Morning Star News Pakistan Correspondent

• Christian Couple Jailed, Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
  The three young children of a Christian couple jailed on baseless charges of desecrating the Koran in Lahore, Pakistan last week have no relatives to care for them and are extremely upset, a rights...
  Wednesday, September 13, 2023
• Pastor Shot after Receiving Islamist Threats in Jaranwala, Pakistan
  A pastor was shot and wounded by hardline Muslims on Sunday evening (Sept. 3) in Jaranwala, Pakistan a week after Islamist slogans were written on the walls of his church building, sources said.
  Wednesday, September 6, 2023
• Christians Object to Injustices following Attacks in Jaranwala, Pakistan
  Church and rights leaders in Pakistan are demanding an investigation into anti-Christian rioting in Jaranwala amid illegal arrests of area Christians and a police claim of a “foreign conspiracy” to...
  Wednesday, September 6, 2023
• Forced Conversion/Marriage of Minority Girls Targeted in Pakistan
  The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday (Aug. 29) ordered the government to respond to a petition to stop courts from allowing forced conversion and marriage of minority girls in verdicts that act...
  Thursday, August 31, 2023
• Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy for TikTok Upload
  Police in Pakistan on Saturday night (Aug. 19) charged a Christian with blasphemy for uploading on TikTok a video of content that last week led to attacks on Christian homes and businesses in...
  Tuesday, August 22, 2023
• Blasphemy Accusation Sparks Attacks on Christians in Pakistan
  Instigated by mosque leaders, Muslim mobs on Wednesday (Aug. 16) burned 20 church buildings and ransacked Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan, after a Muslim framed two Christians...
  Friday, August 18, 2023
• Christian Charged with Blasphemy under Pakistan's Terrorism Law
  A judge is allowing a Catholic to be charged with blasphemy under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism law, which his attorney said is “illegal and illogical.”
  Monday, July 24, 2023
• Christians in Pakistan Flee Homes after Blasphemy Accusation
  A third accusation of blasphemy in less than a month compelled Christians fearful of Islamic retribution to flee their homes in an eastern city in Pakistan this week, sources said.
  Thursday, July 20, 2023
• Bail Denied to Christian under Islamist Pressure in Pakistan
  Police in Pakistan on Tuesday (July 11) kept a Christian charged with blasphemy from appearing at his bail hearing, compelling a judge to bow to pressure from a crowd of slogan-shouting Muslims and...
  Friday, July 14, 2023
• Arrested Christian in Pakistan Denies Sharing Facebook Post
  Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 8) arrested a Christian for allegedly sharing a post on Facebook even though his village’s Islamic cleric and other Muslims denied that it amounted to...
  Wednesday, July 12, 2023
• Christian in Pakistan Charged with Blasphemy for Bible Post
  Police in Pakistan charged a Christian with blasphemy on Friday (June 30) after he posted Bible verses on Facebook that infuriated Muslims, causing dozens of Christian families in a village near...
  Wednesday, July 5, 2023
• Muslim in Pakistan Confesses to Killing Christian Woman
  A Christian family in Lahore, Pakistan is seeking justice and protection after four Muslims abducted, gang-raped and killed a widow for refusing to convert to Islam and marry the primary suspect,...
  Monday, July 3, 2023
• Pakistan Aims to Try Blasphemy Cases under Anti-Terror Law
  A government concession to demands by a Muslim extremist political party to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws has raised fears of more injustice for those accused under...
  Wednesday, June 28, 2023
• Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Death under Blasphemy Law
  A court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on Tuesday (May 30) handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old Christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country’s blasphemy laws, sources said.
  Wednesday, May 31, 2023
• Muslim, Police in Pakistan Beat and Confine Pregnant Christian
  A Christian housecleaner in Pakistan was beaten and illegally confined for a week by her Muslim employers after she tried to leave her job due to pregnancy, she said.
  Tuesday, May 30, 2023
• Two Christians, 18 and 14, Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan
  Babar Sandhu Masih was resting after lunch on Thursday afternoon (May 18) when he heard a commotion outside his house in the Qurban Lines neighborhood of Lahore, Pakistan.
  Monday, May 22, 2023
• Christian Widow Accused of Blasphemy Released on Bail
  A court in Pakistan on Saturday (May 13) released on bail a Christian woman charged under a blasphemy statute that calls for life in prison, her attorney said.
  Monday, May 15, 2023
• Christian Widow, Muslim Charged with Blasphemy in Pakistan
  A Christian widow and a Muslim gardener were arrested in Pakistan this month on blasphemy charges after they were accused of intentionally burning papers containing koranic verses, attorneys said.
  Monday, April 24, 2023