legally Declared Ahmadis Non-Muslims
7 September 1974 remains one of the darkest days in Pakistan’s constitutional history. On this day, Parliament, led by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, passed the Second Amendment and declared Ahmadis non-Muslims “for the purposes of the Constitution or law.” The state made a decision it should never have had the
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Faith in the Shadows: The Quiet Burden of Being Christian in Pakistan
In many parts of Pakistan, faith is something Christians carry quietly—sometimes in prayer, sometimes in fear. They are a small community in a country of nearly 250 million people. According to recent findings from the World Watch List 2026country dossier, about 4.7 million Christians live in Pakistan, making up less than
“We Just Want a Place to Live”: Christian Families of Islamabad’s Rimsha Colony Plead for Justice
A wave of anguish swept through the narrow streets of Rimsha Colony in Islamabad’s H-9 sector as hundreds of its residents took to the streets, carrying placards and crying out for justice. Their voices trembled with fear and frustration as they protested against the Capital Development Authority (CDA), which has directed
Justice Denied in Flames: Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Its Christian Minorities
Twelve years after one of Pakistan’s most brutal cases of mob violence, justice has not just been delayed—it has collapsed. The Supreme Court’s acquittal of the last three men convicted in the 2014 lynching of the Christian couple, Shahzad Masih and his pregnant wife, Shama Bibi, has reignited grief and raised
Three Years After Jaranwala, Justice Is Still Missing
Three years have passed since the Jaranwala tragedy, but Pakistan’s Christian community still carries its pain. The fires that destroyed homes and churches on 16 August 2023 may have been extinguished, yet the fear, trauma, and insecurity remain alive in the hearts of survivors. On 16 August this year, Christians, church
When the Classroom Demands Conversion: Mirpur Sakro’s Daughters Speak Out
Every morning in Mirpur Sakro, in Sindh’s Thatta district, a group of young Hindu girls once walked to school with simple dreams. They wanted what any ninth grader wants: to pass their exams, make their parents proud, maybe become teachers, doctors, or officers one day. Their school — Government Girls’ High
Bullets, Bans and Impunity: Pakistan’s Escalating Persecution of Ahmadis
On 19 September 2026, two Ahmadi Muslims—Malik Mahmood Mubarak, 70, and his son Ayaz, 40—were shot in Sargodha as they drove home. They survived. No arrests have been reported. For Ahmadi families in Punjab, survival is no longer reassurance; it is a reminder that the next attack may not miss. Sargodha:
Ahmadi Man Injured in Faisalabad Knife Attack Amid Rising Faith-Based Violence
An Ahmadi Muslim man was injured in a knife attack in Lathianwala, Faisalabad, on 21 September, adding to growing concern over violence against the Ahmadi community in Punjab. Hamid Javed was attacked near his home in Chak No. 194-RB at around 5:30 pm, according to a police report. He was returning
From Worship to Ashes: Pattoki Christian Family Loses Home in Alleged Revenge Arson
In Pattoki, Punjab, a Christian family has been reduced to homelessness in a deliberate arson attack that raises urgent questions about justice, protection, and equality in Pakistan. On 5 July 2026, Arshad Masih (34), his wife Kafia Bibi (33), and their two young sons, Haniyal (8) and Abraham (5), were attending
Justice Demanded After the Shocking Murder of a Christian Youth in Lahore
Lahore was shaken to its core this week by the brutal murder of a young Christian man, Salati Masih, the son of Shoukat Masih, who was savagely attacked with iron rods and a knife in Bao Wala, Barki Road on March 13, 2026. What began as an ordinary day turned into