In a dusty village in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the quiet life of a Christian mother of five was shattered on a summer afternoon—violated not only by one man’s monstrous crime, but by a society that looked the other way. On June 11, in Chak No. 134/16L village in Khanewal District, 36-year-old […]
In a country that never tires of posturing as a guardian of religious freedom on the world stage, Pakistan continues to fail its most vulnerable with appalling regularity. On June 18, four young members of the Hindu community—Jiya Bai (23), Diya Bai (20), Dashina (15), and Harjeet (13)—were abducted from Shahdadpur […]
In the heart of Hafizabad, Punjab, a tragedy unfolded that has left an indelible scar on a vulnerable young girl and exposed the dark underbelly of child abuse that continues to plague our society. A 14-year-old girl, already struggling with profound cognitive and physical disabilities, has become the victim of an […]