We are writing to bring your urgent attention to a critical human rights crisis currently unfolding in Islamabad. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued a 72-hour eviction notice to low-income workers in Christian settlements in Islamabad, threatening the immediate demolition of their homes to make way for a new roadway. This planned action puts...
Martyr Dr. Bishop John Joseph: A Personal Tribute by Nadeem Bhatti Born in 1932 in Khushpur, Bishop John Joseph was ordained in 1960 and later earned a doctorate in Canon Law in Rome. Appointed Bishop of Faisalabad in 1984, he became a prominent public figure who stood with the oppressed, consistently challenging discriminatory practices and...
The Case of Maria Shehbaz: Legal Controversy and Grave Human Rights Concerns On 29 June 2025, a 12-year-old Christian girl, Maria Shehbaz, went missing from Lahore. Her father, Shehbaz Masih, reported her disappearance and, despite resistance and obstacles to filing, registered a First Information Police Report for abduction.When the girl was traced and located, the...
On February 23, 2026, Gujranwala City: A Christian man named Sarwar Masih and his familywere forcibly removed from their ancestral home of 80 years by a neighbour, MeharMohammad Farooq. Despite utility records proving Mr. Masih’s ownership, Mr. Farooq reportedly used a court order to evict the family on short notice without allowing them anopportunity to...
With deep shock and grief, I share the horrifying news of the brutal, targeted killing of Pastor Kamran Malik. After surviving one attempt on his life on September 10, Pastor Salamat was murdered at 8:00 am on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Gujranwala, Pakistan while taking his daughter to school. The attacker shot him three...
(To protect the victims, names and identifying details have been withheld.)On December 10, 2025, in a rural community in Pakistan, a six-year-old Christian girl was brutally raped after being sent to attend her usual evening tutoring. When the child failed to return home, her father began searching for her and went to the tutoring location,...
A woman sits in despair over the debris of a damaged mud house at a flood affected town called Gandawah in Jhal Magsi district, Balochistan, on August 2, 2022. Torrential rains and flash floods continue to play havoc in Balochistan amid the fourth spell of monsoon, with eight more people killed in rain-related incidents on Saturday,...
