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Punjab authorities have seized Ewing Hall, a century-old building tied to Lahore's Forman Christian College, as Christian leaders and rights groups warn it could be lost for good.
As 'feels-like' temperatures near 48 degrees Celsius (118 F), parishes in Karachi and Lahore are shifting prayer times, distributing water, and improving ventilation to protect worshippers.
As Pakistan marks Eid al-Adha, the son of a Christian man killed by a mob over blasphemy allegations says his family has received no compensation and no one has been punished.
Bishop Samson Shukardin extended the invitation during a papal audience as Christian activists urged Vatican attention to blasphemy cases and forced conversions.
At least six Christian sanitation workers have died in recent weeks cleaning sewers in Pakistan. Rights groups say minorities are systematically channeled into hazardous work.
Catholic leaders called the new law a 'defining move' to safeguard childhood but said enforcement and unresolved consent rules will determine whether it actually protects vulnerable girls.
According to a 2023 report by WalkFree, approximately 10 out of every 1,000 Pakistanis are engaged in forced labor.
‘They don’t have any hope’: Catholics in the country face intense persecution and systemic discrimination.
The mob destroyed electric meters and outdoor air conditioning units, and set the Christians' homes and shop ablaze. Eventually, they brought them out, hurled stones at them, and beat them with sticks. They tried to lynch Masih, who was seriously injured.
The anti-Christian mob had broken into a frenzy after two Christians, Rocky Masih and Raja Masih, were accused of profaning the Quran and insulting Islam.
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