Tag: Christians in Pakistan
Christians in Pakistan raise concern over ‘chaotic political situation’
A Catholic priest described the situation as “very embarrassing," adding that political leaders “focus only on their own good"
In Pakistan, Christians relegated to lowliest, demeaning jobs
In Pakistan, 80 percent of sanitation workers are Christians whereas they are only 1.5 percent of the 220 million population
3 Christian girls abducted in Pakistan for forced marriage, says report
A human rights commission of Pakistan report estimated that 1,000 Christian and Hindu women are abducted and forcibly married every year
Christians in Pakistan prevent desecration of cemetery
A Muslim trader tried to build a road to his property that would cut across the Christian cemetery
Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan sentenced to death by hanging
The life sentence that Zafar Bhatti, 52, has been serving in northeast Pakistan has been changed to death by hanging on January 3
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge
The charity Open Doors ranks Pakistan as the fifth-worst country in the world to be a Christian
Archbishop of Karachi urges Catholics in Pakistan to be instruments of...
The prelate said Catholics, through their actions, should unite and continue on the path of peace in their families and communities
Court in Pakistan returns custody of 14-year-old girl to Christian family
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from Pakistan’s Hindu and Christian community are forcibly converted to Islam every year
In Pakistan, Christians are ‘the poorest of the poor’
Christians in Pakistan are “the poorest of the poor,” a bishop said, and many do not see any hope for their future
Pakistan’s Catholic bishops call for immediate employment of minorities
The bishop said the government should ensure that work recruitments for minorities are completed by the end of 2021