Shafique Khokhar

The Muslim Rana Ahmad Raza wanted to build a road through a 100 year old cemetery. A group of believers discovered the bulldozers and organised a protest. The police restored order and allowed the burial of a body.

Leaders from different religious background joined Caritas in its “One Million More Tree Plantation Campaign” to boost creation through reforestation. The earth’s is the “common home” of every believer. Some spoke out against the abuses perpetrated under the country’s blasphemy legislation.

Pervez Masih, 25, was attacked after a row in his video game store. The victim’s uncle tried to intervene to save him. For the United Christian Council, “In Pakistan the police are powerless and insecure.”

A crowd of fanatics tied Muhammad Mushtaq to a tree and killed him. According to the custodian of the local mosque, he had burned pages of the Koran. The police were unable to intervene. Local residents said that Ahmed was mentally unstable.

According to a student, Notan Lal insulted the Prophet Muhammad in 2019. For Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Pakistan’s blasphemy “laws are poorly defined and require low standards for evidence”.

The Muslim extremists who attacked the graves over inscribed Qurʼānic verses also threatened to destroy Ahmadi homes. This followed blasphemy complaints against the Ahmadiyya. According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, such incidents are becoming “almost routine”.

Rifat Rani had asked her neighbour for help because she could not make ends meet. The neighbour tried to take advantage of this by harassing the whole family to get more money. The first hearing was held in recent days thanks to the intervention of Human Rights Focus Pakistan.

The pastor was dead yesterday as he returned home after Sunday liturgy in the province closest to the border with Afghanistan. Minorities say after the ceasefire with the Taliban, the government does nothing to protect them. Archbishop Travas of Karachi: "Immediate and serious measures must be taken against those who undermine peace and harmony".

Four vandals tied up the guardian and desecrated the building. The police assure full cooperation. Fr Khalid Rasheed Asi: "The perpetrators wanted to generate panic, but we must remain calm and continue to pray".

The distribution was made possible thanks to the support of the Saving Lives Welfare Organization. Now 11 people with different handicaps will at least be able to leave their homes. For the father of one of the lucky beneficiaries, only Caritas takes care of them.

The dead include a nine-year-old girl. Some of the wounded are in critical condition. The explosion hit the Anarkali Bazaar, one of the most crowded places in the metropolis. The government suspends the ceasefire with the TTP, maximum alert in at least five cities for new attacks.

This is the second case in a week in which capital punishment is imposed for violations of controversial blasphemy rules. The young woman was also sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 200,000 rupees. She apparently used certain apps to share pictures of Muslim religious figures on social media. A friend of hers turned her in. According to some rumours, he took his revenge against her after being spurned.