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Persecution of Christians in Pakistan

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454:, leaving two elderly women injured and many homes and much property destroyed. Some of the mobs were stopped by police, but not all. On June 5, 2006, a Pakistani Christian stonemason named Nasir Ashraf was working near Lahore when he drank water from a public facility using a glass chained to the facility. He was immediately assaulted by Muslims for "polluting the glass". A mob gathered and beat Ashraf, calling him a "Christian dog". Bystanders encouraged the beating, saying it was a "good" deed that would help the attackers get into heaven. Ashraf was hospitalized. In August 2006, a church and Christian homes were attacked in a village outside of Lahore in a land dispute. Three Christians were seriously injured and one reported missing after about 35 Muslims burned buildings, desecrated Bibles and attacked Christians. Based, in part, on such incidents, Pakistan was recommended by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in May 2006 to be designated as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) by the 508:
that group did a hateful speech against Christian and said that they have no right to build church or prayer center in any areas of Mardan, anarchist group had sticks and batons in their hands after that speech they attacked on us; the work of the prayer center was forcibly stopped, and the goods were lying there taken away by Anarchist group. They humiliated a lot and tried to kill them. Then the police also came to the incident, and they rescue the victims from anarchist group of people, but the other side police also supported this anarchist group, and they accept the deal to stop prayer center construction work and support their mandate. June 11, 2022, on same day in evening Pastor Shamoon Francis Gill and his wife (Saima Amanat) went to the police station to file a report forcibly. They were still threatened by the anarchist group.
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1,000 Christian, Hindu, and Sikh girls are abducted each year. A large portion of them are then forced to convert to Islam. It is taking a long time for the Pakistani government to understand this problem, which is causing huge damage to the country's reputation also Pakistan has failed to ensure the safety and dignity of women from religious minorities, a situation experts have described as a national and international tragedy.
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They entered the third-floor offices of the Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) and shot their victims in the head. All of the victims were Pakistani Christians. Karachi police chief Tariq Jamil said the victims had their hands tied and their mouths had been covered with tape. On 25 December 2002, several days after an Islamic cleric called for Muslims to kill Christians, two
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parish priest in Sangla Hill, said the police have not committed to trial any of those arrested for committing the assaults, and the Pakistani government did not inform the Christian community that a judicial inquiry was underway by a local judge. He said that Muslim clerics still "make hateful speeches about Christians" and "continue insulting Christians and our faith".
612: 150:. The Christian community in Pakistan encounters significant challenges, discrimination, and persecution solely based on their religious identity. The law enforcement and justice system, as well as the presence of "blasphemy" laws and bonded labor, are often exploited to target, trap, and imprison religious minorities, with a particular focus on Christians. 507:
On Saturday, 11 June 2022, Pst. Shamoon Francis Gill and Ex. District Member Amanat Masih, Elder Aneel Amanat and accompanied by some of church of God members, to Sardara Abad Korakh Chowk Mardan where the prayer center construction was in progress. 800 to 900 group of Anarchist people. The leader of
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At least 20 people, including police officials, were wounded as 500 Muslim demonstrators attacked the Christian community in Gujranwala city on 29 April 2011, Minorities Concern of Pakistan has learnt. During a press conference in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, on 30 May 2011, Maulana Abdul
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Christian Hospital in northern Punjab, 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Islamabad, killing four, including two nurses and a paramedic, and wounding 25 men and women. On September 25, 2002, unidentified Muslim gunmen shot dead six people at a Christian charity in Karachi's central business district.
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put on hold the demolitions and ordered from the CDA a written justification to it. The CDA's replied that "Most of these katchi abadies are under the occupation of the Christian community." "It seems this pace of occupation of land by Christian community may increase. Removal of katchi abadies is
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In October 2020, the Pakistani High Court upheld the validity of a forced marriage between 44-year-old Ali Azhar and 13-year-old Christian Arzoo Raja. Raja was abducted by Azhar, forcibly wed to Azhar and then forcibly converted to Islam by Azhar. Human rights organizations estimate that upwards of
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churches. The attack was over allegations of violation of blasphemy laws by a Pakistani Christian named Yousaf Masih. The attacks were condemned by some political parties in Pakistan. However, Pakistani Christians have expressed disappointment that they have not received justice. Samson Dilawar, a
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blog in 2011 that violated the country's blasphemy laws. The blog, allegedly created by a Muslim man close to the brothers who argued with them over their sister, publicly displayed their contact information, and was used in their conviction, despite acknowledging that anyone could've created the
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On 14 February 2014 Muslims stormed the Church building and attacked school property in Multan. They were led by Anwar Khushi, a Muslim gangster who struck a deal with the local people's spokesperson. They seized the Church property and displaced the people and deprived them of their building.
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Christian communities in Pakistan are frequently marginalized, experiencing high levels of poverty and engagement in low-skilled occupations. Incidents targeting their residential neighborhoods and places of worship primarily stem from the contentious blasphemy laws prevalent in the country.
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is a result of a number of factors, including religious extremism, sectarian violence, and the country's blasphemy laws. Religious extremism is on the rise in Pakistan, and Christian churches and schools have been targeted in attacks. The country's blasphemy laws, which are used to persecute
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administration. Some people accused of blasphemy have been killed in prison or shot dead in court, and even if pardoned, may remain in danger from imams in their local village. Pakistan as the fifth worst violator of religious freedom out of the top fifty countries included in the analysis.
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was accused of blasphemy for burning pages from a book containing Quranic verses. The allegation came from a Muslim cleric who himself has subsequently been accused by the police of framing the girl. The girl, and later the cleric, were both arrested and released on bail.
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The Pakistani government has been criticized for its failure to protect Christians from persecution and has been accused of turning a blind eye to the persecution of Christians, and of even supporting it, including failing to prosecute those who persecute Christians.
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On September 22, 2006, a Pakistani Christian named Shahid Masih was arrested and jailed for allegedly violating Islamic "blasphemy laws" in the country of Pakistan. He is at present held in confinement and has expressed fear of reprisals by
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In May 2021, Muslim nurses in Mental Government Hospital in Lahore occupied the Christian hospital chapel and raised Islamic slogans. Christian nurses, who use the chapel daily for prayer, pleaded for their protection.
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In July 2008, a mob stormed a Protestant church during a prayer service on the outskirts of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, denouncing the Christians as "infidels" and injuring several, including a pastor.
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Several hundred Christians, along with Muslims themselves (though much fewer in comparison), have been prosecuted under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, and death sentences have been handed out to at least a dozen.
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Rauf Farooqi and other clerics of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam quoted “immoral Biblical stories” and demanded to ban the Bible. Maulana Farooqi said, “Our lawyers are preparing to ask the court to ban the book.”
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to change the law because it was being used to terrorize religious minorities. She tried but was unsuccessful. However, she modified the laws to make them more moderate. Her changes were reversed by the
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In March 2013, Muslims attacked a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, where more than 100 houses were burned after a Christian was alleged to have made blasphemous remarks. On 22 September 2013,
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and the independence of Pakistan in 1947, many Sikhs were forced to migrate to an independent India. Many Christians worked under Sikh landlords and when they departed the western parts of the
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To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld and those who speak up for religious freedom are gunned down is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.
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After the Karachi killings, Shahbaz Bhatti, the head of the All Pakistan Minority Alliance, told BBC News Online, "We have become increasingly victimised since the launch of the
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was killed by gunmen after he spoke out against Pakistan's blasphemy laws. The UK increased financial aid to the country, sparking criticism of British foreign secretary
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very urgent to provide better environment to the citizen of Islamabad and to protect the beauty of Islamabad ." Various human rights activists condemned the response.
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On 27 March 2016, at least 70 were killed and over 340 wounded when a suicide bomber targeting Christians celebrating Easter attacked a playground in Lahore. The
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Ayub Masih, a Christian, was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 1998. He was accused by a neighbor of stating that he supported British writer
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to Islam from Christianity are a major source of concern for Pakistani Christians, and the minority faces threats, harassment and intimidation tactics from
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was sentenced to death by hanging for "blasphemy"; the sentence has to be upheld in higher court before it can be executed. Bibi was acquitted in 2018.
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In 2018, Amoon, 42, and Qaiser Ayub, 45, both Christians, were convicted of blasphemy and given the death penalty. Authorities were alerted a
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Hundreds of Christians are among the accused - at least 12 of them were given the death sentence for blaspheming against the Prophet.
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Forced conversions of Christian children are known to occur, and if a child resists, they can be raped, beaten, or bullied.
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blog and both brothers' denying their part in the blog's creation. The courts upheld the verdict in sentence in 2022.
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New York Times: "Suicide Attack at Christian Church in Pakistan Kills Dozens" by ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD
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Pakistani law mandates that any "blasphemies" of the Quran are to be met with punishment. On July 28, 1994,
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by acts of arson, and homes belonging to Christian families were looted and destroyed by Muslim rioters.
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after she was allegedly persecuted for her faith by co-workers and insulted for not converting to Islam.
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In November 2005, 3,000 militant Islamists attacked Christians in Sangla Hill in Pakistan and destroyed
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at Youhanabad town of Lahore. At least 15 people were killed and seventy were wounded in the attacks.
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In February 2006, churches and Christian schools were targeted in protests over publication of the
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Agencies - Imran Gabol - Nadeem Haider - Waseem Riaz - Abbas Haider - Akbar Ali (15 March 2015).
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On November 9, 2020 Yasmin Masih and her son Usman Masih, both Christians, were murdered in
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church during a Christian sermon in Chianwala in east Pakistan, killing three girls.
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Christians, along with other non-Muslim minorities, are discriminated against in the
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On 23 September 2012, a mob of protesters in Mardan, angry at the anti Islamic film
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to Christianity, are subject to societal pressure. Extremely controversial were the
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reported the rape and killing of a Christian man in Pakistan, for refusing to
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twenty-six Christian churches in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan were burnt down
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On 9 August 2002 gunmen threw grenades into a chapel on the grounds of the
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Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture
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Pakistan in National and Regional Change: State and Society in Flux
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Pakistani Christians Assess Damages after Mob Attack in Jaranwala
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religious minorities, have also been used to target Christians.
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Hussain, Annie Gowen, Shaiq; Cunningham, Erin (2016-03-28).
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who are largely occupied by Christians in the city. The
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against Christian minorities by Muslims. In June 2009,
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History of the hostility towards Christians in Pakistan
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Index

independence in 1947
Christians in Pakistan

Islamabad


Easter
Cathedral Church of the Resurrection
British Raj
Punjab region
East Punjab
colonial Indian
partition
church arsons
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zia ul-Haq
change their faith
blasphemy laws
Sharia
Nawaz Sharif
Coerced conversions
extremists
Zia-ul Haq's Islamitization
Constitution of Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court
Naveed Amir
Dunya News
Blasphemy law in Pakistan

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