Faith, Freedom, and the Cost of Inaction
By: Dr. Emanuel Adil Ghouri The forced marriage and religious conversion of underage minority girls continues to be a serious human rights concern in Pakistan. Despite repeated public outcry and…
Anwar Kenneth Acquitted After 23 Years on Death Row Under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
News Desk Lahore, Pakistan — October 9, 2025: After spending 23 years on death row, 74-year-old Pakistani Christian and former civil servant Anwar Kenneth has been acquitted by the Supreme…
Pakistani Dutch Christian Delegation Meets European Commission Officials in Brussels
News Desk Brussels, Sept. 9, 2025 – A delegation representing the Pakistani Christian community in the Netherlands met with senior European Commission officials on Tuesday to raise concerns over the…
Seminar Urges Government to Uphold Equal Citizenship and Religious Freedom in Pakistan
News Desk FAISALABAD — Speakers at a seminar on the implementation of Article 25 of the Constitution have called on authorities and political decision-makers to uphold constitutional guarantees of religious…
Catholic Man Arrested for Blasphemy Following Dispute with Shopkeeper in Lahore
News Desk LAHORE, Pakistan – July 19, 2025: A 60-year-old Catholic man from Nishat Colony was arrested and charged under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws on Saturday after a verbal altercation with…
Christian Youth Trapped in Blasphemy Case Through Alleged Honey Trap, Family Appeals for Justice
News Desk ISLAMABAD: A young Christian man, Ishtiaq Saleem, was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cybercrime Wing in Islamabad after allegedly being lured through a phone call in…
Human Rights Body Cites “Unjustified Actions” Hampering Its Mandate
News Desk Lahore, July 2, 2025: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concern over what it describes as increasing restrictions on human rights work in the…
Human Rights Under Siege in 2024, HRCP Warns in Stark Report
News Desk Islamabad, April 30, 2025: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released its annual report, State of Human Rights in 2024, in Islamabad on Tuesday, highlighting what it…
PCANI: ‘Every Day of Inaction Invites Another Tragedy’
News Desk April 6, 2025 Lahore (PR): The Pakistani Christian Advocacy Network International (PCANI) has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as a troubling rise in religiously motivated…
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Stronger Global Action on Religious Freedom
News Desk Geneva, March 11, 2025 A side event at the 58th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has brought renewed attention to the persecution of religious…