Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has challenged Pakistan Supreme Court’s May 12 order that directed Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide on the sentence suspension pleas of lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in the social media posts case within two weeks, local media reported. While the May 26 deadline given by Supreme Court has passed already, the IHC, at the request of the prosecution, adjourned the hearing of Ima…
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Nearly two years after a violent mob killed 73-year-old Pakistani Christian Nazir (Lazar) Masih over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan’s Sargodha, his family has said that they are still waiting for justice, along with compensation for the destruction of their property which remains abandoned after they left the city in Punjab province.While people in Pakistan celebrated Eid al-Adha, Sultan Gill was preparing for the death anniversary of his father, Nazir (Lazar) Masih, …
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) A 41-year-old married Muslim man kidnapped a 14-year-old Christian girl suffering from epilepsy and mental health challenges in Lahore, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her while exploiting her health condition, a report has revealed. Abbas Masih, a daily wage labourer and member of a local Brethren church in Lahore’s Gulbahar Colony, said his daughter, Nisha Bibi, who worked as a domestic helper at a Muslim household did not return home from work on May 12,…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Police in Pakistan have refused to recover a 15-year-old Christian girl, who was kidnapped at gunpoint, forcibly converted to Islam and married to the kidnapper, according to her father, a report said. Afzal Javed Masih of Chak No. 648-GB village in Jaranwala city of Pakistan’s Punjab province said that his daughter, Sidra Bibi, was abducted from their home by a Muslim, Ali Murtaza, and his two accomplices on March 27. He added that the men entered the house by climbin…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Protests have errupted in Pakistan’s Islamabad after civic authorities again launched demolition operations targetting informal settlements, including a predominantly Christian neighbourhood, even as various human rights groups criticised the action, a report has stated. Clashes between residents and officials took place in the Allama Iqbal Colony, also known as Sharper Colony, earlier this week when teams from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and police reached…
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Pakistani Christian brick kiln worker’s forced conversion into Islam, recorded in the country’s national database has prevented his five children from listing Christianity as their religion on their national identity cards. “Sufyan Masih, employed at a kiln in Kasur district of Punjab Province, said that his father, Sadiq Masih, was coerced into converting to Islam years ago while struggling with a debt owed to a former employer,” a report said on Sunday.According to a…
Quetta, Jan 27 (IANS) Christian rights advocates and civil society groups have severely condemned the incident of a 13-year-old Christian girl being allegedly abused in Pakistan, urging the country’s authorities to protect vulnerable children from similar acts of violence and humiliation in the future. Local sources said the minor, identified as Zarnaab, was working as a domestic worker in an influential family of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Reportedly, she was tortured with household utensils, …