Tag: Christians in Pakistan
Court in Pakistan returns custody of 14-year-old girl to Christian family
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from Pakistan’s Hindu and Christian community are forcibly converted to Islam every year
In Pakistan, Christians are ‘the poorest of the poor’
Christians in Pakistan are “the poorest of the poor,” a bishop said, and many do not see any hope for their future
Pakistan’s Catholic bishops call for immediate employment of minorities
The bishop said the government should ensure that work recruitments for minorities are completed by the end of 2021
Christian, Hindu minorities in Pakistan call for respect for rights
Rights groups noted "deep-rooted religious discrimination and forms of inequality, hate speech, and provocations against minorities”
Christian woman in Pakistan arrested for blasphemy after receiving text message
In Pakistan, false accusations of blasphemy are widespread and often motivated by personal vendettas or religious hatred
Interview: Catholic nurses come under fire from Muslim colleagues in Pakistan
In Pakistan, Christian nurses have suffered discrimination and even threats of physical violence from Muslim colleagues
Christian leaders in Pakistan express concern over census results
Pakistan's Population and Housing Census reported that the country's Christian population is declining
Lahore High Court acquits Christian couple on Pakistan’s death row for...
The acquittals ended nearly eight years of legal battle that saw the Christian couple jailed separately on death row
Rights groups deplore continuing attacks on Christians in Pakistan
The National Commission for Justice and Peace condemned the incident and urged authorities to arrest the “monsters”
Muslim mob beats Christians, loots homes in Pakistani village
A US State Department report released last week highlighted what it described as the worsening state of religious freedom in Pakistan
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