PAKISTAN: Parliament votes to extend blasphemy laws
Increased penalties for for insulting the Prophet Mohammed’s companions, wives and family members
Increased penalties for for insulting the Prophet Mohammed’s companions, wives and family members
For almost eighteen months Shagufta Kiran has been waiting for trial in Central Jail Rawalpindi under Pakistan’s blasphemy law.
Over 650 Christian families have benefitted from a major flood relief aid distribution programme
Call for government to act to deter false accusations.
Christians fled their homes in Lahore as a huge Muslim mob marched on their church
Lahore Christian Ashfaq Masih has been sentenced to death for blasphemy
On 29 May 15-year-old Saba Masih, who was kidnapped on 20 May in Faisalabad and reportedly converted to Islam was recovered by the police.
Shagufta Kiran has been waiting for trial in Central Jail Rawalpindi since she was arrested on 29 July 2021 for forwarding a WhatsApp message that allegedly contained blasphemous content.
Rev William Siraj (75) was shot dead in a targeted killing in Peshawar on Sunday 30 January
Mahnoor Ashraf went missing on 4 January after leaving her home in Lahore