Tag: Pakistan

Pakistan has been witnessing a crackdown on blasphemy on social media, applying existing severe criminal legislation

"In many countries where religious persecution is still rife, violence against women is often used as a weapon of discrimination”

Pakistan's information ministry declared the film "repugnant to the norms of decency and morality"

In Pakistan, where a third of the country lives in hardship on less than US$4 a day, education is a rare ticket out of grinding poverty

Pakistan ranks as the eighth most vulnerable country when it comes to climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index.

"Over the past 20 years, since the Catholic Bible Commission was founded, we have done much to bring the Word of God closer to the people"

Six million people have been affected by the disaster in Pakistan and more than 1,500 deaths have been officially recorded

As losses from climate-fueled disasters rise, investment in cutting risks makes financial sense - and can solve multiple problems at once

Data from the Center for Social Justice show that there were 1,949 people in Pakistan charged under the blasphemy laws from 1987 to 2021

Pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of global GHG emissions, but is 8th on a list of countries deemed most vulnerable to extreme weather