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Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law: Where Accusation Becomes a Death Sentence and Mob Violence Replaces Justice
Pakistan’s blasphemy law, especially Section 295-C, is no longer just a law written in books. For many people, it has become a weapon of fear, silence, and death. What was once presented as a way to protect religious sentiments has, over the years, turned into one of the darkest tools of
Gulaan’s Story: From Survival to Honor Killing
She had already survived once. That should have meant something. Gulaan Buharo, a young mother of two, had done what many women are never able to do—she spoke up. She ran from violence. She sought protection. She told the truth, not just to her family, but before a court of law.
A Crisis Normalized: Pakistan’s Escalating Persecution of Religious Minorities and the Global Failure to Respond
The steady escalation of persecution against religious minorities in Pakistan is no longer a quiet crisis—it is a glaring indictment of both national failure and global indifference. Year after year, reports repeat the same grim pattern: targeted violence, systemic discrimination, and a justice system that too often turns away from those
105,000 Cases, Thousands Untraced: The Hidden Crisis Facing Women in Punjab
A deeply troubling picture has emerged from Punjab, where newly submitted data to the Lahore High Court reveals the scale of women-related cases between 2021 and 2025. During this period, 105,571 cases were registered—an average of more than 21,000 each year, nearly 1,750 every month, and around 60 cases every single
UN Experts Sound Alarm on Forced Conversions of Girls in Pakistan
The voices of young girls rarely reach the world. They are often silenced behind closed doors, buried under fear, pressure, and power structures they cannot fight. Today, however, those voices echoed through a warning from UN experts—one that the world cannot afford to ignore. Across parts of Pakistan, a deeply troubling
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
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Christian Family in Pakistan Left Homeless After Home Set Ablaze in Samundri Village
A Christian family in Chak 437 G/B, Tehsil Samundri, is reeling after their home was reportedly set on fire following a local dispute, leaving them displaced and fearful for what comes next. According to community representatives and local sources, the incident took place on April 12 after an argument between children
The Forced Islamization of Pakistan’s religious minorities
Sonja Dahlmans Introduction Every year, between approximately 1,000 and 2,000 minor girls from Pakistan’s religious minority communities are abducted, forcibly married (to a Muslim man), and forced to convert to Islam. The OHCHR expressed its concern regarding the vulnerability of minor girls from non-Muslim families in 2024, stating that: “The exposure
Targeted for Faith: The Brutal Attack on Pastor Kamran Naaz and Pakistan’s Christian Community
The horrific assassination attempt on Pastor Kamran Naaz in Iqbal Town, Islamabad, marks yet another dark chapter in the growing wave of violence targeting Pakistan’s Christian community. This brutal attack on a man of faith goes far beyond an assault on an individual; it is an overt expression of religious intolerance
Endless Persecution: The Ahmadi Community’s Struggle for Faith in Pakistan
Between April and June 2025, the Ahmadi community in Pakistan endured a relentless tide of violence, humiliation, and state-sanctioned discrimination that exposed the harrowing reality of their existence. According to a report by the International Human Rights Desk, a UK-based organization, the past months have been marked by targeted killings, widespread
“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 Tragic Impact of Honor Killings in Tribal Areas: The killing of Nooruddin and his sister-in-law
The dark reality of honor-based killings continues to cast a shadow over the lives of countless families across Pakistan. In yet another tragic incident, this time in the Kotkay area of Lower Dir, the promise of justice is silenced by a brutal act of violence that has left a family shattered.