Unwarranted activism on social media in the case of a pastor charged with faking an assassination attempt has diverted attention from persecution in the Jaranwala riots and endorsed claims of hardline groups that Christians were exploiting blasphemy cases to find asylum in Western countries, sources said. Faisalabad police on Friday (Sept […]
Attacks on worship places of the minority Ahmadiyya community are continuing with impunity across Punjab despite court orders, a community spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, miscreants attacked and desecrated an Ahmadi place of worship in Kalsiyan area in Sheikhupura district on Tuesday (Sept 28) during the night. “Although the worship […]
Radesh Singh Tony survived three assassination attempts in 2018, forcing him and his family to flee their home in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar. Tony, a member of the tiny Sikh religious minority in predominately Muslim Pakistan, had run in the parliamentary elections that year on a platform of tolerance. The […]