Mob attacks on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan set off by false implication, police sayAccording to authorities, three Christians tossed Islamic holy books outside the homes of two others to falsely accuse them of blasphemy be...
04 Sep, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
Pakistan's Jaranwala violence: 19 churches gutted, says human rights reportA Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) report stated that 19 churches were burnt and 89 Christian houses destroyed in an attack on Jaranwala,...
21 Aug, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
Pak to try blasphemy suspects under terrorism charges too; deal signed with radical Islamic group TLPThe radical Islamic group gained political capital as the federal government agreed to issue a letter declaring that the TLP was not a terr...
18 Jun, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Pakistan mob attacks Hindu man over alleged blasphemyMany people have been lynched to death in Pakistan on the mere accusation of blasphemy. Countless others languish in jails for years with n...
22 Aug, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Religion-fueled mobs on the rise again in Pakistanlynchings over offenses to Islam, real or imagined, are far from new in Pakistan, where blasphemy is punishable by death. Rights activists ...
26 Mar, 2022, 10.48 PM IST
Pakistan court sentences woman school principal to death for committing blasphemyLahore police in 2013 had registered a blasphemy case against Tanvir on the complaint of a local cleric. She was accused of denying the fin...
28 Sep, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
Religious minorities continue to face violence in Pakistan: UN rights chief"The (Pakistan) Government, despite recommendations from international human rights mechanisms, has not amended or repealed blasphemy law p...
27 Feb, 2020, 07.00 PM IST
Pakistan institutionalised discrimination against minority groups: EU Parliament reportThe report, ‘Religious Minorities in Pakistan’, released in Brussels on Monday, was compiled by EU parliamentarians Alberto Cirio, Fulvio M...
14 May, 2019, 08.59 PM IST
Fearing for life, Asia Bibi's lawyer flees Pakistan; requests govt to protect familyAsia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours.
03 Nov, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
Protesters on the boil in Pakistan against acquittal of Christian woman in blasphemy caseAsia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours.
01 Nov, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
Pakistan court acquits Christian woman on death row for blasphemyIn a landmark verdict, Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy.
31 Oct, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
Pakistan among worst violators of religious freedom: USCIRF"In 2015, the Pakistani government continued to perpetrate and tolerate systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations," t...
04 May, 2016, 03.41 AM IST
Sikh leaders hail revocation of pardon to Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram RahimBowing to pressure from the Sikh community, the Akal Takht today annulled its edict pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh in a 200...
16 Oct, 2015, 06.43 PM IST
Pakistan Supreme Court upholds death sentence of killer of former Punjab Governor Salman TaseerPakistan's Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer against the death sentence awarded ...
07 Oct, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Pakistan's Punjab province to defend victims of blasphemy lawThe suspects are languishing in jails and are not being convicted because of lack of evidence, and unavailability of their counsel.
10 Feb, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Blasphemy accused killed after being released from jail in PakistanAbid was arrested on the charges of blasphemy in 2011 after he claimed 'Prophethood'. He was released from Adiyala Jail last week.
08 Jan, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Pakistan Christian woman Asia Bibi convicted for blasphemy files appeal in Supreme CourtLast month, a two-member Lahore High Court bench dismissed the appeal of Asia Bibi after her lawyers failed to prove her innocence in the c...
24 Nov, 2014, 05.40 PM IST