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Invisible Wounds: New Data Reveals the True Scale of Abuse Against Children in Pakistan
A new national factsheet on violence against children (VAC) has sent a chilling reminder of how unsafe childhood remains across Pakistan. Covering the first six months of 2025, the document doesn’t just present numbers — it exposes a system that repeatedly fails to see, protect and deliver justice for its youngest
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
“We Are Not Safe Anywhere”: Inside a Quarter of Relentless Persecution of Pakistan’s Ahmadis (July–September 2025)
In the small village of Piro Chak in District Sialkot, mourners gathered in September to lay 55-year-old Qudsia Tabassum to rest. Her family had already endured two years of disputes over the right to use the local cemetery. This time, they hoped the authorities’ assurances would hold. Instead, a crowd formed
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:
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“They Nailed His Legs for a Phone”: A Christian Laborer’s Final Cry in Pakistan
In the dark hours before dawn on May 12, a mother’s world shattered in a dusty corner of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Her son, 35-year-old Kashif Masih, was dumped like garbage on a street — his bloodied body broken, battered, and barely breathing. By sunrise, he was gone. The hands that had
Stolen Twice: A Father’s Agony as His Daughter is Kidnapped Again in Pakistan
In a cruel twist of fate, a heartbroken father in Pakistan is reliving his worst nightmare—the abduction of his young daughter, Muskan Salman, at the hands of the very man who once stole her away and forced her into a false marriage. For 15-year-old Muskan, freedom had been fleeting. After enduring
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
14-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted in Pakistan: A Father’s Plea for Justice
On January 9, in the Korpur area of Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 14-year-old Saneha Sharif, a Christian girl, was abducted from outside her home. Her father, Sharif Masih, lives with an unbearable fear that her abductors—five individuals, including two women—may forcibly convert her to Islam and marry her off to one
Seeking Justice for Areeba: A Family’s Struggle After the Brutal Murder of a 16-Year-Old
Areeba was only 16 years old when her life was tragically cut short. On July 10, 2025, the streets of Malir witnessed an unimaginable sorrow. A young girl, who was once filled with the dreams and hopes of youth, was found lifeless in a narrow street just steps away from her
“We Left With Nothing”: Women in Punjab’s Flood Camps Are Fighting a Second, Silent Battle
When the Ravi River spilled its banks and turned neighborhoods into brown, endless lakes, mothers carried children through the water and fathers clutched plastic bags of documents above their heads. In the rush, whole lives were left on drowned streets—wedding trunks, school certificates, framed photographs. What followed was a scramble to