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Maria Shahbaz’s Case Shows Pakistan’s Failure to Protect Minority Girls
A Christian family seeking the return of their daughter faces another delay. On October 21, Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court postponed a hearing because officials said they could not deliver a court notice to the accused man due to an “incomplete residential address.” Sheharyar Ahmad faces accusations of abducting Maria Shahbaz in
Pakistan’s Children Need Protection, Not More Promises
A child’s home should offer safety. When it becomes a place of abuse, the failure reaches far beyond its walls. It exposes a society that struggles to protect its youngest members and institutions that too often respond only after harm has occurred. According to the figures attributed to child-rights organisation Sahil,
Pakistan’s Anti-Rape Law: Survivors Still Wait for Justice
In December 2021, Pakistan passed a law to improve the investigation and trial of rape cases. It promised special courts, trained investigators, support centres and trials that should preferably finish within four months. Nearly five years later, many survivors still wait for justice. Government records show that the four provinces registered
Pakistan’s Minorities Still Face Rights Violations Despite New Protective Laws: HRCP
Pakistan’s religious minorities do not want favours. They want safety, dignity and equal rights. But the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says that, even after new laws, minorities still face blasphemy accusations, mob attacks, forced marriages, forced conversions and daily discrimination. This is not only a report. It is a
Pakistan’s 237,216 Reported Crimes Against Women: A Crisis Hidden by Silence
Pakistan recorded 237,216 reported crimes against women and girls between 2021 and 2025, according to the Peace & Justice Network’s National Gender-Based Violence Crime Report. Yet this number is not the full measure of national shame. It is only what reached a police station before fear, distance, stigma, or institutional indifference
Pakistan: Mob Burns Christian Man’s Home as Families Flee
A mob burned a Christian man’s home and small pharmacy in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday, October 9, after accusations that he shared blasphemous material online. More than 35 Christian families fled the village because they feared further attacks. The violence left a community afraid to remain in its homes. The
Invisible Citizens: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities and the Failure of Equal Protection in 2025
Pakistan’s religious minorities continued to face violence, discrimination and persecution in 2025, according to the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), a human rights body of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Its Human Rights Monitor 2026 presents a deeply troubling picture. Christians were targeted by blasphemy accusations, while minority women
Lahore’s Rape Crisis: A Justice System That Counts Cases But Convicts No One
Lahore is bleeding in silence. In just eight months of 2026, police records show 498 reported rape cases and 36 gang-rape cases—more than four reported sexual offences every single day. These are not abstract numbers. They are daughters, sisters, mothers, and neighbours whose lives have been shattered, often inside the very
Laws ignored, girls abandoned: UN rapporteurs condemn Pakistan’s failure to stop forced conversions and child marriage
On October 1, 2026, three UN special rapporteurs delivered a stark warning to Pakistan at a Human Rights Council side‑event in Geneva: laws on paper mean nothing when courts, police and prosecutors look away. Their words came as families of abducted girls played video testimonies from dark rooms, begging for help
Christian Man Beaten After Blasphemy Accusation in Lahore
Before a court could hear the evidence against Samuel Arif, a crowd had already beaten him. The 26-year-old Christian man from Lahore is now in jail, accused of blasphemy. His family says the charge is false. Whatever the complaint’s merits, the attack on him demands scrutiny in its own right. Police
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
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Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court Upholds Marriage of Minor Christian Girl: A Dangerous Precedent
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of Pakistan has sparked outrage by upholding the marriage of 13-year-old Christian girl Maria Shahbaz to 30-year-old Muslim man Shehryar Ahmad, accused of abducting and forcibly converting her. The ruling, issued on March 25, 2026, has alarmed human rights defenders, minority advocates, and legal experts, who
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
A Pastor’s Final Sacrifice: The Tragic Killing of Kamran Salamat
On December 5th, the Christian community in Pakistan was struck by devastating news. Pastor Kamran Salamat, a devoted servant of God who had already narrowly escaped death just two months ago in Islamabad, was shot and killed outside his home in Gujranwala. He had moved his family there, hoping to find
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
“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
Pakistan’s Ahmadis Face Escalating Pressure Before Eid
As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, a time meant to embody sacrifice, compassion, and faith, a very different reality is unfolding for Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community. Instead of preparation and prayer, many are bracing for fear. Despite Amnesty International raising urgent alarm over escalating violence and discrimination, the threats have not subsided. They have intensified.
Laws ignored, girls abandoned: UN rapporteurs condemn Pakistan’s failure to stop forced conversions and child marriage
On October 1, 2026, three UN special rapporteurs delivered a stark warning to Pakistan at a Human Rights Council side‑event in Geneva: laws on paper mean nothing when courts, police and prosecutors look away. Their words came as families of abducted girls played video testimonies from dark rooms, begging for help
25 Million Children Out of School: Pakistan Faces an Education Emergency
According to UNICEF, Pakistan is facing an education crisis of unprecedented scale. An estimated 25.1 million children aged 5–16 are out of school, making the country the second-worst in the world for children missing out on education. These numbers are more than statistics—they are millions of lost dreams, opportunities, and futures.
Stolen Homes, Silenced Voices: Intimidation of Pakistan’s Christian Minority
It is hard to stay silent when injustice is so deliberate, so cruel, and so shamelessly cloaked in the misuse of religion. Once again, in Gujranwala, a Christian family has been robbed not only of their home but of their dignity — and the world looks on as fear replaces faith