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Christian rickshaw driver could face life in prison after inadvertently stepping on pages of Quran
A Catholic has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said.
5 Christian sanitation workers die in Pakistan; relatives stage protest for safety provisions
Five Christian sanitation workers in Pakistan have died since Tuesday from inhaling toxic gases, highlighting how they are forced to work without proper safety equipment, sources said.
Christian worker tortured to death by Muslim employer in Pakistan
A Muslim factory owner in Pakistan on Thursday tortured to death an 18-year-old Catholic worker for leaving the job against his wishes, family members said.
Assemblies of God pastor’s wife, 3 others killed ‘in cold blood’
Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor, his wife and three other Christians at around midnight on June 2 in Plateau state, central Nigeria, sources said.
Catholic priest abducted at gunpoint by Muslim bandits in Nigeria
Armed “Muslim bandits” abducted a Roman Catholic Church priest in the early hours of Sunday in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said.
Pakistani Christian woman jailed on blasphemy charges of hurting Muslims sentiments
A Christian woman in Pakistan remains in jail on baseless charges of blasphemy after a judge rejected her bail application on Monday, sources said.
Muslims who tortured Christian laborer to death in Pakistan remain unprosecuted
With suspects in a homicide case pressuring the victim’s relatives to make false statements, police in Pakistan are declining to arrest them in the case of a Catholic tortured to death by his Muslim employers, sources said.
Pakistani Christian man in stable condition after mob attack; police arrest 26 of 44 suspects
A Christian in Sargodha, Pakistan, who was critically wounded in a mob attack on Saturday due to false allegations of blasphemy, is in stable condition.
Job ad targeting Christians in Pakistan labeled discriminatory by advocates
An ad for sanitation workers targeting Christians in Pakistan has prompted objections that it signals only Christians should work such low-paying jobs.
Justice denied to Christian woman pushed into chaff cutter by Muslim landlord
Saima Bibi was serving tea to guests at her quarters in Punjab Province, Pakistan when her Muslim employer dragged her outside and pushed her towards an electric chaff cutter, tearing off her ear and cutting most of her scalp, her husband said.