Social Media Post Leads to Blasphemy Charges July 4, 2023, In Village 49 NB, District Sargodha, Pakistan, Christians are a minority and face different types of threats and discrimination. But sometimes the suffering is caused by certain sections within the Christian community. Often the interpretation of Bible verses on certain issues, without reference to context,...
Muhammad Buta After one year and nine months, the court of Sahiwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghazala Yasmeen sentenced Muhammad Buta to life imprisonment for the crime of raping an eight-year-old Christian girl, Aliza, in village 134/9L, near Ghala Mandi police station.On September 2, 2021, at around five o’clock in the evening, the family...
REFUGEE CRISIS Thousands of Pakistani families have left the country to escape the false accusations of the infamous blasphemy laws and resulting attacks, target killing, and other discrimination. They fled to neighbouring countries on temporary tourist visas and attempt to seek asylum through a UNHCR office. Several thousands have reached Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka,...
Self-Reliance Program In Pakistan like many poor countries, Christian minorities are often among the most impoverished. To add to their misery, the persecution and discrimination threaten their human dignity and worsen their situation. The misuse of blasphemy laws has increased rapidly in recent years where now several hundred Christian families face fabricated cases, that lead to...
Urgent News This article was taken from https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Xl14AoVNbZT0SruXgO8k On June 1, 2023, refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka launched a peaceful protest in frontof the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Colombo, appealing toresolve issues related to delays in processing applications, resettlement, education, housing,living expenses and employment.The protest was in response...
A Young Man Named Ishtiaq On 29th November 29th, 2022 at about 4 in the afternoon, a young man in Islamabad named Ishtiaq received a phone call from a girl. After some chit-chat she told Ishtiaq to come to see her near the PSO gas station at G-8 Markaz. After he reached the location he...
Nouman Masih - 22-year-old Christian Youth Under Draconian Blasphemy Laws a Christian youth, Nouman Masih, 22–year–old son of Asghar Masih (masih means Christ)was sentenced to death in the blasphemy case dated May 30, 2023. MuhammadHafeezur Rehman Khan, Additional Sessions Judge, Bahawalpur, pronounced the decision of the case which has been in delay for the last...
Worshippers Attacked During Church Service On April 16, 2023, a violent mob of around 45 Muslims attacked a church in Pindorian, Islamabad during Sunday service. According to reports, the incident began outside the church when three young Muslim men began harassing 20-year-old Sharjeel and his 19-year-old sister on their way to church to lead worship...
Stephen Masih Suffers Severe Consequences of Fabricated charges Stephen Masih is a mentally challenged Christian man from Sialkot District, Pakistan whose extended family consists of his widowed mother, a married brother Francis, and a married sister, with their families.A Muslim family headed by Muhammad Rafiq lived right in front of Stephen’s house, with about seven...
Lent Appeal for the Persecuted Church March 31, 2023 Lent calls every Christian to contemplate the passion story, to know God, pray, and give alms for those in need. In this way we build bridges of love, of brother/sisterhood in faith, and restore hope for the marginalized, disadvantaged and suffering. It calls us to...
