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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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The Cost of False Accusations: How Blasphemy Laws Destroy Lives in Pakistan
In a moment that sheds light on the grave injustices brewing under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, the acquittal of 28-year-old Christian Farhan Javed Masih serves as both a testament to the flaws within the judicial system and a heartbreaking reflection of the brutal reality faced by religious minorities in the country.
“You Only Have Permission to Shoot Me”: The Final Words of Bano Satgzai Before an Honour Killing Shook Balochistan
In the grainy footage that now haunts Pakistan’s digital conscience, a woman walks steadily through a barren landscape. She is not fleeing. She is not pleading. She is walking toward death. Her name was Bano Satgzai, and beside her stood Ehsan Samalani—the man she had married of her own free will.
Against All Odds: A Pakistani Mother Wins Her Fight for the Right to Believe
For fifteen long years, a woman in Pakistan—whose name remains hidden for her safety—lived in the shadows of a bureaucratic refusal and societal hostility, all because she chose to follow her heart and her conscience. In January 2009, she embraced Christianity of her own free will and, four months later, married
Faith, Fear, and Forced Conversions: The Hindu Migration Crisis in Sindh, Pakistan
The migration of Hindus from Sindh, Pakistan, has been an ongoing phenomenon exacerbated by multiple socio-political, economic, and environmental factors. While the Hindu community in Sindh has historically been an integral part of Pakistan’s social fabric, recent trends indicate a notable increase in their migration. Various reports suggest that security concerns,
When Being Ahmadi Becomes a Crime in Pakistan
Fear clung to the two elderly men in the grainy video, their cuffed and chained hands a heart-wrenching symbol of helplessness. Around them, a hostile crowd roared slogans about the “finality of Prophethood,” their voices heavy with intolerance and anger. Men in black coats—the familiar uniform of Pakistan’s legal profession—stood not
Justice for Habroon: A Murder That Shook Pakistan’s Christian Community
Pakistan’s Christian community is once again mourning under the shadow of brutality. Habroon C Qaiser, only 25 years old, was murdered in cold blood in Sialkot — a young man with his whole life ahead of him, cut down before his time. He came from a respected political family, loved deeply