Lahore, Pakistan: A Lahore Sessions Court has acquitted Dennis Albert, a Christian man who had spent nearly 19 months in custody in a blasphemy case. The acquittal, announced on July 6, 2026, brought relief to his family and members of Pakistan’s Christian community

Pattoki, Punjab, Pakistan: A Christian family’s home was allegedly set on fire in an act of revenge following a dispute over the alleged theft of a church battery, leaving the family devastated and raising renewed concerns about the safety and protection of religious minorities in Paki

Faisalabad: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) expresses profound concern over the continuing escalation of violence, discrimination, and human rights violations against religious minorities across Pakistan. Recent incidents involving Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, and foreign nationals demonstr

Lahore, Pakistan: Growing religious polarization in Pakistan has prompted renewed calls for stronger government action to safeguard the country's Christian minority, as concerns continue to grow over the impact of increasingly confrontational religious debates on vulnerable communit

LAHORE: Calls are growing for the Government of Pakistan to establish an independent investigative commission to examine allegations surrounding an alleged network referred to as the “Blasphemy Business Group,” amid renewed concerns raised by civil society actors and re

Lahore: They were living in that colony for over 40 years despite living there for 40years. The outcome they received was harsh and ruthless. In a deeply troubling incident, a Catholic man, Amir Masih, found himself ensnared in a nightmare, facing charges of blasphemy aft

Lahore: A bill recently introduced in the Punjab Assembly titled the Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, 2026. The impact of this proposed Punjab bill on minorities and the objectives behind it are extremely sensitive and profound in the cur

LAHORE, Pakistan: LEAD Ministries has learned and is reporting with deep sorrow the death of Amir Peter, a 60-year-old Catholic man who died while in custody after spending nearly a year detained on blasphemy-related charges in Pakistan. His case has renewed concern among Chri

UK: After almost three years of uncertainty, it has finally emerged that Clackmannanshire Council has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government for the remediation of the RAAC-affected homes in Tillicoultry. 

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UK: The UK RAAC Campaign Group has today written an open letter to the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing, Shirley-Anne Somerville, urging her to become more actively involved in resolving the long-running RAAC crisis affecting homeowners in Tillicoult

Washington, DC: In Defense of Christians (IDC), America’s leading advocacy organization for Christians in the Middle East, has sent a coalition letter to U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Thomas Barrack urging immediate U.S. engagemen

SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan: A 25-year-old Christian man remains in critical condition after being shot during a violent altercation in a village near Sheikhupura, an incident that has once again drawn attention to concerns over the safety of religious minorities in the country. 

Lahore, Pakistan: wo young Christian sisters from Lahore have finally been reunited with their family after escaping what they allege was an organised human trafficking and forced marriage network operating in Pakistan's Sindh province. 

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Karachi, Pakistan: A seemingly ordinary encounter at a beauty salon in Karachi has ignited a wider debate about Christianophobia, religious hatred and discrimination, and the treatment of Pakistan’s Christian minority, after a customer allegedly refused to receive services from a Christian

Lahore, Pakistan: A sessions court in Lahore has acquitted another Christian man within the span of a week in a blasphemy-related case, further drawing attention to ongoing concerns surrounding the application of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws and their impact on religious minoriti