Tag: Christian

Christian community begins preparations for Easter

ISLAMABAD: The preparations of the forthcoming festival of Easter are gaining momentum in twin cities as the Christian community living across the country is...

Parents get custody of teenage Christian girl forcibly converted to Islam

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday handed the custody of a teenage Christian girl, who was allegedly kidnapped, raped, forcibly converted and...

Canada discusses asylum for Aasia Bibi with Pakistani govt

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan respects the legal rights of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who was recently acquitted by...

Govt refuses to put Aasia’s name on no-fly list until SC...

--Interior Minister Afridi says govt will follow orders of the Supreme Court in the high-profile blasphemy case --Says govt providing security to Aasia Bibi and...

SC acquits Aasia Bibi, orders immediate release

--Court notes it's not for individuals or mobs to decide if any act falls under Section-295-C  --Justice Khosa says mixing truth with falsehood in name...

Ex-PM Pervaiz Ashraf denies brother’s hand in attack on Christian family

Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has denied that his brother is involved in an attack on the house of a poor Christian family...

Christian girl who was set alight for turning down Muslim man’s...

LAHORE: A Christian girl who was set ablaze by a Muslim man in Sialkot for “refusing to renounce her faith and marry him” passed away...

CJP to hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday announced that he would hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her death sentence and...

Christian girl set alight for turning down Muslim man’s marriage proposal

--Sialkot’s Rizwan Gujjar torched Asma using petrol after she refused to renounce her faith and marry him   LAHORE: A Christian girl was set ablaze by a...

A Christian, Hindu senator from PPP

KARACHI: While proving that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has its roots within all the communities of Pakistan, the party has gotten elected a...

FIA officials forced me to have sex with main blasphemy accused,...

LAHORE: A suspect in a blasphemy case, who jumped from the fourth floor of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Punjab headquarters building during investigation...

Blasphemy suspect in critical condition after ‘falling off’ fourth floor of...

FIA cybercrime unit feigned ignorance about incident, later claimed that suspect was attempting to escape during investigation LAHORE: A suspect in the Shahdara blasphemy case is...

Gunmnen murder Christian in Sinai Peninsula

EL-ARISH: Egyptian security officials say gunmen have shot dead a Christian man in the turbulent north of the Sinai Peninsula, the latest attack on...

Pakistan Red Crescent distributes gifts among Christian community

LAHORE: The Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) held a ceremony to celebrate Christmas at the Cathedral Church Lahore on Tuesday. PRC Chairman Dr Saeed Elahi was the chief...

Christians mark Christmas with due religious fervour

KARACHI: The Christian community in the metropolis on Monday celebrated Christmas with due religious fervour and enthusiasm. Special services were held in the main churches in...

Indian police arrest Christian priest on accusations by Hindu group

NEW DELHI: Indian police arrested a Christian priest and were questioning members of a seminary after a hardline Hindu group accused them of trying to...

Pakistani blasphemy convict Asia Bibi nominated for Sakharov prize

The prize — awarded every year by the European Parliament — was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.