Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Christians in Pakistan continue to face massive challenges – from threat of violence to discrimination – everyday as blasphemy laws in the country are being used to intimidate them and other minorities, a report has stated. A simple accusation can also lead to mob violence against victims and their family and the wider Christian community as the weak government and increasing influence of extreme Islamist groups implies that Christian community have limited protection fr…
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Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) HinduACTion will hold a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill on January 16 to spotlight what it calls the persecution, forced conversions, and trafficking of Hindu, Christian, and other religious minorities in Pakistan.The briefing “Our Lost Daughters of Sindh” is aimed at members of Congress, congressional staff, officials from the US State Department and National Security Council, human rights advocates and groups working against human trafficking, a media relea…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have ignored proposals outlined in Tax Reforms: Agenda for Self-Sustainability, which demonstrates the potential to collect Rs 30 trillion at the federal level alone, enabling Pakistan to overcome its monstrous fiscal deficit, eliminate dependence on fresh loans, achieve rapid economic growth, and provide social services to all citizens, according to an article in Lahore-based Friday Ti…
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday announced that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will hold a public rally at Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on Sunday. In a video message shared on X, Afridi stated that he will be bringing PTI founder Imran Khan’s message to Sindh and asked people of the region to extend full support to the party in the street movement.”My visit is for three days and during this time we have planned various activities. You (people of Sindh…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES 2024-25), released on January 2 this year, indicates a significant increase in household food insecurity, with roughly one in four persons experiencing moderate-to-severe food insecurity in 2024-25, compared to about one in six in 2018-19, according to an article in the Pakistani media.Moderate-to-severe food insecurity rose by 8.43 per cent during this period, going from 15.92 per cent in 2018-19 to 24.35 per cent i…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A church in Raiwind area of Pakistan’s Punjab province came under attack recently as a person forcibly entered the Christian place of worship and carried out an act of destruction that has sparked fear among Christian community in the country. Religious leaders and community representatives have demanded stronger protection for places of worship and accountability for those who carry out these hate-driven acts, a report has stated. According to details mentioned in the Fi…
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) Religious minorities in Pakistan face systemic discrimination and entrapment in fabricated blasphemy allegations, mob violence, targetted killings, land grabbing, forced conversions, arbitrary detention, and damage to property, including places of worship, a report has detailed. On December 26, 2025, a 15-year-old Hindu girl, Premi Bhil was abducted from Sindh province, forcibly converted to Islam, renamed Kulsoom Sheikh, and married to a man over 30 years old who was alrea…
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old Christian from Rawalpindi was disappeared from her home last November and forcibly converted to Islam in yet another case of forced conversion in Pakistan, a report highlighted on Monday.Monica Jennifer told a local court that she had converted to Islam and married her next-door neighbour.Speaking to Pakistan Christian Post, her family revealed that, in reality, Monica had been abducted and forcibly converted. A Protestant pastor, Imran Amanat, said that Chr…
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Teacher recruitment was effectively frozen in several parts of Pakistan for over five years. A ban on teacher recruitment is not fiscal discipline but educational sabotage as it quietly pushes children out of school by denying them qualified adults in classrooms, a report said. Nearly 30,000 public primary schools are run by a single teacher in Pakistan. One person is expected to teach, administer, maintain records, manage enrolments, engage with parents and keep the scho…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Small traders across Pakistan have described 2025 as one of the worst years in the country’s economic history, pointing to widespread business closures, rising unemployment and deepening financial distress. According to a report released by the All Karachi Traders Alliance (AKTA) and cited by ‘The Express Tribune’, the economy remained stuck in stagnation due to political instability and lack of clear economic direction.The report said overall commercial activity stayed…