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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.
A Christian in Chains: The Tragic Story of Rasheed Masih and Pakistan’s Unseen Battle with Justice and Compassion
On the humid morning of August 6, police arrived at a small home in Hujra Shah Muqeem, Okara District, Punjab. Inside lived Rasheed Masih, a 48-year-old Christian father battling severe depression. Within hours, he was in handcuffs — accused of blasphemy, terrorism, and sedition. His arrest, a chilling symbol of how
“He Can’t Even See Their Faces”: A Blind Christian, a Mother’s Plea, and the Cruel Machinery of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
On the morning of August 21, a 49-year-old man felt for the edges of a battered weighing scale, the way he did every day, and made his way toward Model Town Park in Lahore. Blind since childhood, Nadeem Masih had found a modest way to live with dignity—charging petty merchants a
When Faith Becomes a Target: The Silent Struggle of Pakistan’s Christian Church Planters
In recent years, the quiet resilience of Pakistan’s Christian community has been met with growing hostility. Among the most vulnerable are those who dare to plant new churches—places meant to be sanctuaries of faith and hope, but which too often become flashpoints of persecution. The latest heartbreak comes from Essa Nagri
“We Will Kill the Children”: Fresh Threats Expose the Fragility of Ahmadi Life in Pakistan
In the valley of the Chenab, where faith should be shelter, fear has taken root. A day after gunmen opened fire on worshippers at the central Ahmadiyya mosque, Bait-ul-Mahdi, in Rabwah—killing one attacker while three fled—previously undisclosed threats against Ahmadi schools have come to light. Together they sketch a chilling truth:
“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
From Prison to Peace: The Final Journey of Pastor Zafar Bhatti — Another Victim of Pakistan’s Injustice
Picture Credit – British Asian Christian Association
Murdered for Faith: How Pakistan’s Government Fails to Protect Its Christian Minorities
In a harrowing incident that has left the Christian community in shock, 32-year-old Asif Raza, an unmarried Christian man from Munwar Town Bhatta, Daniwal, District Vehari, Punjab, was brutally murdered in an attack by a Muslim extremist group. Asif, who had been engaged and was eagerly preparing for marriage, met a
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How Pakistan’s Legal System Enables Religious Intolerance Against 42 Ahmadis
In a country where the promise of religious freedom rings hollow for many minorities, Pakistan continues to slide deeper into a quagmire of religious extremism. The recent incident in Kasur, Punjab, lays bare a harrowing reality — the persistent and systematic persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, a community already marginalized
From Prison to Peace: The Final Journey of Pastor Zafar Bhatti — Another Victim of Pakistan’s Injustice
Picture Credit – British Asian Christian Association
Tragic Loss of Suleman Masih: Gujranwala’s Christian Community Mourns and Demands Justice
The heartbreaking death of Suleman Masih, a 24-year-old Christian, has devastated his family and shaken the local community, once again shedding light on the struggles faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan. Suleman was brutally attacked on December 29, 2024, in Kot Saadullah, Rahawali, Gujranwala, and tragically lost his
Transgender Lives Matter: Remembering Zaibi and the Fight for Justice in Pakistan
On the night of Friday, June 13, 2025, a devastating and heart-wrenching crime unfolded in the limits of the Mirpur police station in Pakistan, forever altering the life of the transgender community and those who loved Zaibi, a cherished member of it. The victim, Zaibi, a transgender person, was allegedly shot
Coerced, Converted, Abused: The Price of Being Christian and Female in Pakistan
In the narrow alleyways of Pakistan’s villages and towns, behind closed doors and muffled cries, unfolds a heartbreaking saga of silence. It is the story of women like Shahida Bibi—fragile, unseen, and unheard—whose lives have been shaped not by choice, but by coercion, cruelty, and a society that continues to look
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