In a deeply troubling incident, a 60-year-old Catholic man, Amir Masih, found himself ensnared in a nightmare, facing charges of blasphemy after a simple argument over groceries spiraled into a dangerous false accusation. On July 19, Peter went to a shop in Lahore’s Nishat Colony, intending to purchase a few daily […]
On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the federal government to form a commission within 30 days to investigate the alleged misuse of the blasphemy law. This decision came during a hearing of a case that called for the creation of a commission to examine the controversial application of the […]
The heart-wrenching case of Anwar Kenneth, an elderly Christian who spent 23 years languishing on death row in Pakistan, shines a glaring light on the deep flaws embedded within the country’s constitution and its handling of blasphemy cases. The Supreme Court’s recent acquittal of Kenneth, a 72-year-old Catholic, on the grounds […]