Lahore: Samuel Arif, a 26-year-old Christian man from Lahore, accused of blasphemy and harassment.

Before his arrest, Samuel was reportedly beaten unconscious by security guards and a mob before police took him into custody.

His family has since fled their home in fear, while

ISLAMABAD: Pastor Imran Amanat, head of LEAD Ministries, has strongly condemned a reported incident in Islamabad in which the burial of a deceased Christian was allegedly interrupted at the Roman Catholic Christian Cooperative Housing Society cemetery.

According to members of the Christ

GENEVA:  Naveed Walter, President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), addressed the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on Pakistan to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of its child-marriage laws and take urgent measures to protect girls

In 2023, the Punjab government issued a notification aimed at the character building of prisoners serving sentences in various jails across the province, transforming them into productive citizens and encouraging an inclination towards religion. Under Rule 215, this policy allows prisoners to par

LAHORE, PUNJAB: Pakistan’s history of terrorist attacks against Christians and Christian places of worship has raised continuing concerns about the protection of religious minorities, law enforcement, and justice for victims and their families.

The author argues that accountabilit

UK: RAAC homeowners in Tillicoultry are formally complaining to Clackmannanshire Council after continuing uncertainty over VAT, financial assistance, render costs and commitments made during a high-level meeting with Council leaders.

For families who have already endured months of uncer

KAMOKE, PUNJAB: Calls for truth, transparency and accountability are growing following the death of David Masih, a young Christian man from Kamoke who reportedly suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head at the residence where he was employed.

According to information available to the

Pakistan: After weeks of living apart and hiding at different locations, Azeem Javed and his family have finally been reunited in a secure home arranged by the British Asian Christian Association (BACA).

The Christian family fled after false blasphemy allegations triggered a large and a

London: The withdrawal of a prestigious interfaith award presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury to Pakistani cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has raised serious questions about due diligence at both Lambeth Palace and within the Church of Pakistan.

Archbishop Dame Sarah Mu

London: Britain has strengthened its laws against child and forced marriage, yet a series of disturbing cases demonstrates why legislation alone is not enough. Children must be protected in practice, religious leaders must understand and obey the law, safeguarding agencies must intervene when war

PATTOKI, KASUR, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN: LEAD Ministries has received an account from Iftikhar Masih, a Christian man who says he has been left facing a substantial financial burden after three Muslim families were released from alleged bonded labour through habeas corpus proceedings.

Accordin

Sheikhupura: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemns the forced conversion of 16-year-old Christian boy Sagir Masih, who, according to his family and HRFP’s Fact Findings team, was subjected to sustained religious pressure and coercion by Muslim coworkers with clerics support at a local

Pakistan: CLAAS-UK raises serious child-protection concerns and calls for Sagar Masih to be safely returned to his family

CLAAS-UK has expressed serious concern over the case of 15-year-old Christian boy Sagar Masih, whose family alleges that he was pressured and influenced to convert t

FAISALABAD, Pakistan: A Christian woman from an exceptionally vulnerable family in Faisalabad is pursuing justice after allegedly fighting off a neighbour who entered her family home in the early hours of the morning and attempted to sexually assault her.

The alleged incident occurred a

SHEIKHUPURA, PAKISTAN: “Bring my son home.” Behind these words is the desperate cry of a Christian mother who says she has been separated from her teenage son, Sagar Masih, amid allegations that the minor was lured, pressured and forced to convert to Islam.

Sagar, reportedly