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Published in 2010 |
SARGODHA, Pakistan, June 10 (CDN) — AChristian woman here said she has been falsely accused of theft,
beaten, threatened with rape and forced to resign her job in a bid to
keep her from obtaining full benefits as a regular government employee.
Razia Bibi, a 38-year-old sanitation ….
| Muslims Order Christians to Leave Village | Published in 2010 |
KHANEWAL, Pakistan, June 7 (CDN) — Thehead of a Muslim village last week ordered 250 Christian families to
leave their homes in Khanewal district, Punjab Province, local residents
said. Abdul Sattar Khan, head of village No. 123/10R, Katcha Khoh, and
other area Muslim residents ….
| Muslim Boys in Pakistan Accused of Raping Christian Girl | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 3 (CDN) — ForensicDNA results of semen samples in a sexual assault case show they match
those of the Muslim boys a 14-year-old Christian girl accuses of raping
her, according to advocacy organizations. The girl accuses Muhammad
Noman and Muhammad Imran, ….
| Christian Woman Kidnapped in Pakistan Escapes | Published in 2010 |
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, May 31 (CDN) — AChristian woman who was kidnapped, forced to marry a Muslim farmer and
told to convert to Islam amid a dispute over a loan said today she has
returned home after weeks of “captivity and torture.” Sania James,
33, was kidnapped April 5 by ….
| Islamists Keep Two Newlywed Couples from Home | Published in 2010 |
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 27 (CDN) — Islamistsarmed with pistols and rifles waited for two Christian couples to
return to their rented home this week, seeking to kill them after the
newlyweds complained to police that the radical Muslims had falsely
accused them of desecrating the ….
| Allegedly Raped Girl, Family Forced to Flee Town | Published in 2010 |
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, May 25 (CDN) — AChristian who accused a Muslim of raping his 12-year-old daughter has
fled his town in Punjab Province with his family following death threats
and police pressure to drop the case. Citing “continuous threats” to
take his life, Zafar Masih left ….
| Muslim Teachers in Pakistan Allegedly Abuse Christian Students | Published in 2010 |
SARGODHA, Pakistan, May 19 (CDN) — Muslimteachers at a girls school here have derided Christian students for
their faith, beat them, pressured them to convert to Islam and forced
them to clean school bathrooms and classrooms after class hours,
according to area Christians. Muslim ….
| Christian Forced to Sell Kidney to Pay Debt to Boss in Pakistan | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 14 (CDN) — Alow-wage Pakistani Christian said his Muslim employer last week forced
him to sell his kidney in an effort to pay off a loan his boss made at
exorbitant interest rates charged only to non-Muslims. John Gill, a
molding machine operator at ….
| Pakistani Christians’ Employer Has Them Illegally Arrested | Published in 2010 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 12 (CDN) — Policeillegally detained three Christians on false charges of alcohol
possession in Sialkot last week at the request of their Muslim employer.
The men – garment factory workers Atif Masih, Kamran Masih and Naveed
Gill – said they had objected to ….
| Pakistani Muslims Abduct Young Christian Woman, Family Says | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 6 (CDN) — Muslimswho kidnapped and forcibly converted an 18-year-old Christian woman to
Islam severely beat her mother on two occasions to discourage her from
trying to recover her daughter, lawyers said. Muhammad Akhter and
Muhammad Munir on April 25 broke ….
| Pakistani Authorities Allegedly Torture Christian Girl, Family | Published in 2010 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 29 (CDN) — Localauthorities on Monday (April 26) recovered a 14-year-old Christian girl
from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) police who allegedly tortured her and her
family for five days here as Christian “soft targets” over false theft
allegations, sources said. ….
| Muslims Severely Beat, Sodomize Christian Barber | Published in 2010 |
SARGODHA, Pakistan, April 28 (CDN) — AChristian barber in this Punjab Province city is still recovering from
broken bones and other injuries sustained earlier this month after eight
Muslims allegedly beat and sodomized him for cutting the beard of a
Muslim. Marwat Masih, 29, ….
| Pakistani Brothers Threaten Family of Catholic Who Wed Muslim | Published in 2010 |
SARGODHA, Pakistan, April 19 (CDN) — Familymembers of a Muslim woman who married a Roman Catholic here have
threatened to kidnap the groom’s mother and sister and kill the
newlyweds and other relatives, the Christian family members said.
Muslims have heavily bribed police to allow ….
| Young Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted in Pakistan | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, April 13 (CDN) — AMuslim tricked a 19-year-old Christian woman into leaving her house
here on April 1, and he and a car full of friends took her away,
according to her family. Sonia Mohan’s family said they fear the
Muslim, Ali Raza, will force her to convert to ….
| False Charges Filed against 47 Christians | Published in 2010 |
VEHARI, Pakistan, April 8 (CDN) — Policehere filed false charges of alcohol possession against 47 Christians,
including women and children, on March 28 in an attempt to intimidate
them into paying a bribe, Christian leaders said. Police broke into
and ransacked the home of ….
| Pakistani Muslim Prohibits Burial in Christian Graveyard | Published in 2010 |
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, April 1 (CDN) — AMuslim land owner who effectively seized a Christian graveyard here
refused to allow the burial of a young Christian at the site on Sunday
(March 28). Christians in Noshera Virkan, Gujranwala, have only one
graveyard measuring little more than ….
| Christian Woman Jailed under Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws | Published in 2010 |
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, March 24 (CDN) — Policein Alipur have arrested a Christian woman on a baseless accusation of
“blaspheming” the prophet of Islam and tried to keep rights groups from
discovering the detention, a Christian leader said. Alipur police in
Punjab Province denied ….
| Muslims Murder Pakistani Christian with Axe Blows | Published in 2010 |
MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan, March 22 (CDN) — SixMuslims in Khanewal district, southern Punjab Province, killed a
Christian with multiple axe blows for refusing to convert to Islam this
month, according to family and police sources. The six men had
threatened to kill 36-year-old ….
| Pakistani Muslims Accused of Rape Allegedly Attack Sisters | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 18 (CDN) — FiveMuslims allegedly ransacked the house of an impoverished Christian in
this capital city of Punjab Province last month and angrily beat his
daughters in an effort to get the family to withdraw rape charges.
Muhammad Sajjid wielding ….
| Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws Claim Three More Christians | Published in 2010 |
KARACHI, Pakistan, March 10 (CDN) — AChristian couple was sentenced to 25 years in prison for violating
Pakistan’s widely condemned “blasphemy” laws last week, and another
Christian convicted without basis under the same statutes the previous
week received the same sentence. In ….
| Islamic Gunmen Kill Christian Aid Workers in Pakistan | Published in 2010 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 10 (CDN) — SuspectedIslamic militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a
Christian relief and development organization in northwest Pakistan
today, killing six aid workers and wounding seven others. The gunmen
besieged the offices ….
| Unnamed Christians Accused after Muslim Attack in Pakistan | Published in 2010 |
KARACHI, Pakistan, February 26 (CDN) — Inthe wake of an attack this week by 150 armed Muslims on a Christian
colony in this city in Sindh Province, police have filed a false First
Information Report (FIR) against 40 unnamed Christians and arrested
five, Christian leaders said. ….
| Pakistani Christian Beaten for Refusing to Convert to Islam | Published in 2010 |
KALLUR KOT, Pakistan, February 22 (CDN) — Thefour older Muslim brothers of a 26-year-old Christian beat him
unconscious here earlier this month because he refused their enticements
to convert to Islam, the victim told Compass. Riaz Masih, whose
Christian parents died when he was ….
| Violent Death of Girl in Pakistan Spurs Push for Justice | Published in 2010 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, January 28 (CDN) — Adaring protest and a high-profile funeral here on Monday (Jan. 25) for a
12-year-old Christian girl who died from torture and malnourishment has
cast a rare spotlight on abuse of the Christian poor in Pakistan. In
an uncommon challenge in the ….
| Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Life under ‘Blasphemy’ Law | Published in 2010 |
FAISALABAD, Pakistan, January 22 (CDN) — Ayoung Christian shopkeeper was sentenced to a life term in prison and
fined more than $1,000 last week following a dubious conviction of
desecrating the Quran, according to Pakistan’s National Commission for
Justice and Peace (NCJP). Peter Jacob, ….
| Two Christians Critically Wounded at Wedding in Pakistan | Published in 2010 |
TOBA TEK SINGH, Pakistan, January 14 (CDN) — TwoPakistani Christians who were shot at a wedding on Dec. 26 for refusing
to convert to Islam are still receiving treatment at a hospital
intensive care unit, but doctors are hopeful that they will recover. In
low, barely audible voices, Imran ….
| Muslim Mob in Pakistan Wounds Christian Family | Published in 2010 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, January 4 (CDN) — Infuriatedby an alleged anti-Islamic comment by a mentally ill man, more than a
dozen Muslims attacked his Christian family here last week, beating his
20-year-old sister unconscious and breaking her leg. The woman’s
father, Aleem Mansoor, ….
| Accused Pakistani Christian Says Muslims Tried to Coerce Him | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, December 29 (CDN) — APakistani Christian accused of killing a Muslim during the Aug. 1
Islamist attack on Christians in Gojra said he was arrested and tortured
only because he was a key witness of the mob assault that left at least
seven Christians burned to death. ….
| Pakistani Muslims Gun Down Christian Friend | Published in 2009 |
MUREEDKAY, Pakistan, December 21 (CDN) — Agroup of Muslims shot their Christian friend dead this month on the
outskirts of this town after saying they would spare his life only if he
recanted his faith, according to the young man’s father. The friends
of Patras Masih, who died from ….
| Christians Accused of Desecrating Quran Freed | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, December 16 (CDN) — AChristian in Faisalabad district and his 20-year-old daughter were
released on Monday (Dec. 14) after 14 grueling months in jail on false
charges of blaspheming the Quran. Khalil Tahir, attorney for Gulsher
Masih and his daughter Ashyana ….
| Pakistani Muslims Allegedly Poison Christian Employees to Death | Published in 2009 |
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, December 15 (CDN) — Muslimemployers of three Christian sanitation workers at a banquet/wedding
hall here allegedly poisoned the three workers yesterday, killing two of
them; at press time the third was struggling for life in intensive
care. The father of the three ….
| Church Screening of ‘Jesus Film’ Attacked in Pakistan | Published in 2009 |
SARGODHA, Pakistan, December 14 (CDN) — Some50 Muslim villagers armed with clubs and axes attacked a showing of the
“Jesus Film” near this city in Punjab Province on Wednesday night (Dec.
9), injuring three part-time evangelists and four Christians in
attendance. Two of the ….
| Pakistani Christian on Run from Taliban Death Threat | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, November 27 (CDN) — Ayoung Christian man is in hiding in Pakistan from Taliban militants who
seek to kill him for “blasphemy” because he defended his faith. In
February Jehanzaib Asher, 22, was working in a barbershop his family
jointly owns with his cousin in Wana, ….
| Police Torture Christians Arrested in Islamic Attack | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, October 23 (CDN) — TwoChristians in Gojra, Pakistan who allegedly fired warning shots as an
Islamist mob approached that burned seven Christians to death on Aug. 1
told Compass they were tortured after police arrested them. Only one
of hundreds of Muslim ….
| Police Shoot Mourners at Funeral of Christian | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, September 17 (CDN) — Ata funeral for a Christian man allegedly tortured to death while in
custody on a spurious charge of blaspheming the Quran, police in
Sialkot, Pakistan yesterday fired on mourners trying to move the coffin
to another site. Area Christians ….
| Christians in Pakistan Fear Further Firestorms | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, September 8 (CDN) — Inthe wake of Islamists setting fires that killed at least seven people
in Punjab Province last month, the latest of several attempts to provoke
further attacks on Christians took place in a village on Friday (Sept.
4) when unidentified men tore ….
| Christians Strive for Justice following Onslaught | Published in 2009 |
GOJRA, Pakistan, August 5 (CDN) — Astandoff here between Pakistani officials and Christians protesting the
government’s reluctance to prosecute a murderous Islamic assault ended
with officials finally consenting to file a complaint against key Muslim
clerics and security ….
| Christians Strive for Justice following Onslaught | Published in 2009 |
August 5 (CDN) — Protestors in Lahore (CDI photo)GOJRA, Pakistan, Aug. 5 (Compass Direct News) ….
| Christians Burned to Death in Islamist Attacks | Published in 2009 |
GOJRA, Pakistan, August 1 (CDN) — Islamic
extremists today set ablaze more than 50 houses and a church in this
town in northeastern Pakistan following an accusation of “blasphemy” of
the Quran, leaving at least 14 Christians dead, sources said. The dead
include women and ….
extremists today set ablaze more than 50 houses and a church in this
town in northeastern Pakistan following an accusation of “blasphemy” of
the Quran, leaving at least 14 Christians dead, sources said. The dead
include women and ….
| Christians Burned to Death in Islamist Attacks | Published in 2009 |
August 1 (CDN) — Gutted
house in Korian village (CLAAS photo)GOJRA, Pakistan, August 1
(Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists today set ablaze more than 50
houses and a church in this town in northeastern Pakistan ….
house in Korian village (CLAAS photo)GOJRA, Pakistan, August 1
(Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists today set ablaze more than 50
houses and a church in this town in northeastern Pakistan ….
| Pakistani Minority Rights Defender Said To Be Victim of Islamists | Published in 2009 |
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (CDN) — Pakistani
minority rights defender Joseph Francis has been unjustly jailed by
Islamists and others who oppose his work on behalf of Christians,
according to the legal aid organization Francis directs. An Islamist in
Punjab Province who said he had ….
minority rights defender Joseph Francis has been unjustly jailed by
Islamists and others who oppose his work on behalf of Christians,
according to the legal aid organization Francis directs. An Islamist in
Punjab Province who said he had ….
| Minority Rights Defender Said To Be Victim of Islamists | Published in 2009 |
July 23 (CDN) — LOS
ANGELES, July 23 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani minority rights
defender Joseph Francis has been unjustly jailed by Islamists and others
who oppose his work on behalf of Christians, according to the legal aid
organization Francis directs. An ….
ANGELES, July 23 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani minority rights
defender Joseph Francis has been unjustly jailed by Islamists and others
who oppose his work on behalf of Christians, according to the legal aid
organization Francis directs. An ….
| Islamists Get Minority Rights Leader Jailed in Pakistan | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 14 (CDN) — Well-known
Pakistani minority rights activist Joseph Francis and two others were
jailed on Sunday (July 12) for forged documents in connection with false
charges of assaulting a woman who visited his office in 2006, their
lawyers said. Francis, ….
Pakistani minority rights activist Joseph Francis and two others were
jailed on Sunday (July 12) for forged documents in connection with false
charges of assaulting a woman who visited his office in 2006, their
lawyers said. Francis, ….
| Islamists Get Minority Rights Leader Jailed | Published in 2009 |
July 14 (CDN) — LAHORE,
Pakistan, July 14 (Compass Direct News) – Well-known Pakistani minority
rights activist Joseph Francis and two others were jailed on Sunday
(July 12) for forged documents in connection with false charges of
assaulting a woman who visited his ….
Pakistan, July 14 (Compass Direct News) – Well-known Pakistani minority
rights activist Joseph Francis and two others were jailed on Sunday
(July 12) for forged documents in connection with false charges of
assaulting a woman who visited his ….
| Muslims Attack 110 Homes of Christians | Published in 2009 |
July 4 (CDN) — LAHORE,
Pakistan, July 3 (Compass Direct News) – After a Muslim beat a
Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass on Tuesday (June
30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque loudspeaker to
announce a call to attack Christians that ….
Pakistan, July 3 (Compass Direct News) – After a Muslim beat a
Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass on Tuesday (June
30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque loudspeaker to
announce a call to attack Christians that ….
| Muslims Attack 110 Homes of Christians in Pakistan | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 3 (CDN) — After
a Muslim beat a Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass
on Tuesday (June 30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque
loudspeaker to announce a call to attack Christians that resulted in
more than 500 Muslims ransacking and ….
a Muslim beat a Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass
on Tuesday (June 30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque
loudspeaker to announce a call to attack Christians that resulted in
more than 500 Muslims ransacking and ….
| Tortured Pakistani Christian Languishing on False Charges | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 23 (CDN) — A
37-year-old Christian is languishing in a Sialkot jail after police
broke his backbone because his father was preaching Christ, according to
a local advocacy group.Arshad Masih had been in a hospital – chained to
his bed on false robbery charges – ….
37-year-old Christian is languishing in a Sialkot jail after police
broke his backbone because his father was preaching Christ, according to
a local advocacy group.Arshad Masih had been in a hospital – chained to
his bed on false robbery charges – ….
| Tortured Christian Languishing on False Charges | Published in 2009 |
June 23 (CDN) — LAHORE,
Pakistan, June 23 (Compass Direct News) – A 37-year-old Christian is
languishing in a Sialkot jail after police broke his backbone because
his father was preaching Christ, according to a local advocacy group.
Arshad Masih had been in a ….
Pakistan, June 23 (Compass Direct News) – A 37-year-old Christian is
languishing in a Sialkot jail after police broke his backbone because
his father was preaching Christ, according to a local advocacy group.
Arshad Masih had been in a ….
| Muslims Attack Pakistani Pastor’s Home, Relatives | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 12 (CDN) — In
a growing culture of violence here, a traffic incident in Punjab
Province this month led to Muslim assailants later mounting an attack on
the home of a Christian pastor they have increasingly resented for his
evangelism and justice ministries. ….
a growing culture of violence here, a traffic incident in Punjab
Province this month led to Muslim assailants later mounting an attack on
the home of a Christian pastor they have increasingly resented for his
evangelism and justice ministries. ….
| Muslims Attack Pastor’s Home, Relatives | Published in 2009 |
June 12 (CDN) — LAHORE,
Pakistan, June 12 (Compass Direct News) – In a growing culture of
violence here, a traffic incident in Punjab Province this month led to
Muslim assailants later mounting an attack on the home of a Christian
pastor they have increasingly ….
Pakistan, June 12 (Compass Direct News) – In a growing culture of
violence here, a traffic incident in Punjab Province this month led to
Muslim assailants later mounting an attack on the home of a Christian
pastor they have increasingly ….
| Muslim Forces 12-year-old Girl to Convert, Marry Him | Published in 2009 |
June 5 (CDN) — LAHORE,
Pakistan, June 4 (Compass Direct News) – The Christian mother of a
12-year-old girl in Punjab Province who was kidnapped, coerced into
converting to Islam and forcibly married to a 37-year-old Muslim hopes
to recover her daughter at a court ….
Pakistan, June 4 (Compass Direct News) – The Christian mother of a
12-year-old girl in Punjab Province who was kidnapped, coerced into
converting to Islam and forcibly married to a 37-year-old Muslim hopes
to recover her daughter at a court ….
| Pakistani Muslim Forces 12-year-old Girl to Convert, Marry Him | Published in 2009 |
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 4 (CDN) — The
Christian mother of a 12-year-old girl in Punjab Province who was
kidnapped, coerced into converting to Islam and forcibly married to a
37-year-old Muslim hopes to recover her daughter at a court hearing next
week. The reaction of ….
Christian mother of a 12-year-old girl in Punjab Province who was
kidnapped, coerced into converting to Islam and forcibly married to a
37-year-old Muslim hopes to recover her daughter at a court hearing next
week. The reaction of ….
| Islamic Radicals Storm Pakistani ‘Blasphemy’ Hearing | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, May 29 (CDN) — Radical
Pakistani Muslims in a town outside of Lahore this month overran a
courtroom in hopes of swaying a judge in a “blasphemy” case against a
Christian couple, and a member of the prosecution later threatened to
kill the wife. Some 50 molvis ….
Pakistani Muslims in a town outside of Lahore this month overran a
courtroom in hopes of swaying a judge in a “blasphemy” case against a
Christian couple, and a member of the prosecution later threatened to
kill the wife. Some 50 molvis ….
| Islamic Radicals Storm ‘Blasphemy’ Hearing | Published in 2009 |
May 29 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
May 29 (Compass Direct News) – Radical Pakistani Muslims in a town
outside of Lahore this month overran a courtroom in hopes of swaying a
judge in a “blasphemy” case against a Christian couple, and a member of
the prosecution later ….
May 29 (Compass Direct News) – Radical Pakistani Muslims in a town
outside of Lahore this month overran a courtroom in hopes of swaying a
judge in a “blasphemy” case against a Christian couple, and a member of
the prosecution later ….
| Pastors in Pakistan Arrested for Use of Loudspeakers | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, May 27 (CDN) — Nine
pastors from two neighboring villages in Pakistan could face prison
time for using loudspeakers to broadcast prayers and sermons from their
churches on Easter Sunday. Martinpur and Youngsnabad, 150 kilometers (93
miles) east of Lahore, are ….
pastors from two neighboring villages in Pakistan could face prison
time for using loudspeakers to broadcast prayers and sermons from their
churches on Easter Sunday. Martinpur and Youngsnabad, 150 kilometers (93
miles) east of Lahore, are ….
| Pastors Arrested for Use of Loudspeakers | Published in 2009 |
May 27 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
May 27 (Compass Direct News) – Nine pastors from two neighboring
villages in Pakistan could face prison time for using loudspeakers to
broadcast prayers and sermons from their churches on Easter Sunday.
Martinpur and Youngsnabad, 150 ….
May 27 (Compass Direct News) – Nine pastors from two neighboring
villages in Pakistan could face prison time for using loudspeakers to
broadcast prayers and sermons from their churches on Easter Sunday.
Martinpur and Youngsnabad, 150 ….
| Christians Pressed as Pakistani Military Battles Taliban | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, May 13 (CDN) — Pakistani
Christians in Swat Valley are caught between the Taliban and Pakistan’s
military as it assaults the stronghold where sharia (Islamic law)
rules. Nearly 15,000 troops have been deployed in the picturesque Swat
Valley in Pakistan’s ….
Christians in Swat Valley are caught between the Taliban and Pakistan’s
military as it assaults the stronghold where sharia (Islamic law)
rules. Nearly 15,000 troops have been deployed in the picturesque Swat
Valley in Pakistan’s ….
| Christians Pressed as Military Battles Taliban | Published in 2009 |
May 13 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
May 13 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani Christians in Swat Valley are
caught between the Taliban and Pakistan’s military as it assaults the
stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules. Nearly 15,000 troops have
been deployed in the ….
May 13 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani Christians in Swat Valley are
caught between the Taliban and Pakistan’s military as it assaults the
stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules. Nearly 15,000 troops have
been deployed in the ….
| Lawyer Threatens to Kill Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ | Published in 2009 |
May 6 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
May 6 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani Christian charged with
abetting blasphemy against Islam was denied bail for his own safety last
week after an Islamist lawyer allegedly threatened his life in a court
hearing. Hector Aleem, 51, ….
May 6 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani Christian charged with
abetting blasphemy against Islam was denied bail for his own safety last
week after an Islamist lawyer allegedly threatened his life in a court
hearing. Hector Aleem, 51, ….
| Lawyer Threatens to Kill Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, May 5 (CDN) — A
Pakistani Christian charged with abetting blasphemy against Islam was
denied bail for his own safety last week after an Islamist lawyer
allegedly threatened his life in a court hearing. Hector Aleem, 51,
remains in Adiyala Jail in Rawalpindi, near ….
Pakistani Christian charged with abetting blasphemy against Islam was
denied bail for his own safety last week after an Islamist lawyer
allegedly threatened his life in a court hearing. Hector Aleem, 51,
remains in Adiyala Jail in Rawalpindi, near ….
| Taliban-Inspired Attacks Hit Christians | Published in 2009 |
April 27 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
April 27 (Compass Direct News) – As Taliban control hits pockets of
Pakistan and threatens the nation’s stability, Christians worry their
province could be the next to fall under Islamic law. Violence on
Tuesday night and Wednesday (April ….
April 27 (Compass Direct News) – As Taliban control hits pockets of
Pakistan and threatens the nation’s stability, Christians worry their
province could be the next to fall under Islamic law. Violence on
Tuesday night and Wednesday (April ….
| Taliban-Inspired Attacks Hit Christians | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, April 26 (CDN) — As
Taliban control hits pockets of Pakistan and threatens the nation’s
stability, Christians worry their province could be the next to fall
under Islamic law. Violence on Tuesday night and Wednesday (April
21-22) near the port city of Karachi ….
Taliban control hits pockets of Pakistan and threatens the nation’s
stability, Christians worry their province could be the next to fall
under Islamic law. Violence on Tuesday night and Wednesday (April
21-22) near the port city of Karachi ….
| Two Christians Acquitted of ‘Blasphemy’ | Published in 2009 |
April 21 (CDN) — Buta
Masih and James MasihISTANBUL, April 21 (Compass Direct News) – After
more than two years in a Pakistani jail, two elderly Christian men
convicted of “blasphemy” against the Quran were acquitted on Thursday
(April 16) when a high court in ….
Masih and James MasihISTANBUL, April 21 (Compass Direct News) – After
more than two years in a Pakistani jail, two elderly Christian men
convicted of “blasphemy” against the Quran were acquitted on Thursday
(April 16) when a high court in ….
| Two Christians Acquitted of ‘Blasphemy’ | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, April 20 (CDN) — Aftermore than two years in a Pakistani jail, two elderly Christian men
convicted of “blasphemy” against the Quran were acquitted on Thursday
(April 16) when a high court in Lahore overturned their 10-year
sentence. James Masih, 67, and Buta Masih, ….
| Two Christians Acquitted of ‘Blasphemy’ | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, April 20 (CDN) — Aftermore than two years in a Pakistani jail, two elderly Christian men
convicted of “blasphemy” against the Quran were acquitted on Thursday
(April 16) when a high court in Lahore overturned their 10-year
sentence. James Masih, 67, and Buta Masih, ….
| Suspects in Rape of Christian Girl Cleared | Published in 2009 |
April 10 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
April 10 (Compass Direct News) – Police have declared three Pakistani
men innocent of raping a 13-year-old Christian girl despite eyewitness
accounts and medical evidence indicating their guilt. At a hearing in
Nankana Sahib district court ….
April 10 (Compass Direct News) – Police have declared three Pakistani
men innocent of raping a 13-year-old Christian girl despite eyewitness
accounts and medical evidence indicating their guilt. At a hearing in
Nankana Sahib district court ….
| Suspects in Rape of Christian Girl Cleared | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, April 9 (CDN) — Police
have declared three Pakistani men innocent of raping a 13-year-old
Christian girl despite eyewitness accounts and medical evidence
indicating their guilt. At a hearing in Nankana Sahib district court on
April 3, police from the Pakistani town ….
have declared three Pakistani men innocent of raping a 13-year-old
Christian girl despite eyewitness accounts and medical evidence
indicating their guilt. At a hearing in Nankana Sahib district court on
April 3, police from the Pakistani town ….
| Christians Brace for Sharia in Swat Valley | Published in 2009 |
March 27 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
March 27 (Compass Direct News) – Just over a month since Pakistan’s
fertile Swat Valley turned into a Taliban stronghold where sharia
(Islamic law) rules, the fate of the remaining Christians in the area is
uncertain. Last month, in an ….
March 27 (Compass Direct News) – Just over a month since Pakistan’s
fertile Swat Valley turned into a Taliban stronghold where sharia
(Islamic law) rules, the fate of the remaining Christians in the area is
uncertain. Last month, in an ….
| Christians Brace for Sharia in Swat Valley | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, March 26 (CDN) — Just
over a month since Pakistan’s fertile Swat Valley turned into a Taliban
stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules, the fate of the remaining
Christians in the area is uncertain. Last month, in an effort to end a
bloody two-year battle, the ….
over a month since Pakistan’s fertile Swat Valley turned into a Taliban
stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules, the fate of the remaining
Christians in the area is uncertain. Last month, in an effort to end a
bloody two-year battle, the ….
| Pakistani Christian Faces ‘Blasphemy’ Abetting Charge, Dangers | Published in 2009 |
CHICAGO, March 13 (CDN) — APakistani investigator has ruled out a charge against a Christian for
“blaspheming Islam” but retained another for abetting blasphemy, and
advocates worry the stigma of the charges could make him a target for
local Islamists. Hector Aleem, 51, ….
| Christian Faces ‘Blasphemy’ Abetting Charge, Dangers | Published in 2009 |
March 13 (CDN) — Hector
AleemCHICAGO, March 13 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani investigator
has ruled out a charge against a Christian for “blaspheming Islam” but
retained another for abetting blasphemy, and advocates worry the stigma
of the charges could make ….
AleemCHICAGO, March 13 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani investigator
has ruled out a charge against a Christian for “blaspheming Islam” but
retained another for abetting blasphemy, and advocates worry the stigma
of the charges could make ….
| One Woman Dead in Attack on Christians | Published in 2009 |
March 9 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
March 9 (Compass Direct News) – Gun and club attacks on a Presbyterian
church and neighboring homes in the predominantly Christian area of a
village in Pakistan last week killed one woman and left 16 people
wounded.Seeking revenge for a ….
March 9 (Compass Direct News) – Gun and club attacks on a Presbyterian
church and neighboring homes in the predominantly Christian area of a
village in Pakistan last week killed one woman and left 16 people
wounded.Seeking revenge for a ….
| One Pakistani Woman Dead in Attack on Christians | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, March 9 (CDN) — Gun
and club attacks on a Presbyterian church and neighboring homes in the
predominantly Christian area of a village in Pakistan last week killed
one woman and left 16 people wounded.Seeking revenge for a robbery
complaint that a Christian filed ….
and club attacks on a Presbyterian church and neighboring homes in the
predominantly Christian area of a village in Pakistan last week killed
one woman and left 16 people wounded.Seeking revenge for a robbery
complaint that a Christian filed ….
| Charges Filed Against Kidnappers of Young Sisters | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, February 27 (CDN) — After
months of legal deadlock, lawyers in Pakistan said they have new hope
they can restore to her family a 13-year-old Christian girl who was
kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim. Saba Masih might be returned to
her family, the lawyers ….
months of legal deadlock, lawyers in Pakistan said they have new hope
they can restore to her family a 13-year-old Christian girl who was
kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim. Saba Masih might be returned to
her family, the lawyers ….
| Charges Filed against Kidnappers of Young Sisters | Published in 2009 |
February 27 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
February 26 (Compass Direct News) – After months of legal deadlock,
lawyers in Pakistan said they have new hope they can restore to her
family a 13-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped and forced to
marry a Muslim. Saba Masih might be ….
February 26 (Compass Direct News) – After months of legal deadlock,
lawyers in Pakistan said they have new hope they can restore to her
family a 13-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped and forced to
marry a Muslim. Saba Masih might be ….
| Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ for Text Message | Published in 2009 |
February 5 (CDN) — Hector
Aleem at police stationISTANBUL, February 5 (Compass Direct News) –
More than 100 protestors last week surrounded a Pakistani courthouse and
chanted death threats against a Punjabi Christian said to be framed for
sending a “blasphemous” text ….
Aleem at police stationISTANBUL, February 5 (Compass Direct News) –
More than 100 protestors last week surrounded a Pakistani courthouse and
chanted death threats against a Punjabi Christian said to be framed for
sending a “blasphemous” text ….
| Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ for Text Message | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, February 5 (CDN) — More
than 100 protestors last week surrounded a Pakistani courthouse and
chanted death threats against a Punjabi Christian said to be framed for
sending a “blasphemous” text message on his cell phone. Rawalpindi
police arrested Hector Aleem, 51, on ….
than 100 protestors last week surrounded a Pakistani courthouse and
chanted death threats against a Punjabi Christian said to be framed for
sending a “blasphemous” text message on his cell phone. Rawalpindi
police arrested Hector Aleem, 51, on ….
| Christians Acquitted in ‘Blasphemy’ Case | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, January 23 (CDN) — Five
Christians charged with “blasphemy” against Islam during April 2007
religious holidays were released on Monday (Jan. 19) after
reconciliation meetings between Christian and Islamic leaders – the
first verdict to have resulted from such efforts ….
Christians charged with “blasphemy” against Islam during April 2007
religious holidays were released on Monday (Jan. 19) after
reconciliation meetings between Christian and Islamic leaders – the
first verdict to have resulted from such efforts ….
| Christians Acquitted in ‘Blasphemy’ Case | Published in 2009 |
January 23 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
January 23 (Compass Direct News) – Five Christians charged with
“blasphemy” against Islam during April 2007 religious holidays were
released on Monday (Jan. 19) after reconciliation meetings between
Christian and Islamic leaders – the ….
January 23 (Compass Direct News) – Five Christians charged with
“blasphemy” against Islam during April 2007 religious holidays were
released on Monday (Jan. 19) after reconciliation meetings between
Christian and Islamic leaders – the ….
| Sisters Abducted, Forced to Convert to Islam | Published in 2009 |
January 19 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
January 19 (Compass Direct News) – The ordeal of two teenage Christian
sisters in Pakistan is over after Muslims allegedly abducted and raped
them and forced them to convert to Islam, but they fear a future of
societal rejection. Parvisha ….
January 19 (Compass Direct News) – The ordeal of two teenage Christian
sisters in Pakistan is over after Muslims allegedly abducted and raped
them and forced them to convert to Islam, but they fear a future of
societal rejection. Parvisha ….
| Sisters Abducted, Forced to Convert to Islam | Published in 2009 |
ISTANBUL, January 19 (CDN) — The
ordeal of two teenage Christian sisters in Pakistan is over after
Muslims allegedly abducted and raped them and forced them to convert to
Islam, but they fear a future of societal rejection. Parvisha Masih, 18,
and Sanam Masih, 14, said three ….
ordeal of two teenage Christian sisters in Pakistan is over after
Muslims allegedly abducted and raped them and forced them to convert to
Islam, but they fear a future of societal rejection. Parvisha Masih, 18,
and Sanam Masih, 14, said three ….
| Policeman Tortures, Paralyzes Christian | Published in 2008 |
December 24 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
December 23 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani Christian boy’s quarrel
with a Muslim policeman’s son has led to his father’s imprisonment,
torture, paralysis, and five-year prison sentence. The father’s health
condition has become so ….
December 23 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani Christian boy’s quarrel
with a Muslim policeman’s son has led to his father’s imprisonment,
torture, paralysis, and five-year prison sentence. The father’s health
condition has become so ….
| Dowry Demanded from Captor of Christian Girl | Published in 2008 |
December 16 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
December 16 (Compass Direct News) – After a judge yesterday placed new
financial and social pressure on the captors of a Pakistani girl who was
kidnapped and converted to Islam, attorneys have guarded optimism they
can return her to ….
December 16 (Compass Direct News) – After a judge yesterday placed new
financial and social pressure on the captors of a Pakistani girl who was
kidnapped and converted to Islam, attorneys have guarded optimism they
can return her to ….
| ‘Blasphemy’ Cases Send Christians into Hiding | Published in 2008 |
November 13 (CDN) — Istanbul,
November 13 (Compass Direct News) – A Christian doctor in Pakistan
jailed since May 5 on charges of “blasphemy” was acquitted last week,
while another Christian and his adult daughter remained incarcerated
after more than a month on ….
November 13 (Compass Direct News) – A Christian doctor in Pakistan
jailed since May 5 on charges of “blasphemy” was acquitted last week,
while another Christian and his adult daughter remained incarcerated
after more than a month on ….
| Girl’s Account Re-opens Custody Fight for Sisters | Published in 2008 |
October 24 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
Turkey, October 24 (Compass Direct News) – Lawyers for two underage
Christian sisters who were kidnapped plan to renew a custody fight for
the older girl, a 13-year-old allegedly coerced into marrying her
captor, based on new statements ….
Turkey, October 24 (Compass Direct News) – Lawyers for two underage
Christian sisters who were kidnapped plan to renew a custody fight for
the older girl, a 13-year-old allegedly coerced into marrying her
captor, based on new statements ….
| Christian at Church of Beleaguered Pastor Arrested | Published in 2008 |
October 17 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
October 17 (Compass Direct News) – In ongoing intimidation of a
Pakistani pastor working in the outskirts of Lahore, police last week
arrested and beat a young parishioner who was visiting his home to
receive prayer. Police on Oct. 9 ….
October 17 (Compass Direct News) – In ongoing intimidation of a
Pakistani pastor working in the outskirts of Lahore, police last week
arrested and beat a young parishioner who was visiting his home to
receive prayer. Police on Oct. 9 ….
| Taliban Bombs Catholic Girls’ High School | Published in 2008 |
October 14 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
October 14 (Compass Direct News) – Taliban militants bombed a
Catholic-run girls’ school in Pakistan’s war-torn Swat Valley as part of
a larger effort to subvert women’s status in society through Islamic
law, locals say. On Wednesday (Oct. ….
October 14 (Compass Direct News) – Taliban militants bombed a
Catholic-run girls’ school in Pakistan’s war-torn Swat Valley as part of
a larger effort to subvert women’s status in society through Islamic
law, locals say. On Wednesday (Oct. ….
| Pastor Suffers Police Attacks, Death Threats | Published in 2008 |
October 9 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
October 9 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani pastor and his family in
Punjab province have been living in fear for months after death threats
from a murder suspect and repeated attacks on their house by police
squads. Pastor Christopher ….
October 9 (Compass Direct News) – A Pakistani pastor and his family in
Punjab province have been living in fear for months after death threats
from a murder suspect and repeated attacks on their house by police
squads. Pastor Christopher ….
| Partial Victory Seen in Ruling on Kidnapped Girls | Published in 2008 |
September 15 (CDN) — Aneela
Masih with her motherISTANBUL, September 15 (Compass Direct News) –
Christian human rights lawyers in Pakistan saw a partial legal victory
in a judge’s ruling last week that one of two kidnapped girls be
returned to her Christian parents. The ….
Masih with her motherISTANBUL, September 15 (Compass Direct News) –
Christian human rights lawyers in Pakistan saw a partial legal victory
in a judge’s ruling last week that one of two kidnapped girls be
returned to her Christian parents. The ….
| Elderly Christian Killed in Axe Murder | Published in 2008 |
September 4 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
September 4 (Compass Direct News) – Four Pakistani Muslims killed an
elderly woman with an axe over a dispute with her husband, who has been
unable to prosecute them due to his low social status as a Christian.
Case workers said the ….
September 4 (Compass Direct News) – Four Pakistani Muslims killed an
elderly woman with an axe over a dispute with her husband, who has been
unable to prosecute them due to his low social status as a Christian.
Case workers said the ….
| Custody Case Could Go to Supreme Court | Published in 2008 |
August 20 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
August 20 (Compass Direct News) – A custody battle in Pakistan over two
Christian girls kidnapped and allegedly forced to convert to Islam
remained inconclusive after a hearing today, with rights advocates for
the family suspecting Muslim ….
August 20 (Compass Direct News) – A custody battle in Pakistan over two
Christian girls kidnapped and allegedly forced to convert to Islam
remained inconclusive after a hearing today, with rights advocates for
the family suspecting Muslim ….
| Custody of Child Hinges on Medical Report | Published in 2008 |
August 12 (CDN) — ISTANBUL,
August 12 (Compass Direct News) – Amid pressure from radical Muslim
clerics, a medical board is expected to determine the age of a Christian
Pakistani girl allegedly forced to convert to Islam. The medical report
on 13-year-old Saba Masih, ….
August 12 (Compass Direct News) – Amid pressure from radical Muslim
clerics, a medical board is expected to determine the age of a Christian
Pakistani girl allegedly forced to convert to Islam. The medical report
on 13-year-old Saba Masih, ….
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