Morning Star News Pakistan Correspondent

• Excessive Bail Bond Required of Christian in Pakistan Monday, February 20, 2023
  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...
• Christian Girl Kidnapped by 60-Year-Old Muslim in Pakistan Monday, February 13, 2023
  Arif Gill said he lost hope of finding his 15-year-old daughter – abducted by a 60-year-old Muslim who forcibly married her and converted her to Islam – until police in Pakistan finally registered...
• Christian Farm Laborer Beaten to Death in Pakistan Wednesday, February 8, 2023
  A Muslim landowner in Pakistan on Monday (Feb. 6) beat a Catholic farm laborer to death, claiming he had stolen oranges from his orchard, the victim’s family said.
• Muslim Throws Acid on Young Christian Woman in Pakistan Monday, February 6, 2023
  A Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday (February 1) threw acid on a 19-year-old Christian woman for refusing his pressure to enter into a relationship and convert to Islam, sources said.
• Bill in Pakistan Would Expand Misused Blasphemy Law Thursday, January 26, 2023
  Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian...
• Christian Falsely Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan, Father Says Wednesday, January 18, 2023
  His voice shaky, Saleem Masih said his family has been living in fear since Nov. 29, when his son was arrested on false accusations of blasphemy – which can carry the death penalty in Pakistan.
• 2 More Christians Accused of Blasphemy Receive Bail Wednesday, August 31, 2022
  Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said.
• Supreme Court of Pakistan Grants Bail in Blasphemy Case Wednesday, August 24, 2022
  A two-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail to a Christian in a blasphemy case, with one of the justices expressing concern over blatant misuse of the law, the...
• Christian Parents in Pakistan Denied Custody of Kidnapped Girl Tuesday, August 23, 2022
  Last week, a judge in Pakistan denied a Christian couple custody of their 12-year-old daughter, who was kidnapped and forced to convert and marry.
• Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Death for Alleged 'Blasphemy' Monday, July 11, 2022
  A Christian bicycle mechanic in Lahore, Pakistan, was reportedly sentenced to death last week on baseless charges of blasphemy.
• Death Sentence Upheld for Two Christians in Pakistan Thursday, June 23, 2022
  Hopes for freedom of two Christian brothers on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws were dashed this month when a court in Pakistan upheld their death sentence despite lack of evidence against...
• Christian in Pakistan Wrongly Jailed without Trial, Lawyer Says Thursday, June 16, 2022
  A young Christian in Pakistan has spent more than four years in jail on a false blasphemy charge as courts have delayed processes due to Islamist bias and discrimination against him, his attorney...
• Christian in Pakistan Jailed since March 2019 Granted Bail Wednesday, June 8, 2022
  According to sources, a mentally ill Christian jailed since March 2019 on a charge of blasphemy, punishable by death, has been granted bail.
• Christian Girl in Pakistan Testifies of Kidnapping, Rape Tuesday, June 7, 2022
  A 15-year-old Christian girl recently testified in a Pakistani court that she was kidnapped and raped by the Muslim man accused of abducting her and forcibly converting and marrying her.
• Muslim in Pakistan Forcibly Marries, Converts Christian Girl, Family Says Friday, May 27, 2022
  According to sources, a Muslim man in Faisalabad, Pakistan abducted a 15-year-old Roman Catholic girl and forced her to marry him and convert to Islam, but police refuse to help the family.
• Christian in Pakistan Arrested, Tortured on Blasphemy Charges Monday, March 21, 2022
  Authorities in Pakistan beat and arrested a Christian on Tuesday (March 16) for allegedly making blasphemous comments on social media and later tortured him into confessing guilt, sources said.
• Lay Pastor Slain, Priest Wounded in Peshawar, Northwestern Pakistan Monday, January 31, 2022
  A Church of Pakistan lay pastor was gunned down and a priest wounded by unknown assailants as the leaders drove home from a worship service on Sunday (Jan. 30) in the northwestern Pakistan city of...
• Another Christian Girl Allegedly Forced to Convert/Marry in Pakistan Friday, January 14, 2022
  The abduction and forced conversion of Christian girls in Pakistan continued with impunity as another minor was separated from her parents the first week of the year, sources said.