Pakistan Blind Christian Denied Bail

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 First Information Report [FIR] and the questionable statements of the prosecution witnesses. Masih is completely blind and comes from a low-income family. Masih’s family alleges that the blasphemy charge followed a personal dispute. Masih earned a modest income by operating a weighing scale for visitors at the park, and he said that some park workers harassed him, extorted money and, in some cases, borrowed money without repayment. On Aug. 21, these men prevented Masih from setting up his stall, assaulted him and took him to the police station where he was accused of blasphemy. Masih says he was beaten in custody and pressured to confess to a false charge.

Please pray…

• Pray that the Lord will comfort Nadeem Masih in jail and help him not to despair.

• Pray that his lawyer will have wisdom from the Lord about how to proceed and be able to get the case reviewed by a higher court or different justice who will handle the case fairly.

• Pray that the Lord will provide for the material needs of Masih’s family since he was supporting his mother and himself.