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, […]
On a humid Tuesday evening, Sept. 2, the chants softened into hymns. After an unprecedented 17 days of fasting, prayers, and sleepless vigils, the Christians of Jaranwala folded their placards and did something they had not done since Aug. 16: they went home. They did not leave in defeat. They left […]
On the streets of Pakistan, within the confines of its homes, and in the shadows of its institutions, a cry for help goes unheard. It doesn’t make headlines as it should, and it doesn’t spark the outrage it deserves. Yet, it affects the very core of our society. Children—the future of […]