Christians Fear Taliban Killings In Pakistan
Christians in Pakistan’s border area near Afghanistan fear more attacks from the Islamist Pakistan Taliban group, aid workers told Worthy News.
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Christian Sanitation Workers Die In Pakistan Prompting Protests
Two Christian sanitation workers have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province while saving a Christian colleague tasked with clearing a poisonous sewer, rights activists said Thursday.
...continue reading this storyPakistan: Christian brothers shot dead by Muslim extremists
A group of Muslims shot dead two Christians in Pakistan last week, following a dispute over land, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
...continue reading this storyMuslims Shooting At Pakistani Christians; 6 Injured
Six Christians in Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore are recovering from injuries after Muslims opened fire at Christian residents.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Sentences School Principal To Death For Blasphemy
Concerns remained Thursday about the plight of a Pakistani woman after she was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy against Islam despite concerns about her mental situation.
...continue reading this storyPakistan court places 14-year-old Christian girl into custody of abductor
Pakistan’s Lahore High Court (LHC) has sent a 14-year-old Christian girl back into the custody of a Muslim man who abducted her and who claims she willingly converted to Islam and married him, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
...continue reading this storyPakistan persecution: Evangelist jailed for preaching the Gospel on WhatsApp
An evangelist in Pakistan has been jailed, and her family forced into hiding, after members of the Islam-based religious group Ahmadiyya joined with Muslim extremists to bring blasphemy charges against her for sharing the Gospel in an interfaith WhatsApp group, Morning Star News reports.
...continue reading this storyPakistan Police Detain Alleged Murders Of Christian Worker
Pakistani police have reportedly detained several suspects after a Christian worker died following attacks by co-workers.
...continue reading this storyPakistan persecution: Two Christians poisoned to death by Islamists
There is fresh concern for the welfare of Christians in Pakistan after two believers were poisoned to death by respective Muslim acquaintances earlier this year, International Christian Concern reports. Rights advocates report that the level of persecution against Christians in Pakistan is “extreme.”
...continue reading this storyPakistan court upholds life sentence for Christian accused of sending text messages against Islam
A court of appeals in Pakistan has upheld the life sentence of Zafar Bhatti, a Christian man who was convicted and imprisoned in 2017 for supposedly sending insulting text messages Islam’s prophet Mohammed, Morning Star News reports. Pakistan is one of nine nations the US has designated a “Country of Particular Concern” for severe violations of religious freedom.
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