Tag: Pakistan
Catholic leaders back Pakistan’s diplomatic push to bridge US–Iran divide
Pakistan pursues mediation in US–Iran war, with Church figures urging dialogue, compromise, and renewed efforts to prevent escalation
Pope offers prayers for flood victims in Pakistan, Nepal and India
Pope Leo remembers victims and their families after flash floods kill more than 300 people in Pakistan, Nepal, and India
Legal experts sound alarm on organized group exploiting blasphemy laws in...
The scheme has reportedly affected at least 450 victims, leading to wrongful arrests and severe legal consequences
Aid to the Church in Need appeals intervention for persecuted Christians...
A source in Faisalabad said messages from mosques sent out on loudspeakers were calling on local people to “go out and kill” Christians
Abduction of Christian girls in Pakistan worsens, says ACN report
A 2022 report said there were at least 78 documented cases of abduction, forcible conversion to Islam and forcible marriage of young women
Thousands of women rally in Pakistan despite legal hurdles
Videos posted on social media showed several police officers baton charging participants as they tried to join the demonstration
Pakistan PM orders Wikipedia website unblocked
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants Facebook and YouTube have previously been banned
Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
The attack happened during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas along the Afghan border
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