Shafique Khokhar

The Franciscan religious was one of the best-known figures in national civil society. Together with her sisters she founded the "House of Peace", intended for mentally and physically disabled people, which has always pushed to engage in sports and the arts. Catholics remember her as "a source of pride for all of us".

The two churches – the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and the Anglican Cathedral Church of Resurrection – are in Lahore. According to Fr Faisal, such government initiatives truly build peace and project a positive image of Pakistan in the world.

The destruction was taped. According to Abdus Samad Khan, head of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s archaeological department, the vandalised Buddha statue was 1,700 years old. Its broken pieces were recovered to be assessed for their archaeological value.

A Christian man was mortally wounded for bathing in a tube-well pool used by Muslims. Although the country’s constitution protects religious freedom, minorities continue to be discriminated in terms of equality, education, and political representation. Theocracy has deep roots in the laws of the land.

Minorities are increasingly discriminated. A Christian dies after he was shot for buying a house in a Muslim neighbourhood. The Archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi calls on the authorities to protect all citizens, without distinction of belief. Attempts to block the construction of a Hindu temple are unconstitutional.

The project is funded by the government. Aournd three million Hindus live in the country; 3,000 in the capital. For some conservative Muslims, members of minority are third-class citizens and do not have the right to build new places of prayer. A High court justice has no objection to construction. For Hindu activist, new mosques built in non-Muslim countries are examples of harmony between the different faiths.

The food point he created provides 300 free meals once or twice a day to Christians and Muslims, without discrimination. Feeding the needy and unemployed during the lockdown is an important service. For Irfan Sandhu, a member of the Lahore High Court, such incidents demean minorities and their contribution to the country.

The epidemic is worsening and, like Iranians and other prisoners released from Pakistani prisons, Christians should also be released immediately. The U.S. State Department asks Pakistani government to release the prisoners.

Pakistan has 157,824 cases. Surveyauto.com has developed a system to identify outbreaks, which is helping to lock down only affected areas rather than the whole country.

He was born in 1947 and has served the Christian community with his tireless efforts for over three decades. All religious, political and social leadership is in shock and mourns this sudden loss.

Social confinement has been replaced by weaker preventive measures. The World Health Organisation calls for a return to tougher measures. Last Tuesday, more than 5,000 cases were reported in a single day; in late May, they were around 1,700. Punjab police use stun batons against people who fail to respect restrictive measures. For one activist, the government’s approach is confusing.

Police arrested the sons of the man responsible the attack who is still at large. Nadeem Joseph bought the house last month. He and his mother-in-law are in hospital but are out of danger. The attack was motivated by intolerance but the attackers are also cocaine traffickers.