Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: USCIRF condemns violence against Christians Nazir Gil Masih, lynched by a mob in Sargodha, died in the hospital. The situation is no longer tolerable, the American commission says. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (11.06.2024) – Nazir (Lazar)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Religious intolerance is burning Pakistan The recent mob violence against Christian minorities in Punjab province is just the latest reminder of how deep and wide the roots of religious intolerance have grown. By Mariyam Suleman Anees The Diplomat...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: In Pakistan religious freedom is withering in that troubled country BY KNOX THAMES The Hill (25.08.2023) – The torching of churches in Pakistan has brought to global attention the dire state for religious minorities in that troubled...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Police patrol by a Salvation Army church in Jaranwala that was torched by a mob in protests over alleged blasphemy © Aamir QURESHI / AFP/File PAKISTAN: Mosques probed over protest call in Pakistan blasphemy riots A Muslim cleric is among a dozen people being...
Freedom of Religion and Belief, Uncategorized
PAKISTAN: Cleric killed by mob following blasphemy accusation CSW (09.05.2023) – A local cleric in the city of Mardan, Khyber Pakthunkhwa Province, Pakistan, was killed by a mob on 6 May after he was accused of making a blasphemous reference during a political...
