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Worldwide Christian Persecutions for 'Pakistan'

Christians in Pakistan Allege Seizure of Graveyard



Retired military officer said to be taking advantage of marginalized minority. By Murad Khan

Bhatti Murder Case in Pakistan Increasingly Murky



Lax investigation, possible cover-up mar attempt at justice. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ after Billiards Dispute



Personal grudge results in ‘baseless’ allegations against young man. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Muslims Rape Girl, Beat Relatives for Prosecuting



Aunt of 13-year-old victim loses twins to miscarriage after beating. By Murad Khan

Life Sentences for ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Overturned



Prosecutors find no evidence for charges against Christian couple. Murad Khan

Injured Convert in Pakistan Tries to Rebuild Life



Christian, pregnant wife endure threats while he seeks treatment for injuries from beating. By Murad Khan

Two Christian Hospital Workers Abducted in Karachi, Pakistan



Police do not rule out Islamic extremists as suspects. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Woman Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ for Refusing Islam



Relatives who became Muslims try to force her to renounce Christian faith. By Murad Khan

Christian Acquitted of ‘Blasphemy’ Charge in Pakistan



Prosecutor unable to produce any evidence despite clamoring of Muslim mobs. By Murad Khan

Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ after Argument



Young man says landlord falsely accused him after dispute over rent. By Murad Khan

Pregnant Woman Beaten in Pakistani Jail Granted Bail



Pregnant Woman Beaten in Pakistani Jail Granted Bail Police unable to find any evidence against her in theft charge. By Murad Khan

Family of Convert in Pakistan Seeks to Track Him Down



Christian loses livelihood, relatives for leaving Islam. By Murad Khan

Muslims in Pakistan Beat, Shoot at Christians in Land Grab



Police help cohorts of retired military official in seizure of Christian’s property; two women assaulted. By Murad Khan

Evangelist Shot Dead in Pakistan



Christian who wanted to serve the poor had received threats from area Muslims. By Murad Khan

Progress in Pakistani Rape Case, but Alleged Victim’s Father Dies



One suspect arrested, bail of another cancelled after intervention by rights group. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Muslims Fire on Christians in Land-Grab, Killing One



Heavily-armed assailants fire indiscriminately, injuring 21 others, six critically. By Murad Khan

Christian Mother of Five in Pakistan Alleges Rape



Islamists threaten family, police offer money to drop charges, she says. By Murad Khan

Christian Girl, Family in Pakistan Expelled over Misspelling



Wild accusation of ‘blasphemy’ forces eighth-grader’s family to relocate. By Murad Khan

Christian Nurse in Pakistan Boldly Opts to Report Videotaped Rape



LAHORE, Pakistan, September 8 MPBS24/7(A CDN REPORT) – A Christian nurse here filed a police report on Saturday (Sept. 3) alleging she was raped by a Muslim colleague who filmed the act in an attempt to blackmail her into renouncing her faith and marrying him, she and hospital sources told Compass. Shaista Samuel, a 27-year-old nurse at the Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), filed a First Information Report (FIR) at Shadman police station accusing Ali Adnan, an assistant accounts officer at the hospital, and an armed accomplice of abducting her at gunpoint from the government hospital on Aug. 21 and taking her to a house in Lahore where Adnan’s accomplice filmed the rape.

Two Pakistani Christians Seriously Injured for Refusing Islam



Muslims beat young men with iron rods, leave them for dead. By Murad Khan

Many of Pakistan’s Christian Flood Victims Still Homeless



Government said to allot land only to Muslims in southern Punjab Province. By Murad Khan

Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Granted Rare Bail



Move usually considered too dangerous in face of Muslim hostilities. By Brian Sharma

Pakistani Muslims Convicted for Beating Christian to Death



Court gives life sentences to three men who killed merchant for refusing to convert to Islam. By Jeff M. Sellers July 22 MPBS24/7 (A CDN News) – Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab Province for refusing to convert to Islam last year have been given life sentences, according to attorneys for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Christian Sanitation Workers Swept into Societal Gutter



‘Sweeper’ leader faces suspension, criminal charges; for others, disease, death – and murder. The following news analysis was written by Asif Aqeel, director of the Community Development Initiative, a human rights group affiliated with the European Centre for Law and Justice.

Pakistani Families Flee after Another Bogus ‘Blasphemy’ Charge



Christian falsely accused after rescuing 8-year-old nephew from Muslim boys. By Murad Khan

Mentally Ill Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan



Christian families flee area after Muslim mob threatens them. By Brian Sharma

Police in Pakistan Torture Sister of Christian Who Eloped



Sheikhupura officers attack office of legal team helping Christians fight false charges. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Families Flee after Another Bogus ‘Blasphemy’ Charge



Christian falsely accused after rescuing 8-year-old nephew from Muslim boys. By Murad Khan

Sudanese Military, Militias Kill Christians in South Kordofan



Two dead, two others tortured on day when at least three church buildings are attacked. Special to Compass Direct News

Police Reluctant to Prosecute Attack on Pakistan Church



Armed Muslims disrupt worship, damage altar, Bibles, cross. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Muslims Kidnap Christian Girl over Brother’s ‘Affair’



Religious tensions high in village where influential family has threatened further retaliation. By Murad Khan

Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws Pose Growing Threat



Not even children are exempt from possibility of triggering Islamic rage. By Damaris Kremida

Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Laws Pose Growing Threat



Not even children are exempt from possibility of triggering Islamic rage. By Damaris Kremida

Mentally Ill Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan



Christian families flee area after Muslim mob threatens them. By Brian Sharma

Detained Pakistani Christian Released – But Two Others Arrested



Christian falsely accused of ‘blasphemy’ taken into custody, released – and detained again. By Shehryar Khan

Pakistani Christian Falsely Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Illegally Detained



Policeman says Arif Masih, held at an undisclosed location, is innocent. By Anthony Solomon

Two Christians Slain in Attack Outside Church in Pakistan



Muslim youths kill two, wound two others after dispute over teasing of Christian women. By Murad Khan

Pakistani Christian Sentenced for ‘Blasphemy’ Dies in Prison



Murder suspected in case of Christian imprisoned for life. By Shehryar Khan

Christian Woman Freed from Muslim Kidnappers in Pakistan



Captors tried to force mother of seven to convert to Islam. By Brian Sharma

Pakistani Officials Back Muslim Land-Grabbers, Christians Say



Senior district authorities accused of supporting desecration of 150 Christian graves. By Asher John

Suspected Islamists Kill Pakistan’s Christian Cabinet Member



Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated, apparently for advocating review of ‘blasphemy’ laws. By Asher John

Christian Killed by Muslim Employer, Relatives Say



Family says police, hospital colluded with powerful landowner. By Asher John

Pakistani Police Allegedly Make Threats after Murdering Christian



Officers warn Christians they could face false charges or death they withdraw case. By Brian MacDonald

Jailed Pakistani Mother Living in Constant Fear, Husband Says



Murder of Punjab governor intensifies security concerns for woman sentenced to death. By Asher John

Muslim Villager Allegedly Rapes Sixth Christian Girl



Police say son of local land owner confessed to multiple sexual assaults. By Brian MacDonald

Murder of Governor in Pakistan Darkens ‘Blasphemy’ Case



Assassination called a blow to prospects of justice for Christian mother on death row. By Asher John

Pakistani Christian Convicted of ‘Blasphemy’ Stoned in Prison



Assault nearly kills 19-year-old incarcerated on false charge. By John Little

Pakistani Mother Condemned for ‘Blasphemy’ Stunned, Shattered



First woman sentenced to die for speaking ill of Muhammad says she never got to defend herself. By Asher John

Pakistani Woman Appeals Death Sentence for 'Blasphemy'



LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov. 13 2010. MPBS24/7 A CDN Report – Attorneys for a Christian mother of five sentenced to death by hanging for allegedly speaking ill of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, have filed an appeal of the verdict, they said. Bowing to pressure from Muslim extremists in Pakistan, according to the Christian woman’s husband and rights groups, a district court judge handed down the stunning sentence to Asia Noreen on Monday (Nov. 8). Additional District and Sessions Judge Naveed Ahmed Chaudhary of Nankana Sahib district delivered the verdict under Pakistan’s controversial “blasphemy” statute, the kind of law that a resolution before the United Nations condemning “defamation of religions” would make legitimate internationally.

After Fatwa, Pastor in Pakistan Beaten with Bricks Convert, a former fighter in Afghanistan



By Brian MacDonald SARGODHA, Pakistan, November 5 MPBS24/7 A CDN Report– Muslim extremists in Islamabad on Monday (Nov. 1) beat with bricks and hockey sticks a Christian clergyman who is the subject of a fatwa demanding his death.

Muslim Tortures, Accuses Christian Who Refused Slavery



Land owner falsely charges young man with illicit sex, calls villagers to beat, burn him. By Jawad Mazhar

Pakistani Muslims Beat Elderly Christian Couple Unconscious



Summary: SARGODHA, Pakistan, October 21 MPBS24/7 From CDN – An 80-year-old Christian in southern Punjab Province said Muslims beat him and his 75-year-old wife, breaking his arms and legs and her skull, because he refused a prostitute they had offered him. From his hospital bed in Vehari, Emmanuel Masih told Compass by telephone that two powerful Muslim land owners in the area, brothers Muhammad Malik Jutt and Muhammad Khaliq Jutt, accompanied by two other unidentified men, brought a prostitute to his house on Oct. 8. Targeting him as a Christian on the premise that he would not have the social status to fight back legally, the men ordered him to have sex with the woman at his residence in village 489-EB, he said. District Headquarters Hospital Vehari officials confirmed that he suffered broken hip, arm and leg bones in the subsequent attack. The couple was initially rushed to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Burewala in critical condition, but doctors there turned them away at the behest of the Jutt brothers, according to the couple’s attorney, Rani Bekat. Bekat said the Muslim assailants initially intimidated Fateh Shah police into refraining from filing charges against them, but after intervention by Bekat and Albert Patras, director of human rights group Social Environment Protection, police reluctantly registered a case against the suspects for attempted murder and “assisting to devise a crime.” Station House Officer Mirza Muhammad Jamil of the Fateh Shah police station declined to speak with Compass about the case.

Muslim Mob Targets Christian, Family in Murder Case



Summary: SHEIKHUPURA, Pakistan, October 11 MPBS24/7 REPORT FROM CDN – A young Christian has been jailed for nearly eight months and his family was attacked after a Muslim friend framed him for murder, he said. Yassir Masih, 18, has been locked up at Sheikhupura District Jail since his arrest in late February. Masih told Compass that on Feb. 17 his Muslim friend Muhammad Mubashir came to his house late at night and asked him to accompany him on “an urgent piece of work” – which turned out to be accompanying Mubashir to the Pandori village home of Muhammad Imran, who was in love with the same girl as Mubashir. When Imran came to the door, Mubashir shot him dead. A mob formed, and Masih, not wanting to endanger his family, fled; he and Mubashir agreed to leave the village, but Mubashir instead melted back into the mob looking for the killer. As Masih was missing the next day, the village assumed he was the killer, and Mubashir’s father filed murder charges – as well as arms possession charges against Masih’s father and brothers Villagers on Feb. 18 also ransacked and plundered Masih’s home, crops and the home of his late grandfather, beating women and children there. Khalid Gill, chief organizer for Punjab Province of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, said that on Feb. 19 Yassir Masih’s mother, Shamshad Bibi, went to the Narang Mandi police station to file a complaint against the Muslim villagers, to no avail. Narang Mandi police have arrested not only Yassir Masih but his brothers Ashir Masih and Asif Masih, 15 and 23 years old respectively, Gill said. The brothers were interrogated by Criminal Investigation Agency officers and have been kept at an undisclosed location since Feb. 18; Masih’s father is in hiding.

MUSLIMS RESUME BUILDING ON CHRISTIAN GRAVEYARD



PAKISTAN September 1 MPBS247 From CDN – Muslims led by a hard-line cleric on Friday (Aug. 27) resumed building on a Christian cemetery in Mandi Bhawaldin, desecrating more graves in spite of a local government order to halt construction, according to the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA). Radical Muslim cleric Mirza Abdul Ghani had built a mosque on the Christian graveyard off New Rasool Road in Mandi Bhawaldin after allegedly occupying the land 16 years ago, when area Christians were too intimidated to object, said Salamat Zia of APMA. The cleric’s alleged desecration of more of the graveyard land around the Masjid Ahle-Sunnat-Wal-Jamaat mosque began three months ago, Zia said, with a basement and what appear to be shops completed. On Aug. 6 Zia led a seven-member Christian delegation to meet with area officials, and after inspecting the site, local administrative officers issued directives to stop the illegal encroachments. For a few days construction stopped, Zia said, but last week it began anew. Khalid Gill, chief organizer of APMA in Punjab Province, said that Muslim leaders threatened Christians who objected to the construction. “They threatened that in case Christians protested against the resumption of construction they would also carry out a protest rally against Christians, and Muslim clerics said Christians would be responsible for the consequences,” Gill said.

MUSLIM MOB ATTACKS CHRISTIANS IN GUJRAT



PAKISTAN September 27 MPBS24/7 From CDC. A mob of Muslim extremists on Thursday (Sept. 23) shot at and beat dozens of Christians, including one cleared of “blasphemy” charges, in Punjab Province’s Gujrat district, Christian leaders said. The attack on Tariq Gill, exonerated of charges of blaspheming the Quran on Sept. 3, 2009, and on his father Murad Gill, his mother and the other Christian residents was the latest of more than 10 such assaults on the Christian colony of Mohalla Kalupura, Gujrat city, since Sept. 8, the Rev. Suleman Nasri Khan and Bishop Shamas Pervaiz told Compass. About 40 Islamists – some shooting Kalashnikovs and pistols at homes and individuals on the street, others brandishing axes and clubs – beat some of the Christians so badly that they left them for dead, Pastor Khan said. So far, 10 families have been targeted for the attacks. Bishop Pervaiz, central vice-chairman of the Pakistan Interfaith Peace Council, said the mob was led by two members of the National Assembly, Meer Anjum and Farasat Dar, at the behest of a powerful member of the Punjab Assembly named Sheikh Islam. The three Muslim politicians were not immediately available for comment, but the Gujrat superintendent of police investigations, identified only as Hafeez, told Christian leaders they were respectable legislators who were innocent. Bishop Pervaiz said the attackers have threatened to kill him, Pastor Khan and Bishop Yashua John and continue to roam the streets of Mohalla Kalupura looking for Christian residents to kill. The Lorry Adda police station house officer (SHO), inspector Riaz Qaddar, has stated publicly that “no stone would be left unturned” to apprehend the gunmen, but the Christian leaders said he has refused to act. “The SHO flatly denied indicting the Muslim mob and especially the Muslim legislators,” Pastor Khan said

MUSLIM MOB ATTACKS CHRISTIANS IN GUJRAT



PAKISTAN September 27 MPBS24/7 REPORT From CDC – A mob of Muslim extremists on Thursday (Sept. 23) shot at and beat dozens of Christians, including one cleared of “blasphemy” charges, in Punjab Province’s Gujrat district, Christian leaders said. The attack on Tariq Gill, exonerated of charges of blaspheming the Quran on Sept. 3, 2009, and on his father Murad Gill, his mother and the other Christian residents was the latest of more than 10 such assaults on the Christian colony of Mohalla Kalupura, Gujrat city, since Sept. 8, the Rev. Suleman Nasri Khan and Bishop Shamas Pervaiz told Compass. About 40 Islamists – some shooting Kalashnikovs and pistols at homes and individuals on the street, others brandishing axes and clubs – beat some of the Christians so badly that they left them for dead, Pastor Khan said. So far, 10 families have been targeted for the attacks. Bishop Pervaiz, central vice-chairman of the Pakistan Interfaith Peace Council, said the mob was led by two members of the National Assembly, Meer Anjum and Farasat Dar, at the behest of a powerful member of the Punjab Assembly named Sheikh Islam. The three Muslim politicians were not immediately available for comment, but the Gujrat superintendent of police investigations, identified only as Hafeez, told Christian leaders they were respectable legislators who were innocent. Bishop Pervaiz said the attackers have threatened to kill him, Pastor Khan and Bishop Yashua John and continue to roam the streets of Mohalla Kalupura looking for Christian residents to kill. The Lorry Adda police station house officer (SHO), inspector Riaz Qaddar, has stated publicly that “no stone would be left unturned” to apprehend the gunmen, but the Christian leaders said he has refused to act. “The SHO flatly denied indicting the Muslim mob and especially the Muslim legislators,” Pastor Khan said

Muslims Resume Building on Christian Graveyard in Pakistan



Hard-line cleric defies local officials’ order to stop construction. SARGODHA, Pakistan, September 1 MPBS24/7 REPORT From(CDN) — Muslims led by a hard-line cleric on Friday (Aug. 27) resumed building on a Christian cemetery in Mandi Bhawaldin, desecrating more graves in spite of a local government order to halt construction, according to the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA).

Pakistani Taliban Kills Three Foreign Christian Aid Workers



An army spokesman said security has been increased since the Taliban killed three Christian relief workers providing aid to victims of flooding in Pakistan. Kidnapped relief workers had come to provide aid to victims of massive flooding.

‘Blasphemy’ Threats Send Pakistani Worker, Couple into Hiding



Pretexts for filing charges of blaspheming Muhammad, Quran are easy to find. BAHAWALNAGAR, Pakistan, August 24 MPBS24/7 REPORT From(CDN) — Threats of “blasphemy” charges in two provinces in Pakistan have sent a Christian cleaning worker and a young inter-faith couple into hiding.

Rapes of Christian Girls in Pakistan Reflect Hidden Trend



Sexual assault by Muslim extremists is commonplace but rarely reported. FAROOQABAD, Pakistan, August 16 MPBS24/7 REPORT From(CDN) — The vulnerability of Christian girls to sexual assault in Pakistani society emerged again last month as a Muslim landowner allegedly targeted a 16-year-old and a gang of madrassa (Islamic school) students allegedly abused a 12-year-old in Punjab Province.

Pakistani Court Acquits Christian Woman of ‘Blasphemy’



Authorities previously pressured her into false confession. GUJRANWALA, Pakistan, August 12 MPBS24/7 REPORT From(CDN) — Yesterday a court here exonerated a Christian woman of “blasphemy” charges after authorities had pressured her into making a false confession, according to the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS).

Suspected Islamists Shoot Five Christians to Death



Christians meeting at their church building to discuss security concerns over Islamist threats were sprayed with gunfire as they came out. Muslim extremist groups had threatened church for two years.

Christian Nursing Student Nearly Dies from Assault in Pakistan



Magdalene Ashraf remains in critical condition after the assault. She charges Muslim doctors threw her from hospital window after gang-rape.

Christians Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Slain in Pakistan



The body of the Rev. Rashid Emmanuel outside Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. Two leaders shot outside courtroom after handwriting report threatened to exonerate them.

Christians Narrowly Escape Flying Bullets in Pakistan



Saleem Masih (left) and John Masih were arrested on false charges of murder in Gujrat; they were released after an investigation indicated police had been bribed. Evangelistic team cheats death; separately, stray gunshot leads to false charges.

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