Thirty-seven-year-old father of four, Asif Pervaiz, who has been in jail for seven years over a text message deemed blasphemous, has been sentenced to death in Pakistan.
Thirty-seven-year-old father of four, Asif Pervaiz, who has been in jail for seven years over a text message deemed blasphemous, has been sentenced to death in Pakistan.
Over the weekend, a Christian in Pakistan was arrested and could now face life in prison for allegedly stuffing pages from a Quran down a drain.
A 14-year-old Christian girl asserted that a Muslim man, who recently regained custody of her in court, had kidnapped and threatened to kill her and her family unless she gave court statements that she had married him and converted to Islam of her own free will. The case is being reviewed.
A church pastor in Pakistan has been jailed since May on false accusations of extortion levied by land-grabbers whom he stood up to.
A court in Pakistan recently decided to return a 14-year-old Christian girl to the costody of a Muslim man who allegedly kidnapped her, forced her to convert to Islam and marry him.
A Pakistani Christian has been arrested on charges of blasphemy. Blasphemy charges often lead to death sentences.
A three to four ton marble cross was recently discovered in the mountains of Pakistan. The cross is believed to be at least 1,200 years old.
A Pakistani Governor has asked all Universities to require all Students, including Christians, to study the Quran. No alternative course would be offered.
When a Christian sanitation worker was killed after a reportedly intoxicated police officer struck him last week, despite being legally eligible to receive more than $20,000, the family was only compensated with the equivalent of US$620.
While preparing for a Good Friday sermon earlier this month, Presbyterian assistant pastor Sarfaraz Raja was informed that police had intruded into his home and were harassing his family.
