Islamabad, March 4, 2022: The 11th anniversary of the assassination of Pakistan’s former federal Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, was marked with an online event celebrating his life and legacy in the struggle for freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Pakistan. Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was assassinated inContinue Reading
Rome: A Christian couple who spent seven years on death row in Pakistan on false blasphemy charges has been granted asylum in a European country. According to human rights organization ADF International, Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel arrived in Europe this week after their death sentence was overturned by theContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Islamabad: A human rights group working for Christians who are being persecuted because of their faith condemned the “forced conversion” of a 13-year-old girl who works as a household help in Pakistan. “Perhaps Pakistan is the only country where such crimes are happening on a daily basis underContinue Reading
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian couple who have spent seven years on death row for alleged blasphemy, their lawyer says, in a case that rights groups have long singled out for fair trial issues. The Lahore High Court acquitted Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife Shagufta Masih afterContinue Reading
Kochi: The gangrape of 14-year-old Christian girl Sunita Masih by Muslim zealots in Pakistan’s Faisalabad early this week has left the Christian community in Kerala appalled and speechless. Sunita was not only gangraped but was subjected to the worst kind of physical torture in an incident which brought back memoriesContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has denied permission to a Sikh jattha (group) of around 600 pilgrims to visit Pakistan for the 100th anniversary of the Saka Nankana Sahib. The group was expected to visit five gurudwaras in Pakistan from February 18 to 21. The Shiromani GurudwaraContinue Reading
Islamabad: The Ministry of Human Rights has launched Pakistan’s first Human Rights Resource Portal in partnership with the European Union. The portal will serve as a central repository of up-to-date and cutting edge knowledge about human rights in Pakistan, enabling users to learn about the rights guaranteed to them throughContinue Reading
QUETTA, Pakistan : Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shiite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in southwestern Balochistan province early on Jan 3, a Pakistani official said. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack. Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official with the LeviesContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept. 16, 2020: India has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Union Minister Nityananda Rai said here on Sept 16. The Minister of State (MoS), Home, said this inContinue Reading
By John Newton Canada, Sept 9, 2020: Asia Bibi, the first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan – has called on the country’s Prime Minister to help the country’s Christian girls who are abducted, raped and forced to marry their captors. Talking to Catholic charity AidContinue Reading