Executive Summary The Jaranwala incident of August 16, 2023, stands as one of the most devastating attacks against Pakistan’s Christian minority in recent history. This tragic event, which unfolded in Jaranwala, Faisalabad district, Punjab, resulted from false blasphemy allegations that spiraled into widespread communal violence. The incident destroyed at least 26 churches and over 400 […]
Nabeel Masih: Pakistan’s Youngest Christian Blasphemy Convict Dies After Years of Neglect
It was the year 2016. Nabeel Masih was just a 16-year-old cheerful, ordinary Christian boy living in a poor village in Kasur District, Pakistan. Like other boys his age, he used social media. But one day, his life suddenly took a horrifying turn. On September 18, 2016, Islamist Akhtar Ali accused Nabeel Masih, then just […]
Pakistan: Urgent Alarm Raised Over Rape and Forced Conversion of Christians to Islam in Sargodha
Qazi Nigah Mustafa Chishti, affiliated with Markaz Ahl-e-Sunnat Jamia Masjid Hameed Shah Company Bagh, Sargodha, is reportedly distributing forced conversion certificates to Christians in the region. He is also known to hold positions as a district member of the Peace Committee and divisional president of the Interfaith Harmony Committee. This deeply troubling situation raises several […]
A Mother’s Nightmare: The Abduction of Shamraiz Masih
In the heart of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan, a mother’s worst fears have materialized. Rehana Imran, a Christian widow, finds herself in a living nightmare as her 15-year-old son, Shamraiz Masih, has been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. This recent case has once again thrust Pakistan’s troubling pattern of Christian persecution into the spotlight, revealing […]