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The emancipation of Asia Bibi is a garden fresh fragrance for all those who struggled for her release during the period of her solitary confinement. Among those, her immediate family members, the Christian community of Pakistan and abroad, the wider international community, human rights organizations, the Holy See, and human rights champions of Pakistan including … → Read More
Asma Yaqoob, 25-year-old, Pakistani Christian girl succumbed to burn injuries on April 22, Sunday. Asma was receiving treatment in Lahore’s Mayo Hospital since few days. She was attacked by a Muslim man who allegedly forced her to convert Islam. The poor parents of Asma kept fighting on two fronts: saving their daughter and seeking justice … → Read More
The sad incident of Sajid Masih has jostled the Christian community and the heat of this incident was felt by the Christian clergy who remained in the torpid state for the last seven decades. In democracies, protesting on the roads against the aggression of governments or other non-government groups is considered to be a civic … → Read More
In Lahore’s Shahdara, an 18 years old Christian young man, a sweeper by profession was accused of sharing a blasphemous image on a Facebook page created by Muslims. As usual, an outraged Muslim mob protested violently blocking all main entrances to Lahore. The hot-headed mob led by the Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah demanded the beheading … → Read More
Asma Jahangir is the paragon of excellence, a sublime and steadfast character. She was an eminent lawyer and leading human rights defender and voice of downtrodden, marginalised communities. She will always occupy a prominent place in the pages of history. She was not only an individual but an institution that inspired millions living in and … → Read More
Krishna Kumari, a Kolhi Hindu woman from a humble background was recently nominated for a reserved minority seat by the Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party; a political force with a glorious heritage of protecting marginalised communities of the country. The decision is being lauded by all stakeholders who dream to see Pakistan as an egalitarian … → Read More
Jan Figel, the special envoy of EU for the promotion of religious freedom around the world, in his recent visit to Pakistan candidly communicated to the Pakistani government that the future continuity of GPS plus status of Pakistan will be directly linked to the positive outcome of Asia Bibi’s blasphemy case. In 2013, the EU … → Read More
The faith fueled blasphemy canon took another innocent life when Sarir Ahmed, Principal of Islamia College, Charsadda was mercilessly killed by his own student in the name of blasphemy. The killer was inspired by the theology of aggression generated by Tehreek-e-Labbaik leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. A little known detail divulged that the murderer attended the … → Read More
The rape and murder of little seven-year-old Zainab has shaken Pakistan’s entire social fabric to its core. Typically, our media is full of controversies and dirty politics — yet this particular case saw the fourth estate united in the gravity of what had transpired. A mixture of anger at those responsible for this most atrocious … → Read More
Asia Bibi, an internationally known Christian victim of blasphemy confined in prison is facing another lonesome Christmas missing her family, children and the community. In 2016, the entire Christian world including the Pakistani Christian minority was expecting her release but exactly on the day of the hearing, Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman recused himself from the Court … → Read More
From top to bottom, the entire society is in a mess of carving ‘narratives’, religious narrative, social narrative, and political narrative. But the gripping socio-religious manifestation has superseded all other philosophies of social way of life ignoring the thematic elements of democracy envisioned by the founder of Pakistan. Since 1947, the dominant religious card was … → Read More
During the past few weeks, Thailand Immigration arrested around three dozen Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers, even though all were holding UNHCR registration certificates. Thailand is a country known for its religious tolerance which has made her an easy destination for people fleeing their homelands to avoid persecution and oppression. Majority of Asylum Seekers in Thailand … → Read More
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom in its annual report 2017 designated Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). There are three categories included to designate different countries of the world by the US. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Along with other 16 countries of the world including China and Russia, Pakistan has … → Read More
For the last few months, time and again, people are asking questions about the performance of minorities’ parliamentarians. Minorities fully recognise that these selected individuals are not their representatives, but they also believe they are being selected to represent them. All these parliamentarians are as powerful as their masters therefore, people are reluctant to question … → Read More
The bewildered state of minorities reflects their muddled thinking on different issues of the social and political importance. Generation after generation, they face identical challenges of discrimination and persecution that started after the independence in 1947. The leaders representing minorities during the time of independence movement, soon after the partition, rationally acknowledged that… → Read More
The elevation of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister was a structural victory of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its followers for they believed it was their government, and ripe time to cultivate Hindutva, an ideology that leaves no space for the followers of other religions. The movement ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (home coming), started taking roots after … → Read More
During our school days, an interesting chapter called ‘Spreading of Islam in the sub-continent’ was included in Pakistan studies. While reading the topic, I understood that how inspiring Islamic saints were who, with their teachings, attracted millions of people to Islam. Similarly, in our Sunday school lessons, we were taught about God’s love, humility, and forbearance, which for a while… → Read More
A clip of a talk show aired on a private television channel has been going viral on social media, particularly Christian users, living both inside and outside Pakistan. Despite having telecasted a few months earlier, the recording has garnered considerable attention largely because of the depressing comments by one of its participants. Talking about the situation of minorities in Pakistan, the… → Read More
The recent wave of extremism jolted Pakistan’s social, political and muscular stanchions, compelling the decision-making institutions to re-visit their anti-terrorism resolve. The Prime Minister and the army chief, both have agreed to launch a country-wide grinding operation to obviate extremists, their handlers, facilitators, and sympathisers. Hence without any discerning mechanism, the resolve… → Read More
A massacre of a Christian community near Warsak Dam, Peshawar was prevented by alert security forces, in what is being called a first for a Christian community → Read More