The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday said it suspected that the Jaranwala rioters were not a “spontaneous or random crowd”, but a part of a “larger campaign of hatred against local Christians”. On August 16, a violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched nearly two dozen churches, attacked […]
Rahmat Masih works as a helper in a textile mill in Faisalabad. On August 16, he reached home in the morning after night duty. He was just lying down to sleep when his eyes were opened by the noise in the street. Meanwhile, someone knocked loudly on their door called their […]
Child rights organisation ‘Sahil’ has claimed that at least 12 children are sexually abused each day in Pakistan, while at least 2,227 cases of child abuse were reported in the first six months of 2023. According to Sahil’s “Cruel Numbers” report, sourced primarily from newspapers and direct reporting, the first half […]