Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Syndicates, which have entrapped hundreds of people in blasphemy cases for refusing extortion demands continue to remain active in Pakistan, a recent report has cited. It highlighted that the National Commission for Human Rights in Pakistan has said that more than 450 people, mostly men, have been entrapped over the years, and that 10 of them were Christians with at least five of those arrested dying in custody. “In July, the Islamabad High Court in the national capital …
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Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) The fears among Bangladesh’s Christian communities have deepened after a series of attacks on Christian institutions in Dhaka over the past few months, a report said on Friday. Authorities have deployed police in churches across the capital to prevent possible attacks on the Christian communities during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.According to a report in Union of Catholic Asian (UCA) News, crude bombs were thrown at Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka on October 8. Si…