Tag: Christian
Christian sentenced to death over ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp text
Nadeem James was charged in July last year after his Muslim friend Yasir Bashir complained to the police that he received a poem on the messaging app that was derogatory toward the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other holy figures.
Father claims son killed in Vehari school over Christian faith, police...
At the hospital, classmates of Sharoon told family members that student Ahmed Raza started a fight with Sharoon because the Christian had drunk water from a glass used by all students – an act Muslims may hold in disdain as they regard Christians as “unclean”.
Christian child forced into Muslim foster care in London: report
While it is common for non-white children to be in foster care of a white family, a white-child in care of non-white family is far less common.
Christian students given shields, cash prizes
Starfish Pakistan in a ceremony today (Saturday) recognised all brilliant Christian students who recently passed the matriculation examination.
Shehram Tabassum with 1080 and Neha Samuel...
IS claims killing of Christian in Bangladesh as ‘lesson to others’
Islamic State claimed responsibility for stabbing a Christian to death in Bangladesh as a “lesson to others”, an online group that monitors extremist activity...
China jails Christian pastor for 14 years
A Chinese court has sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement and other charges, a court official confirmed Monday, after...
Pope Francis says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is "not Christian" because of his views on immigration, Pope Francis said on his way back to Rome...
Case registered against Christian govt minister for fraudulent sale of church
Shafiq Maseeh, in connivance with Kamran Michael, allegedly took Rs 60 million from a property adviser, Waqar Ahmed Khan, police records show
LHC orders FIR against Federal Minister Kamran Michael for Rs 60...
The federal minister for ports and shipping had allegedly embezzled the money on the pretext of selling the Holy Trinity Church in Murree.
Islamic State claims murder of Christian convert in Bangladesh
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for murdering a Christian convert in Bangladesh, says an online group that monitors extremist activity, the latest killing declared...
President, PM extend greetings to Christian brethren on Christmas
President Mamnoon Hussain has extended his greeting to Christian brethren all over the world, and in particular to those living in Pakistan on the...
Christian faith healer arrested for blasphemy in Sargodha
Police have arrested a Christian faith healer under the controversial blasphemy laws for having Islamic script on a sword he used to treat his...
Akash Bashir — a forgotten hero
Akash’s sacrifice is very similar to that of Aitzaz Hasan, another youngster who died tackling a suicide bomber in Hangu. In the face of grave danger neither of the two cared for what happened to them, they only saw the people they had to protect. Both the boys demonstrated remarkable courage, but one is decorated because his faith doesn’t upset the masses, and the other is forgotten because of the actions of a few
When sadness manifests as anger…
Enraged over the government’s failure to ensure protection of non-Muslim Pakistanis, members of the Christian community Monday took to the streets in Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala to register their protest over a Taliban attack on two churches in Lahore which left at least 17 people dead and more than 70 injured.
IS in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week
Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a monitor...
Death row convict Aasia Bibi makes final appeal to SC
She has been on death row since November 2010 after being convicted of committing blasphemy during an argument with a Muslim woman over a bowl of water.
Muslims, Jews, Christians to pray together at the Vatican
Pope Francis hopes an unprecedented meeting of the Israeli and Palestinian presidents at the Vatican on Sunday can help end “eternal negotiations” and lead...