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 the aftermath of the brutal mob lynching of a Christian man falsely accused of defiling the Quran in Pakistan, Islamic extremists rallied on Sunday, June 9, to voice their chilling support for the homicide and issue further threats. The rally, organized by the extremist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in Sargodha, […]
A Christian man, targeted by an angry mob in Punjab’s Sargodha district over alleged blasphemy, succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning, police officials reported. Nazir Masih, over 70 years old, had been receiving treatment at CMH Hospital in Rawalpindi for nine days, according to the spokesperson for Regional Police Officer […]