Jibran Kahn

Her husband , a Muslim , has always fought for religious freedom and said: " My wife and my children should feel free to profess their faith." After his death, the relatives put pressure on the woman and her daughters, married with young Christians. Pro human rights groups rush to defense of the family.

A remote-control bomb blew up at the end of a football match. Children ranging in age between 6 and 15 were among the dead. A provincial minister was the probable target. For Bishop Rufin Anthony, Pakistan is paying a "heavy price for the war on terror." He appeals to the new government to deal with the violence and the economic crisis.

Today’s vote chooses the successor to Asif Ali Zardari, who completes his 5 year term on September 9. Ruling party (the Islamic PML-N) candidate Himari Hussain favoured to win, the PPP participates in Assembly’s working session but desertes the vote, to protest against the Supreme Court's decision to anticipate ballot. No irregularities for Government.

Ghulam Muhammad, an influential and feared Muslim businessman in Sanghar District, has threatened to abduct Nazia Masih and disfigured her with acid because she has refused to marry him. The man is known to police because of several complaints against him of kidnappings and rapes. Yet he lives with impunity. Now Nazia's whole family is in danger. "We are Christians and poor," she said. "In Pakistan, our honour and property are not safe." For a Catholic priest in Karachi, "This is shameful". The authorities "need to do something to protect them."

Shafqat and Shagufta Masih live in Gojra, a town in Punjab where eight Christians were burnt alive in 2009. Instead of investigating the affair, police forced the two to accept the charges. A local priest warns that "false allegations like this lead to years in prison for the innocent. Concrete steps must be taken once and for all to stop the misuse of the blasphemy law."