Despite concerted efforts by the Pakistani government and Islamist groups to suppress protest rallies and marches, Christians across several cities mobilized in significant numbers on August 11 to commemorate National Minorities Day. They called for an end to religious intolerance and the misuse of blasphemy laws. In 2009, the Pakistani government […]
In a heart-wrenching turn of events on Wednesday, August 7th, a Muslim mob in Pakistan descended upon Kathore village in Gojra tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab Province, targeting Saima Masih, a 32-year-old Christian mother of two. The mob, incited by accusations from Muhammad Haider that Saima had desecrated pages of the Quran, […]
In a tragic and heartbreaking incident in central Pakistan, unknown attackers brutally gunned down a member of the minority Ahmadi community on Saturday. This heinous act took place amid a rising tide of violence against this long-persecuted group. The shooting occurred in the Gujarat district of Punjab, the most populous province […]