On September 21, 2012, Sarhadi Lutheran Church in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, became the target of a violent and destructive mob attack. The attack was part of a broader wave of protests against a sacrilegious film that had provoked outrage among Muslims worldwide. The mob, estimated to consist of nearly 8,000 people, unleashed its Read more about Burning of Sarhadi Lutheran Church, District Mardan, 2012[…]
On August 17, 2012, an 11-year-old Christian girl named Rimsha Masih, who was reported to have Down’s Syndrome, was arrested and jailed under accusations of desecrating pages of the Holy Quran. This incident sparked widespread outrage and drew attention to the harsh application of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law, especially against vulnerable individuals like Rimsha. The case Read more about Rimsha Masih Case, Islamabad – 2012[…]
On March 9, 2013, a horrifying incident took place in Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, District Lahore, that left 235 Christian families devastated. The trouble began when a young Christian boy living in the colony was accused of committing blasphemy while in the company of his Muslim friends. In Pakistan, the Blasphemy Law strictly prohibits any Read more about Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, District Lahore -2013[…]
On November 4, 2014, a horrifying incident unfolded in Chak No: 59, Tehsil Kot Radha Kishan, District Kasur, near Lahore, Pakistan. A young Christian couple, Shahzad and Shama, became victims of a brutal act of violence fueled by religious extremism. The couple, who had four young children—three sons and a daughter, all under the age Read more about Tragic Incident at Kot Radha Kishan, District Kasur, 2014[…]
The Hazara community, a distinct ethnic group identifiable by their Mongoloid features, has been subjected to relentless sectarian violence for generations, particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Pakistan, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is widely believed to be behind many of the attacks targeting the Hazara people. The Hazaras, who predominantly practice Shia Read more about Hazara Genocide, 2013[…]
The Gojra Incident stands as one of the most harrowing acts of violence against the Christian community in Pakistan. On July 29, 2009, seven people were brutally burned alive, and 18 others were injured in the town of Gojra, District Faisalabad, over an alleged desecration of the Holy Quran. More than 50 houses were set Read more about Gojra Incident, District Faisalabad -2009[…]
On June 30, 2009, a tragic and deeply disturbing incident occurred in Bahmniwala, a village in District Kasur, where around 110 Christian families—comprising nearly 700 people—were forced to flee their homes at night. This mass exodus happened after an angry mob attacked and threatened to burn their houses over an alleged blasphemy case. The tensions Read more about Kasur Incident, District Kasur -2009[…]