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Rising Incidents of Marriage Fraud Targeting Christian Girls Revealed by False Marriage Certificates
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Christian Farmers and Family Endure Brutal Attack and Kidnapping in Land Seizure Attempt
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11-Year-Old Christian Girl in Faisalabad Reportedly Kidnapped for Conversion
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European Parliament Demands Action on Forced Conversions and Sexual Abuse in Pakistan
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12-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted While Returning Home in Pir Mahal, Punjab
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Fake FIR Registered Against Abducted Christian Schoolgirl's Father in Jaranwala
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Christian Couple Granted Bail in Blasphemy Case as Evidence Appears Insufficient
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Kidnapped Christian Female Teacher Denied Reunion with Family by Court
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Global Outcry: Pakistani Christian Diaspora Demands End to Religious Violence Amid Blasphemy Allegations
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Demonstrators at Pakistan High Commission in London Call for Justice and Reforms Following Jaranwala Attack
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Pakistan minorities protest in Islamabad against rejection of forced conversion bill
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Land mafia and police torture Christians in Mehran town, Karachi, to seize their land
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Minor Christian girl forcibly converted to Islam recovered from kidnapper and sent to shelter home
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National Assembly passes unanimous resolution condemning attack on Hindu temple
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Pakistan’s blasphemy laws equated to ethnic cleansing, conference hears
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Pakistan court allows 2nd marriage of Christian man in Pakistan
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EU calls on Pakistan to intervene in release of blasphemy accused
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Religious affairs ministry says religious conversion before 18 should be allowed
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Pakistan: Christian girl raped at school
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Another Christian Minor Girl Sent with her Abductor by the Pakistan High Court
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Pakistan: Muslim Doctor forcefully converts 13-year-old Christian girl to work in kitchen
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Pakistani Supreme Court nationalises Christian college
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Christian couple acquitted of blasphemy charges
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Pakistani court send minor Christian girl with her abductor
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Bill before Sindh assembly calls for all 18-year-olds to be married
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Pakistan: Christian mother of five abducted and severely abused
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Christian mother concerned her abducted daughter may be sold if not recovered soon
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Muslim nurses took over a chapel and threatened to convert it to a mosque
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EU concerned over Pakistan’s rising blasphemy cases
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Pakistan retained as country of particular concern in USCIRF report
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has retained Pakistan as a country of particula...
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Sindh Assembly passes resolution condemning blasphemous caricatures
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Imran Khan says insulting Mohammed should be same as denying Holocaust
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Two Pakistani Christian nurses charged with blasphemy offences
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Mother of kidnapped 13-year-old accuses police of not finding her daughter
Samina Bibi, mother of Christian girl Shakina Johnson, has complained that the police are not making enough effort to re...
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Pakistan: CDA demolishes church in Islamabad during Lent
On Wednesday 31 March, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) demolished Emmanuel Gospel church in Musharraf colony, se...
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Pakistan: Petition filed to make the death penalty the only punishment for blasphemy in the Pakistan Penal Code
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Pakistan: Police force pastor and congregation to shut down Church
The pastor and the congregation of New Life Church in Mohallah Sialkoti, Lahore, have been told to shut down the church ...
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Christian man granted bail after blasphemy accusations
A Christian man who was convicted of committing blasphemy in 2018 has been granted bail by the court.Nabeel Masih was ac...
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Christian Family attacked by a Muslim land grabber
A Christian farmer, Azam Masih and his family living in the village of Tapa Chakrao, District Sanghar, Province Sindh, h...
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Protests erupt after inmate charged with blasphemy
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Judge issued certificate needed for religious conversion, parliamentary committee proposes
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Prime Minister’s aide says there is no concept of forced conversion in Pakistan
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Two Christians charged under blasphemy law for distributing Christian literature
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Sentence of 5-10 years’ jail being considered for those involved in forced conversion
The Parliamentary Committee to Protect Minorities from Forced Conversion is considering recommending five to 10 years im...
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Committee rejects Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities (PRRM) Bill
The Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities (PRRM) Bill has been rejected but the Senate Standing Committee on ...
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Pakistan: Christian staff nurse and gospel singer accused of committing blasphemy
A Christian staff nurse and gospel singer Tabita, 30, from Karachi has been accused of committing blasphemy. On Jan...
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Christian father begging police to help get his daughter back
A Christian father is begging the police to find his daughter who was kidnapped while he was at work. Rafique Masih...
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Christian girl threatens to burn herself if she doesn’t get justice
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Pakistan: Woman kills her husband and two daughters
A Pakistani woman has killed her husband and two daughters before trying to take her own life.Sameera Faryad, was living...
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Two Christian sisters martyred for not converting to Islam
Two young Christian sisters, Abida 26, and Sajida 28, of Makhan Colony, near Lahore, were murdered last month after they...
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On Christmas Day, three young Christians, Azeem Mehmood, Abbas Gulshan and Irfan Saleem of Kotli Muhammad Sadique, Narro...
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A Christian man charged with blasphemy acquitted after 11 years
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Pakistan rejects US designation on religious freedom blacklist
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Muslim man shoots Christian woman dead for refusing to marry him
A Christian woman, Sonia, 24, from Rawalpindi was fatally shot in the head by a Muslim man called Muhammad Shahzad for r...
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Policeman told Christian father to be happy for his daughter’s conversion to Islam instead of registering a case against the kidnapper
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Supreme Country unhappy over reconstitution of minorities’ commission
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Pakistan re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
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The attempted kidnapping of a teenage Christian girl called Kenza, by a local Muslim landlord and his friends, was foile...
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Hindu girl takes her own life after being blackmailed by bailed rapists
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Pakistani Senate panel to hold sessions on forced conversion in Sindh
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Muslim man wants to forcefully marry Christian girl
The father of a young Christian girl called Nida is desperate for help, as a Muslim man has threatened him to kidn...
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German court quashes ban on Mosque’s call to prayer
A German court has ruled that the call to prayer from a mosque did not violate the rights of those who heard it. Th...
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Bill for minorities rejected by senate panel
A Senate panel in Pakistan has rejected two bills. One was seeking the protection of minorities, and the other soug...
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Pakistan’s president says terrorism and extremism are against Islam
Pakistani President Arif Alvi has said terrorism, extremism, sectarian violence, killings, and vandalism in the name of ...
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Another Pakistani Christian woman escapes her kidnapper
After a devastating ordeal of being kidnapped on her way to work on June 3, 2020, Mahwish, a 22-year-old Pakistani Chris...
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Pakistan re-elected to the United Nations' Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC)
On Thursday Pakistan was re-elected to the United Nations' Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) after securing...
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Christian hospital cleaner accused of stealing 2.2 million rupees worth of medicine
A Christian father of two has been arrested by police on suspicion of stealing 2.2 million rupees worth of hospital medi...
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Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for rapists to be hanged publicly
Imran Khan has called for the public hanging of sexual abusers of women and children and said habitual rapists should be...
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PML-N demands public execution of those convicted in child sex abuse cases
PML-N senator Javed Abbasi has tabled the Children's Amendment Bill in the Senate demanding public execution of anyone c...
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Blasphemy imprisoned Zafar Bhatti still strong in his faith
Zafar Bhatti, a 56-year-old Pakistani Christian who has been imprisoned since 2012 in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi charged wit...
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Man calling himself Jesus charged under the blasphemy law
Pakistani police have charged a man who proclaimed to be Hazrat Essa (Jesus Christ) with blasphemy.On September 9 police...
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Pakistan: Christian MP rejects religious minister’s comments
Tahir Khalil Sindhu Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), from Punjab and Chairman Standing Committee Human Rights & ...
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Pakistani Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous texts'
A 37-year-old Christian man has been sentenced to death by a Lahore court for sending blasphemous text messages in 2013....
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Christian mother and son 11 arrested after allegedly stealing gold and cash from employer’s house
Pakistani Christian woman Mahwish, 30, who was working as a domestic servant was arrested by police on August 9 after he...
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Human Rights minister presents report to prime minister on women prisoners in Pakistan
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has presented “Plight of Women in Pakistan’s Prisons Report” to Prime Ministe...
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EU ambassador to Pakistan says the Union is with the country in its efforts for religious harmony
The European Union Ambassador to Pakistan, Androulla Kaminara, has told the country’s Federal Minister for Religious A...
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Police arrest Christian man accused of blasphemy
Pakistani police have arrested a Christian man from the northwestern city of Nowshera on suspicion of committing blasphe...
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Pakistani Christian leaders condemn Quran burning in Sweden
Pakistani Christian religious, social and political leadership have strongly condemned the recent burning of the Holy Qu...
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Pakistan: 1,489 children sexually abused in six months
In the first six months of the year up to 1,489 children were sexually abused. The victims included 785 girls and 7...
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Pakistan: Annual pilgrimage at national Marian shrine in Mariamabad cancelled
The pilgrimage of the Holy Mother Mary celebrations in Mariamabad has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. Archbi...
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Pakistani Christian girl escapes from her kidnapper
A 14-year-old Christian girl, Maira, has escaped from her kidnapper who was given custody of her after a ruling sai...
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Human Rights Watch asks Imran Khan to amend the blasphemy law
Prime Minister Imran Khan has been asked by Human Rights Watch to make human rights a priority of his government. &...
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Minor marriages and their conversion is an important issue, CII chairman says
Senate Committee briefed on the issue of forced conversion. On August 24 the Parliamentary Committee to protect minoriti...
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UN designates August 22 as international day commemorating the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief
The United Nations General Assembly has designated August 22 as the international day commemorating the victims of acts ...
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New curriculum to be implemented next year for grade one to five
From April 21 the new uniform curriculum will be implemented in schools across Pakistan. Federal Minister fo...
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Christian domestic servant beaten for not converting to Islam
A Christian girl, Anika Shehzad, 18, from Ferozwala district Shakhupura, who was working as a domestic servant was...
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Pakistani Christian mother killed by police officer
A Christian mother, Serafin, of Saleem Colony, Gujranwala has been shot dead, and her daughter and son have been injured...
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Young Christian factory worker killed by his Muslim colleague
A 21-year-old Christian man, Sagar Shamoun, a factory worker of Youhanabad has allegedly been killed by his Muslim colle...
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Complaints lodged against Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed for committing blasphemy
A complaint has been lodged against actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed over a video shoot for the singer’s late...
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Governor of Punjab announces opening of Mariamabad as tourist site
The Governor of Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has announced the opening of the sacred Christian site, Ma...
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Pakistan’s National Assembly adopts resolution for adding Quaid-e-Azam’s speech to syllabus
Pakistan’s National Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution making Quaid-e-Azam’s speech of August 11,1947 a p...
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On National Minorities Day, President Alvi says minorities will be treated equally
Pakistani President Dr Arif Alvi used the occasion of National Minorities Day to reaffirm that all communities residing ...
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Pakistan National Assembly Unanimously Passes Resolution to Write Khatamun Nabiyyin With Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)
On Wednesday Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution that Khatamun Nabiyyin must be written with ...
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Pakistani minorities mark National Minority Day with mixed feelings
Pakistani minorities marked 11th August as National Minority Day, but with mixed feelings. Shahbaz Bhatti, the...
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Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly passes resolution on Quaid’s Aug 11 speech
The Punjab Assembly on Monday 11 august passed a unanimous resolution for the inclusion of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jin...
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Pakistani legislators oppose bill they passed three weeks ago
Pakistani legislators are now opposing the Bill of Tahaffuz Bunyad-e-Islam (protection of foundation of Islam) whi...
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Pakistani court sparks outrage by ruling Christian girl, 14, must stay married to alleged abductor
A Pakistani court has ruled that a 14-year-old Christian girl legally married a Muslim man who allegedly abducted ...
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Pakistani Christian man charged with blasphemy
A Christian man, Sohail Masih from Abidabad, Nowshera Virkan has been charged with committing blasphemy. He has bee...
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USCIRF outraged at courtroom killing of US citizen in Pakistan over blasphemy charges
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed its outrage at the killing ...
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Man accused of blasphemy In Pakistan shot dead at court
A man on trial for blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead in court. Tahir Ahmad Naseem, who allegedly claim...
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Contributor: Sheraz Khan
Sheraz Khan is a UK journalist for over 10 years . He has been writing extensively on persecution of minorities in Pakis...
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Pakistan: Punjab govt asked to set minimum age of marriage for girls at 18
A resolution has been submitted in the Punjab Assembly demanding the setting of 18 as the minimum age of marriage for gi...
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Punjab Assembly passes bill allowing inspection of printing presses and confiscation of any publication
The Punjab Assembly has passed a bill that allows the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) powers to visit and in...
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Should minorities leave Pakistan?
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its verdict on the intra-court appeal against the previous verdict of the IH...
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WHO WE ARE?
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We produce daily news, comment and analysis covering the global church and religious affairs, politics, theology, ...
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Contributor: Dr. Naeem Saleem
Dr Naeem Saleem is a freelance writer, poet and musician. ...
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Contributor: Dr. Joshua Afzal
Dr Joshua Afzal is a freelance writer and human rights activist. ...
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Contributor: Mr. Nasir Saeed
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Blasphemy complaint against opposition politician for saying ‘all religions are equal
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s leader from Narowal, Qamar Riaz, has reportedly filed a complaint at the Zafarwal police s...
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Pakistan’s National Assembly adopts resolution for teaching Holy Quran with translation in universities
The Pakistani National Assembly has passed an unanimous resolution recommending the Federal government make arr...
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Village church in Pakistan forced to remove cross
Christians of Baloki, District Kasur have been forced to remove a cross from their church which is under construct...
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Pakistani Christian man tortured and killed by police
An old Christian man from Jalnawala, Gojra has been tortured and killed by police. According to reports, polic...
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Pope 'saddened' as Hagia Sophia reverts to mosque
Pope Francis has said he was “greatly saddened” over the decision to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. ...
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Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan will consider whether public funds can be used to build a Hindu temple
The Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan will consider whether public money can be used to build a Hindu temple in Is...
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Pakistani Christian man shot dead by neighbour for buying house in Muslim dominated area
A Pakistani Christian man who was shot by his Muslim neighbour for buying a house in a Muslim area has died. Nad...
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Islamic seminary issues Fatwa against construction of Hindu Temple in Islamabad
A leading religious school in Pakistan, Jamia Ashrafia, has issued a fatwa against the first Hindu temple proposed ...
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University professor arrested under Blasphemy accusation
A university professor in Pakistan has been arrested by the local police accused of blasphemy Prof Sajid Soomro ...
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Pakistani Chrisitan farmer and his family attacked by Muslim business rival
Christian farmer Manzoor Masih and his family were attacked by his business rival, and a case has been registered a...
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Muslims attack a church and desecrate the Cross in Pakistan
A group of Muslim men entered a church in Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, about 25 miles away from Lahore, shouting th...
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Christian mother complains to Police about her daughter's abduction
Christian mother Nighat Shahbaz of Madina Town, Faisalabad, has registered a case at the local police station again...
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Pakistani Minister calls for those who Blaspheme against Muhammad to beheaded
People who commute blasphemy should be beheaded, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs has said....
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Human rights situation in Pakistan "Grealty worrisome”
In 2019 Pakistan’s human rights record was “greatly worrisome” the country’s human rights commission – HR...
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Pakistani Governor makes Quran teaching with translation compulsory in Punjab University
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has made the teaching of the Quran with translation compulsory in all prov...
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Pastor and his family attacked for building a wall on their own land
Rafique Bhatti attacked them for building a wall on their own land. He has illegally built his house on Pastor Haroon...
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Seven-year-old Pakistani Christian girl assaulted by Muslim man
A seven-year-old Christian girl from Talwandi village, located in the Kasur district of Pakistan’s Punjab provinc...
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Pakistani Hindu family threatened with death for refusing to convert to Islam
A Hindu family in Karachi was attacked on April 12, 2020, for refusing to convert to Islam.Basant Kumar, a Hindu a...
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