During Sunday service, a group of Muslims opened fire and attacked Christian homes. For the secretary general of the Pakistan Minority Rights Commission, great efforts are being made to protect minorities, yet violence is increasing.
In a village, when a Christian pupil went back to school after having a fever, she was met with discrimination and violence. For human rights activist Manzoor Anthony, “We minorities live in insecurity; we must be given full rights”.
The number of people crossing the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has doubled in recent days. The UN foresees the arrival of another half a million refugees. Two Pakistani soldiers killed at the border. Despite reassurances from Islamabad, security in the province of Balochistan remains unstable.
On Independence Day, Aisha Akram was attacked and bullied for hours while shooting a video near the national monument. The images, which have gone viral on social media, have caused shame. For activist Mariyam Kashif, this is the “level of humanity and respect for women in our society.”
Attack carried out by an extremist of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik, the Islamist party banned by the Pakistani government in April this year. Ranjit Singh was one of the protagonists of the Great Game in Asia: he repelled the Afghan invasions from Punjab and established friendly relations with the British. The Minority Rights Group: 'We must accept the facts of history and preserve them'.
Rwadari Tehreek held a rally on National Minorities Day to demand an end to discrimination against Christians and Hindus. The group sent recommendations to the government. Religious minorities are not represented due to the shortcomings of Pakistan’s democratic system.
A transgender person and two brothers have been accused of burning pages of the Qurʼān. The three were beaten by local residents with police only intervening later. The blasphemy law continues to be used to settle personal matters.
Dozens of people stormed the Siddhi Vinayak temple wielding clubs, sticks and stones. The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission condemned the incident, urging the government to protect minorities in Punjab.
The case came to light only thanks to a human rights activist. The girl’s father had gone to pick her up at school, but did not find her. Shortly afterwards, the kidnappers sent the family a video and documents claiming that the 14-year-old had converted to Islam of her own free will.
Law enforcement freed Reena Meghwar after a video went viral on social media showing her asking to be sent back to her parents. She told a court that she had never converted to Islam, adding that the papers used to register her marriage were false. For the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Karachi, this is an important precedent for many similar cases.
The new rules came into force today after Eid al-Adha celebrations, which according to experts will lead to a new increase in cases. The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children who have undergone transplants. The country now has reported more than a million cases.
The Good Samaritan Resource Center International is an association that helps people facing difficult times due to COVID-19. Binyamin, who had lost his shoe sale business, is one of them.
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