One year after one of the darkest days for Christians in Pakistan, the wounds of the Jaranwala riots remain painfully fresh. On Friday, August 16, Christians once again cried out for justice, as most of those responsible for the devastating violence have walked free. On that tragic day in 2023, a […]
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, […]