Pakistani Christian teen released on bail in blasphemy case amid allegations of forced conversion

(Photo: Unsplash/Solen Feyissa) A Christian teenager arrested last week under Pakistan’s blasphemy law was released on bail yesterday, 14 March 2024, informed sources. The Attock police arrested 18-year-old Ashbeel Ghauri from his home, after his former classmate filed a complaint against him alleging that he disrespected Islam in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. “We praise God and … Read more

Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy for rejecting Islam, refusing to deny Jesus as Lord

(Photo: Unsplash/Hamid Roshaan) A former classmate of an 18-year-old Christian in Pakistan accused him of blasphemy after failing to convert him to Islam, impeding the accused’s college studies and his family’s hopes for a better future, sources said. Police arrested Ashbeel Ghauri from his home in Attock city, Punjab Province on March 6 after his … Read more

Christian man freed in rare blasphemy acquittal in Pakistan after accuser admits to false allegations over property dispute

(Photo: Pixabay) Younis Bhatti, a 72-year-old Christian resident of Faisalabad, Pakistan, who was arrested under Pakistan’s strict blasphemy law on February 10, has been released two days after arrest in a rare turn of events. This development comes after his accuser, Sosan Fatima, admitted to fabricating allegations against him in retaliation for a property dispute. … Read more

Landmark decision: Christian couple granted bail in blasphemy case

(Photo: Courtesy of Advocate Riaz Anjum) A Christian couple, who had been detained for over a month in Pakistan, were released on bail on 21 October 2023. Their three young children were left without a reliable caretaker as a result of their parents’ imprisonment. The couple was arrested on September 8 under the country’s blasphemy … Read more

Christian couple jailed under blasphemy law in Lahore: children left without care 

Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: Unsplash/Adeel Shabir) A Christian couple in Lahore, Pakistan has been detained on baseless allegations of desecrating the Quran on September 9, while their three young children, aged 13, 9 and 7, are now under the care of another Christian family.  Muslims in the Dogaij Chowki area of Harbanspura, accused the couple,  Shaukat … Read more

Churches burned in Jaranwala amidst allegations of blasphemy 

(Photo: Christian Today) Two days after Pakistan celebrated its 77th Independence Day, twenty-four churches are reported to have been burnt down in Jaranwala in the industrial district of Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of the country on August 16, said a source to Christian Today. Tensions flared up when two Christian brothers – Raja Amir … Read more

Pakistan blasphemy case: Muslim mob demands rearrest of Christian

Muslim mob protest in Lahore. A sizable Muslim mob screaming slogans demonstrated on the streets of Lahore on Sunday calling for a Christian youth’s re-arrest, according to credible sources who spoke to Christian Today. The banners in Urdu say, “We oppose the 295C investigation,” and the crowd of people can be heard chanting, “Gusthake Rasool … Read more