One of the victims was killed inside the shop while the second one was targeted outside,” says CCPO By Javed Aziz Khan May 16, 2022 PESHAWAR: Two traders belonging to the Sikh community were killed in yet another brazen incident of target killing in the Batatal area of the provincial capital, along the boundary with… Read More
Tag: PAKISTAN
Pakistan protest over selection of minority parliamentarians
January 17, 2022 https://youtu.be/Lv1pL308hws Pakistan protest over selection of minority parliamentarians Rawadari Tehreek (Movement for Tolerance) held a two-hour protest outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore. With the 2023 election looming, Christian political parties have started mobilizing the community to review the “symbolic representation” of minorities in reserved seats. Under the current joint electorate system,… Read More
Christian Parents in Pakistan Regain Custody of 14-Year-Old Daughter
M J December 23, 2021 Allegedly kidnapped, forcibly married/converted girl opts for home. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, December 23, 2021 (Morning Star News) – A court in Pakistan on Wednesday (Dec. 22) handed custody of a 14-year-old girl back to her Christian parents after she testified that she wished to return to them from… Read More
Pakistan province bans slur hurled at sanitation workers
Officers, employees and citizens of Punjab face legal action if they violate the diktat Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Published: December 13, 2021 10:03 AM GMT Punjab has become the first province in Pakistan to ban a derogatory slur inflicted on sanitary workers, a majority of them Christians. “All citizens, officers and employees of MC (Municipal Committee)… Read More
Protests held in many towns of Sindh against criminal assault, murder of Hindu schoolboy
The Newspaper’s Correspondent Published November 23, 2021 – Updated about 3 hours ago SUKKUR: Members of the Hindu community, along with civil society and rights activists, held protest demonstrations in many cities and towns of Sindh on Monday over the criminal assault and murder of Sukkur’s St Mary’s High School student, Kahna, 10, son of Pritam Kumar. The boy’s… Read More
Two Christians Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Released on Bail
11/22/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, two Christian nurses accused of blasphemy in Pakistan received bail and were released from prison in September. The decision was kept secret for almost two months to avoid backlash from Islamists, including the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan political party. On September 23, Mariam Lal and Nawish Arooj… Read More
Parliamentary panel rejects anti-forced conversion bill amid protest by minorities’ lawmakers
Nadir Guramani Published October 13, 2021 – Updated about 6 hours ago A parliamentary committee on Wednesday rejected the anti-forced conversion bill after the Ministry of Religious Affairs opposed the proposed law while lawmakers from minority communities protested the decision. The bill came under discussion during a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee to Protect Minorities from Forced Conversions, where… Read More
Minorities’ commission awaits legislation in Pakistan
President Arif Alvi urged to approve a draft bill for empowerment of the commission formed by the federal cabinet last year Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Published: September 12, 2021 04:38 AM GMT Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has called on President Arif Alvi to approve a draft bill for empowerment of the commission formed by… Read More
While All Eyes Are on Afghanistan, Brutality Against Christians Increases in Pakistan
09/09/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Pakistan claim that brutality against their minority is increasing daily. Private Facebook groups are filled with video evidence that Christians are under constant duress from the Muslim majority. Posts show injuries of entire families attacked by radicals, and captions say that neither Christian girls nor Christian settlements or… Read More
Christian help for Hindu victims of Pakistan temple attack
A mob of Muslims attacked the temple after a court granted a Hindu boy bail in a blasphemy case Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore Published: September 07, 2021 10:38 AM GMT A Christian lawmaker and a local church have distributed ration packs to help families affected by last month’s mob attack on a Hindu temple in Bhong city… Read More