Brutal killing of Christian teen factory worker sparks widespread outrage in Pakistan

(Photo: CLASS) In a tragic and horrifying incident that has sent shockwaves through Pakistan’s Christian community, an 18-year-old Christian boy named Waqas Masih was brutally beaten to death by the Muslim owners and workers of a plastic bottle factory where he was employed in Lahore. Waqas’s family says he was falsely accused of theft, which … Read more

Brutal assault on Christian sanitation worker exposes Pakistan's marginalisation

Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: Unsplash/Adeel Shabir) In a horrifying incident in Lahore, Pakistan, a Christian sanitation worker fell victim to a brutal assault by infuriated Muslims, leaving him battered and chained under the scorching sun for hours on Saturday, May 25. The victim, Yasir Masih, 35, was discovered by his father-in-law, Hussain Masih, shackled to a … Read more

Hamas Seeks 4-Day Ceasefire Extension as Hostages Tell of Brutal Treatment in Captivity

JERUSALEM. Israel – The exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel continues as a four-day ceasefire in Gaza now stretches into six days. Hamas freed 12 more hostages, while Israel let 30 more Palestinian prisoners go free on the fifth day of the ceasefire. It is due to end on Wednesday, its sixth day, … Read more

The brutal killing of a Christian medical student and enigma of motive in Pakistan

Farhan, the Pakistani Christian boy shot and killed. A Christian medical student was shot and brutally killed in Talwandi Inayat Khan village, Pasrur tehsil of Sialkot District, Punjab Province, Pakistan early this month. Farhan Ul Qamar, 20, who was pursuing a career as a laboratory technician, was killed in his under-construction house around 3 a.m. … Read more