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Lead by Chairman Pakistan Interfaith League, Sajid Sandhu, the Christian community of Lahore, deeply aggrieved and concerned, launched a protest against the Government’s plan to acquire Church land for the Orange Train Project. This move was perceived as yet another affront to the Christian minority by the ruling party, which had a history of infringing
On June 3, 2013, a tragic and deeply disturbing incident occurred in the Kasur district of Punjab, Pakistan, where three women belonging to the Christian community—Arshad Bibi, Sajida Bibi, and Surraya Bibi—became victims of severe harassment and brutal violence. The incident began with a seemingly minor dispute between the husbands of these women and a
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On September 21, 2013, a devastating twin suicide bombing struck All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, as the congregation was concluding their service. This horrific attack resulted in nearly 200 Christian deaths and left hundreds more critically injured. It is considered one of the deadliest assaults on Christians in the country’s history. I-LAP’s Response Chairman
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On September 21, 2012, Sarhadi Lutheran Church in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, became the target of a violent and destructive mob attack. The attack was part of a broader wave of protests against a sacrilegious film that had provoked outrage among Muslims worldwide. The mob, estimated to consist of nearly 8,000 people, unleashed its
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On August 17, 2012, an 11-year-old Christian girl named Rimsha Masih, who was reported to have Down’s Syndrome, was arrested and jailed under accusations of desecrating pages of the Holy Quran. This incident sparked widespread outrage and drew attention to the harsh application of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law, especially against vulnerable individuals like Rimsha. The case
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On March 9, 2013, a horrifying incident took place in Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, District Lahore, that left 235 Christian families devastated. The trouble began when a young Christian boy living in the colony was accused of committing blasphemy while in the company of his Muslim friends. In Pakistan, the Blasphemy Law strictly prohibits any
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On November 4, 2014, a horrifying incident unfolded in Chak No: 59, Tehsil Kot Radha Kishan, District Kasur, near Lahore, Pakistan. A young Christian couple, Shahzad and Shama, became victims of a brutal act of violence fueled by religious extremism. The couple, who had four young children—three sons and a daughter, all under the age
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The Hazara community, a distinct ethnic group identifiable by their Mongoloid features, has been subjected to relentless sectarian violence for generations, particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Pakistan, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is widely believed to be behind many of the attacks targeting the Hazara people. The Hazaras, who predominantly practice Shia
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The Gojra Incident stands as one of the most harrowing acts of violence against the Christian community in Pakistan. On July 29, 2009, seven people were brutally burned alive, and 18 others were injured in the town of Gojra, District Faisalabad, over an alleged desecration of the Holy Quran. More than 50 houses were set
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