FAISALABAD: The Christian Journalists Association of Pakistan (CJAP) marked a significant milestone with the establishment of a new body in Faisalabad. CJAP coordinator Kashif Nawab along with other key executive members, including Nasir Jameel and Sheba Gill made important appointments. The inauguration ceremony of CJAP Faisalabad Chapter, witnessed the announcement of cabinet members through official...
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September 23, 2023September 23, 2023Columns, MINORITIES
Martyrs of Peshawar Church Blast Remembered
This September, marks the ten-month anniversary of the tragic All Saints Church bombings in Peshawar. These bombings claimed the lives of over 89 churchgoers, leaving dozens more injured and disabled. Each year on September 22nd, special prayer services are held not only at All Saints Church to commemorate the martyrs but also in various...
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September 9, 2023September 9, 2023Columns, MINORITIES
Christian Couple in Lahore Faces Arrest Amid Blasphemy Allegations
The Christian community in Pakistan is enduring a relentless wave of fear and persecution as a surge in blasphemy cases and violent attacks continues to disrupt their lives. This climate of fear has cast a dark shadow over Christians, who live under constant threat of violence and death. Blasphemy Charges Against Christian Couple On September...
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August 18, 2023August 18, 2023MINORITIES, Pakistan
Capital police set up Minority Protection Unit
ISLAMABAD: A Minority Protection Unit with the deployment of 70 personnel has been established in the capital police. Zonal police superintendents have been made responsible for the protection of the lives and property of minorities and their worship places, the police said. The unit was established in response to the recommendation of the National Minorities...
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August 16, 2023August 16, 2023MINORITIES, Pakistan
A church and a Christian settlement were burnt down in Jaranwala after the alleged desecration of Quran and blasphemy
Alleged Desecration of Holy Quran & Prophet Muhammad Sparks Violence and Attacks on Churches and Homes of Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Faisalabad, August 16, 2023 – A distressing incident of alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad and desecration of Quranic pages attributed to Raja Masih, a Christian man, has triggered a wave of violence and attacks...
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June 20, 2023June 20, 2023MINORITIES
ADPM urges news media to report on religious minorities compassionately using the Justice Jillani judgement
June 19, 2023, marks the ninth anniversary of the landmark 2014 Supreme Court judgement on the protection of the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. To mark the occasion, ADPM (Alliance for Diversity and Pluralism in Media) urges the national and local news media to use the judgement’s directives as an accountability framework...
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April 29, 2023April 29, 2023MINORITIES
What Are Human Rights?
Human Rights What Are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone...
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April 17, 2023April 17, 2023MINORITIES, Pakistan
Sargodha: The miscreants desecrated the Minarets and the Dome of the Ahmadiyya Place of Worship.
On 16th April 2023 at around 11 PM, the miscreants desecrated the Minarets and the Dome of the Ahmadiyya Place of Worship Ghooghiat, District Sargodha. All this happened the while the Police were there. It must be noted that this Place of Worship is 118 years old. Attacking and demolishing Ahmadiyya worship places by mobs...
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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Columns, MINORITIES
Misuse of blasphemy law “earning a bad name for Pakistan”
Tabita Gill is a Christian woman who worked as a nurse in a State-run hospital in the port city of Karachi. As per her daily routine, she was performing her duties in the hospital on January 28, 2021, when some people attacked her, slapping and kicking her. All this was filmed and the video...
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September 17, 2022September 17, 2022MINORITIES
Minorities Demand Electoral Reforms Ahead of General Elections
Before 1999, the religious minorities of Pakistan had the right to elect their political representative through a direct electoral process. The Musharraf regime in 2002 brought reforms and revised the electoral rules through which minorities were given the right to vote for general seat candidates from the majority of community members in their respective constituencies....