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 […]
Outside the Karachi Press Club on a warm Sunday afternoon, the chorus of voices grew louder — women clutching hand-painted placards, young girls standing shoulder to shoulder with elders, all united by a single plea: “Protect our daughters.” Christian organisations and rights activists had gathered in protest, expressing deep concern over […]
In the quiet fields of Pancho Baig Kotla village, the cries of a father echo in anguish — a cry for justice, for faith, for his lost son. Fourteen-year-old Jameel Masih, a child of the Christian minority in Pakistan’s Sheikhupura District, has become another name in the endless list of victims […]