On a humid July afternoon in Lahore’s Sattukatla neighborhood, 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz stepped out to buy something from the corner shop and never returned. Two days later, her father, Shahbaz Masih — a driver and the sole provider for his family of five children — learned the unthinkable: a local man, […]
Sonja Dahlmans Introduction Every year, between approximately 1,000 and 2,000 minor girls from Pakistan’s religious minority communities are abducted, forcibly married (to a Muslim man), and forced to convert to Islam. The OHCHR expressed its concern regarding the vulnerability of minor girls from non-Muslim families in 2024, stating that: “The exposure […]
In the small town of Sultan Town, Sargodha, Punjab, a 15-year-old Christian boy, Shamraiz Masih, went missing on Monday, July 21, 2025. A day that began like any other for Shamraiz – leaving his home to purchase household items – ended in a nightmare that his family could never have imagined. […]