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3/5/2026  ( Morning Star News ) A 21-year-old Christian farmworker in Pakistan was tortured to death on March 4 by his Muslim employers, who then staged his killing as suicide by hanging. Marcus Masih had worked for five years at a cattle farm owned by Muhammad Mohsin and Muhammad Basharat. Marcus’ brother, Dilshad Masih, received a phone call from Basharat saying that his brother had committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of a cattle shed. Dilshad said his fam

2/27/2026   ( Morning Star News ) A Muslim landowner forcibly converted to Islam a 14-year-old Christian employee and is holding him in illegal custody. Sharif Masih, a daily wage laborer said poverty compelled him to send his son, Jameel Masih, to work at the cattle shed of local landlord Muhammad Boota Bajwa about five years ago. Instead of a monthly wage, Bajwa agreed to provide the family with around 200 kilograms of wheat annually. The arrangement allowed the family to v

2/16/2026   ( VOM ) ( Note: This is an update on an article posted in Nov 2025) A high court in Pakistan this month rejected bail for a blind Christian charged with blasphemy despite significant discrepancies in the police report and prosecution testimonies, his attorney said. Nadeem Masih, 49, has been in custody since Aug. 21 on a charge of blasphemy that is punishable by death. His attorney was hopeful that the high court would grant bail because the discrepancies in the

1/29/2026   ( VOM ) A Catholic believer suffered severe burn injuries after a Muslim neighbor doused him with gasoline and set him on fire following a minor dispute. Zahid Morris, 36, a father of two, was attacked on Jan. 21 while on his way to buy chicken from a nearby market. The assailant, Ali Azhar, stopped Morris on the street, verbally abused him, poured gas on him, and ignited it. Morris was severely burned on his face and neck.The assault has left him unable to work a

1/15/2026   ( VOM ) A Pakistani Christian was imprisoned for more than 18 months after being falsely accused of blasphemy. Her accusers are Muslim men offended that she had a Christian cross on the outside of her home. They didn’t want to pass underneath it and demanded that she take it down, but she refused. Angered, the men ripped apart a Quran and scattered the pieces outside her home. When she stepped outside, saw the shreds of paper and picked them up to see what they we

11/17/2025    ( Morning Star News ) In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan passed a new law that sets 18 as the legal age for marriage in Balochistan Province and introduces stern penalties for those involved in child marriages. Under the legislation, an adult male contracting a child marriage, and anyone who facilitates it, will face two to three years imprisonment and a fine. All officials who regi

10/31/2025   ( Morning Star News ) A 49-year-old blind Christian in Pakistan, Nadeem Masih has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim accused him of insulting Islam’s prophet. The accusers often harassed Nadeen, sometimes stealing money from him and other times throwing water on him or calling him names. Some Muslim workers borrowed money from him and refused to pay it back. When Masih protested against their harassment, two men put him on a motorcycle and to

10/20/2025  ( Morning Star News ) Christians in Pakistan expressed cautious relief after a massive crackdown last week on a Muslim extremist political party that has done much harm to Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan. At least one police officer was killed and dozens of others injured, some seriously, in clashes with the members of the radical Islamic TLP political party. Many TLP protesters were also killed, and more than 2,700 people were detained by t

6/24/2025 ( Morning Star News ) A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to...

5/21/2025  ( Morning Star News ) A kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan has been reunited with her parents, five months after a Muslim...

5/14/2025   ( Morning Star News ) A Christian laborer was tortured to death by Muslims on May 12 after accusing him of stealing a cell...

3/3/2025 and 3/5/2025  ( Morning Star News ,  Morning Star News ） Muskan Salman A Muslim in Pakistan who kidnapped and forcibly converted...

2/24/2025  ( Morning Star News ) Church leaders and others in Pakistan lauded the producers and cast of a TV drama for risking their...

2/12/2025  ( Christian Daily International ) A high court has advised the Pakistani government to establish a commission to investigate...

1/31/2025 ( Christian Daily International ) Pakistan’s preferential trade status could be jeopardized if it does not address human...

1/27/2025 ( Christian Daily International ) A court in Pakistan on Jan. 25 acquitted Christian twin brothers of a false blasphemy....

12/24/2024 ( Christian Daily International ) A Christian woman in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after a Muslim...

12/17/2024 ( Christian Daily International ) A Catholic couple in Pakistan received the best Christmas gift they could imagine this...

12/10/2024 ( Christian Daily International ) A Muslim businessman in Pakistan has falsely charged a 15-year-old Christian girl and two...

11/22/2024 ( Christian Daily International ) A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his...