Rallies in Karachi and Faisalabad pressed for constitutional amendments allowing non-Muslims to serve as president or prime minister and for curbs on blasphemy law abuse. […]
An anti-terrorism court sentenced a crane driver to 10 years for demolishing a church during the 2023 mob attacks, but Christian leaders warn one conviction falls far short of justice. […]
Christians accused under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws face bribe demands, stalled trials, and courtroom intimidation, according to a new report by two leading human rights organizations. […]
Some 500 pilgrims from Punjab braved a summer heat wave to pray at an ancient Pakistani site where tradition holds St. Thomas the Apostle once preached. […]
Amir Peter, the younger brother of a Catholic priest in Lahore, died July 1 while held on a blasphemy charge, months after doctors declared him mentally unfit to stand trial. […]
A Lahore court cited insufficient evidence in clearing Nadeem Masih, a blind Catholic who spent nearly 10 months in jail on a blasphemy charge carrying a mandatory death penalty. […]
Punjab authorities have seized Ewing Hall, a century-old building tied to Lahore’s Forman Christian College, as Christian leaders and rights groups warn it could be lost for good. […]
As “feels-like” temperatures near 48 degrees Celsius (118 F), parishes in Karachi and Lahore are shifting prayer times, distributing water, and improving ventilation to protect worshippers. […]
Catholic justice officials and rights advocates say the shooting of a Christian driver in Rawalpindi reflects a broader pattern of deadly police “encounters” in Pakistan’s Punjab province. […]
As Pakistan marks Eid al-Adha, the son of a Christian man killed by a mob over blasphemy allegations says his family has received no compensation and no one has been punished. […]
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