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Pakistan: Judge changes Christian man’s life sentence to death penalty for alleged blasphemous text messages

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

A Christian in Pakistan who was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages had his prison term changed to the death penalty last week, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Rawalpindi Additional Sessions Judge Sahibzada Naqeeb sentenced Christian Zafar Bhatti to death after his new lawyer contested his conviction instead of applying for post-conviction bail.

Kidnapped Christian Teenager Returns To Parents

January 10, 2022

A Pakistani Christian teenager abducted and forced to convert to Islam and marry her kidnapper has returned to her parents, Christians confirmed.

Pakistan Sentences Pastor To Death For Blasphemy

January 5, 2022

Pakistan’s longest jailed pastor accused of blasphemy against Islam has been sentenced to death, Christians involved in the case told Worthy News.

Pakistan: Court returns Christian girl to parents after her abduction and forced marriage to Muslim man

December 31, 2021

A High Court in Pakistan has finally returned a 14-year-old Christian girl to the custody of her family after she was abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in 2020, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Sri Lankan Businessman Lynched To Death In Pakistan (Worthy News In-depth)

December 17, 2021December 16, 2021

Pakistani police say they have detained seven “prime actors” in the horrific killing of a Sri Lankan businessman lynched and burned by an angry Muslim mob over alleged “blasphemy” against Islam.

Sri Lankan Christian Businessman Lynched To Death In Pakistan (Worthy News In-depth)

December 7, 2021

Pakistan: Two Christian sanitation workers die after rescuing fellow Christian from a sewer

December 7, 2021

Two Christian sanitation workers in Sargodha, Pakistan died on October 3 after being ordered to enter a sewer without personal protective clothing to rescue another Christian worker, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. A Muslim emergency service team refused to assist in the incident because they believed touching a Christian makes them unclean.

Pakistan Frees Christian After 10 Years On Death Row For Blasphemy

November 23, 2021

A Christian who faced the death penalty in Pakistan for “blasphemy against Islam” was acquitted and quietly released after nearly 10 years in prison, Christian sources say.

Pakistan Court Releases Two Christian Nurses

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

A court in Pakistan has released on bail two Christian nurses charged with “defiling the Koran,” deemed a holy book by Muslims, Christians confirmed.

Pakistan Muslims Shoot Christians; Nine Injured

November 11, 2021

Christians in Pakistan’s Punjab province are recovering from injuries after Muslims opened fire, wounding at least nine people in a land dispute, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

Setback In Appeal For Jailed Pakistan Pastor

November 8, 2021November 7, 2021

A Pakistani pastor languishing in prison for more than nine years on “blasphemy” charges faced more uncertainty Thursday after a judge delayed his appeal, Worthy News learned.

UN Asks Pakistan To Release Jailed Christian

October 27, 2021

United Nations human rights experts have urged Pakistan to release a mentally ill Christian man who was detained two years ago for “insulting” Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Pakistan Detains Six Over Killing Of Christians

October 27, 2021

Pakistan’s police detained six suspects after armed Muslims opened fire on Christians killing two brothers and injuring others in a water dispute in Punjab province, Christians said Wednesday.

Christians Fear Taliban Killings In Pakistan

October 25, 2021

Christians in Pakistan’s border area near Afghanistan fear more attacks from the Islamist Pakistan Taliban group, aid workers told Worthy News.

Christian Sanitation Workers Die In Pakistan Prompting Protests

October 22, 2021

Two Christian sanitation workers have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province while saving a Christian colleague tasked with clearing a poisonous sewer, rights activists said Thursday.

Pakistan: Christian brothers shot dead by Muslim extremists

October 12, 2021

A group of Muslims shot dead two Christians in Pakistan last week, following a dispute over land, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Muslims Shooting At Pakistani Christians; 6 Injured

September 30, 2021

Six Christians in Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore are recovering from injuries after Muslims opened fire at Christian residents.

Pakistan Sentences School Principal To Death For Blasphemy

September 29, 2021

Concerns remained Thursday about the plight of a Pakistani woman after she was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy against Islam despite concerns about her mental situation.

Pakistan court places 14-year-old Christian girl into custody of abductor

September 28, 2021

Pakistan’s Lahore High Court (LHC) has sent a 14-year-old Christian girl back into the custody of a Muslim man who abducted her and who claims she willingly converted to Islam and married him, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Pakistan persecution: Evangelist jailed for preaching the Gospel on WhatsApp

September 21, 2021

An evangelist in Pakistan has been jailed, and her family forced into hiding, after members of the Islam-based religious group Ahmadiyya joined with Muslim extremists to bring blasphemy charges against her for sharing the Gospel in an interfaith WhatsApp group, Morning Star News reports.