Religion continues to be grounds for discrimination in Pakistan.
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Pastor, champion of persecuted Christians, is murdered in Pakistan
TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN PAID TO A CHRISTIAN MINISTER who was killed Jan. 30 January in Pakistan after dedicating his life to persecuted and other suffering Christians.
New religious body adds to Islamization in Pakistan
“With this new body, the state is promoting one religion and negating others.”
USCIRF Releases New Report about Protecting Religious Freedom Online
USCIRF’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the prevalence and impact of hate speech targeting religious communities, including in India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Turkey.
USCIRF Releases New Report about Persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims
“In its 2021 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the U.S State Department designate Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)…”
Pakistan Does Global PR for Afghanistan’s Taliban
Religious Minorities Remain Vulnerable to Taliban’s Brutal Rule
PAKISTAN – The government recognizes the extraordinary services of Catholic schools
“You have contributed to people’s education for more than 160 years, long before the founding of Pakistan and the founders of our country.”
Pakistan Refuses to Accept Refugees from Afghanistan
Afghan Christians Face an Increasingly Complex and Dangerous Situation
PAKISTAN – Raped Christian minor escapes the torturer: the culprit arrested
The minor is traumatized and psychologically devastated. She is being treated by a psychologist and other doctors in order to be treated for this trauma and wounds”.
Taliban-linked threat in Pakistan: churches increase security
Former US international religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback warned of genocide against Christians and other minorities in Afghanistan.
Lebanon is in ‘hell’
In 2020, ACN funded projects in Lebanon for a total of $5M, which included food packages for Christians hard-hit by the August 2020 explosion in Beirut harbor, and the repair and reconstruction of churches.
Catholic lawyer fights forced conversions in Pakistan
“It started with Hindu daughters in the southern Sindh province. The courts themselves distribute conversion certificates and hand over the victims to their rapists.”
Pakistani Catholics volunteer to protect churches against terrorist attack
“Our faith tells us that God won’t let us down. Therefore, we perform our duties with complete passion and avoid negative thinking.”
Survey shows American Catholics’ growing concern about global persecution of Christians
Fifty-seven percent of US Catholics believe that the persecution of Christians around the world is “very severe.”
In Pakistan, the road is paved with faith and glory
“I will never remove the name of Jesus at any cost.”
Church backs program protecting Pakistan’s minority girls
According to Pakistan’s Movement for Solidarity and Peace, every year up to 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls and women aged between 12 and 25 years are abducted.
Britain’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief receives Pakistan girl’s asylum petition
“It is urgent that the Prime Minister acts to save the lives of Maira and her family. They are in grave danger. We have a duty of conscience to act.”
PAKISTAN – Christian nurse accused of blasphemy defended by Islamic religious leaders
Tabitha Nazir Gill was accused of committing blasphemy by her colleagues on the morning of January 28.
PAKISTAN – About-face of the police: Christian woman from Karachi denounced for blasphemy
Religious minorities in Pakistan are not allowed to live in peace.
Pakistan: Christian woman accused of blasphemy released by police after investigation
“It is time for the government to take a serious look at the issue to stop the growing misuse of the blasphemy law against innocent people and to make changes where necessary, since the wording of the blasphemy law allows for continual abuse”.
The drama of Christian families who see the kidnapping and conversion of their daughters to Islam
According to data confirmed to Agenzia Fides by the National Commission for “Justice and Peace” of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, there are about 1,000 reports of kidnapping of young Christian and Hindu women every year.
Pierced Hearts 