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Originally published in Christian Daily A 49-year-old blind Christian in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy, punishable by death, after a Muslim accused him of insulting Islam’s prophet, his mother said. Martha Yousaf, the nearly 80-year-old mother of Nadeem Masih, said that Waqas Mazhar and other Muslims often […]
Originally published in Morning Star News The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction, declaring that a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime, his lawyer said. Supreme […]
Originally published in Worthy News A young Christian worker is in critical condition after he was reportedly attacked at his factory in Pakistan’s Punjab province for alleged “blasphemy against Islam.” Waqas Masih, 22, was still in hospital Monday after a Muslim colleague at the Subhan Allah Paper Mills in the […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured to death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. The “blasphemy business group” has devastated numerous families with the collusion of federal […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A trial court in Pakistan has granted rare bail to a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges, her attorney said. Additional Sessions Judge Gojra Waseem Mubarak granted post-arrest bail to Saima Masih, widow of Farhad Masih, on September 10, though for security reasons it was […]
Originally published in Christian Today A Pakistani court has granted bail to a Christian couple accused of blasphemy, citing insufficient evidence. A rights group has called it a “landmark judgment,” which has sparked calls for changes to the nation’s controversial blasphemy laws. Kiran Bibi and Shaukat were granted bail on […]
Originally published in Catholic Herald A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death after he received cartoons of Mohammad, the founder of Islam, in a WhatsApp chat message to his phone. Nouman Asghar, 24, of Bahawalpur in Punjab, was convicted of blasphemy under 295-c of the country’s Penal […]
Originally published in Christian Today A Catholic who spent more than three years in jail on a baseless blasphemy charge had to pay an exorbitant amount of bail for release this month, just one example of gross injustices against him and other Christians, his attorney said. The maximum amount for […]
Originally published in Christian News Pakistan Church leaders have said the government is doing very little in response to the flooding crisis and have renewed their urgent appeals to help the millions affected by the catastrophe. Over a third of the country is completely submerged with millions of people displaced […]
Originally published in Christian News A faith-based legal advocacy organisation has released a new documentary sharing the story of a Christian couple who escaped persecution in Pakistan. Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel, were accused of blasphemy and had been on a death row sentence for seven years before they escaped […]