Persecution News - Pakistan

Family in hiding following accusations of blasphemy
(August 26, 2010)

Update: Christian exonerated of blasphemy charges
(August 19, 2010)

Two Christian girls raped in Punjab
(August 19, 2010)

Christian nursing student brutally assaulted
(July 29, 2010)

Two Christians murdered after accusations of blasphemy
(July 22, 2010)

Churches attacked by Islamic militants
(July 15, 2010)

Muslims kill Christian woman and children
(July 15, 2010)

Family rescued from mob, accused of blasphemy
(July 08, 2010)

Update: Court hearings continue for detained Christian
(June 30, 2010)

Christian professor beaten; families forced to flee
(June 30, 2010)

Christian girl kidnapped, raped
(June 24, 2010)

Elderly Christian imprisoned
(June 24, 2010)

Christian boy forced into bonded labour
(June 24, 2010)

Christian beaten, forced to resign
(June 17, 2010)

Christian families attacked
(June 10, 2010)

Hundreds of Christians expelled from village
(June 10, 2010)

Kidnapped Christian returns home
(June 03, 2010)

Girl raped, family forced to flee
(May 27, 2010)

Update: Christian accused of blasphemy faces court
(May 13, 2010)

Christian man beaten and raped
(May 06, 2010)

Update: Christian woman accused of blasphemy denied bail
(April 29, 2010)

Young Christian woman abducted
(April 15, 2010)

Christian imprisoned on charges of blasphemy
(April 01, 2010)

Christian brutally murdered
(March 25, 2010)

Christian man burned alive, wife raped
(March 25, 2010)

Christians sentenced to prison for blasphemy
(March 04, 2010)

Christian beaten by Muslim brothers
(February 25, 2010)

Update: Pakistani Christian sentenced to life in prison
(January 21, 2010)

Two Christians shot for refusing to convert
(January 14, 2010)

Update: Christian released on bail
(January 07, 2010)

Christian family attacked by Muslims
(January 07, 2010)

Christian murdered by his Muslim friends
(December 23, 2009)

Christian brothers poisoned
(December 16, 2009)

Update: Imprisoned believers tortured following Islamic attack
(October 28, 2009)

Update: Christian accused of blasphemy appears in court
(October 21, 2009)

Church burned, Christian found dead
(September 16, 2009)

Christians killed for refusing to convert
(September 09, 2009)

Pakistan Profile

Total Area:
803,940 sq. km

Population:
167,762,040 (July 2008 est.)

Ethnicity:
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir

Language:
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%

Religion:
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Other (including Christian and Hindu) 3%

Government Type:
Federal Republic

Capital:
Islamabad

Population Below Poverty Line:
24% (2006 est.)

Country Reports
Update: Christian accused of blasphemy faces court Print E-mail
May 13, 2010

Martha Bibi with her family
Photo from All Pakistan Minorities Alliance
Martha Bibi (45), a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy in January 2007 (click here for more information), is scheduled to appear in court on May 26. If deemed guilty, she may face the death penalty. Martha has been accused of making derogatory remarks against the Qur'an and of "defiling the sacred name of the prophet Muhammad." According to local Christians, the charges were brought against Martha by Muslim contractors who did not want to pay for materials she and her husband, a bricklayer, supplied to a construction site. (Source: ASSIST News Service)

Pray that the charges against Martha will be dropped. Ask God to embolden Martha, her six children, and her husband. Pray that the blasphemy law will be abolished in Pakistan.

To find out more about the plight of Pakistani Christians, click here.
 
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