A Think Tank working on minority issues in Pakistan has called upon the government to repeal the blasphemy law, or at least amend it to remove all vague terminology to prevent its misuse.The Jinnah Institute’s report, “A Question of Faith”, also calls for addition of a section in the Pakistan Penal Code making advocacy of religious hatred or incitement to discrimination or violence a punishable offence.
The institute has published 23 recommendations, including the removal of impunity for prayer leaders in mosques, police and judicial reforms and clarification of the status of Federal Shariat Court and the Council of Islamic Ideology. It also calls for an appointment of a “Special Ombudsman” to protect the rights of women and minorities.  read more »

Sahiwal -PAK- Yet another case of blasphemy accusation against a Christian has appeared in Punjab, Pakistan, while Christians living abroad resent the persecution of the Christian community in Pakistan.  read more »

Pakistani Christians say that a Catholic businessman serving a life imprisonment for blasphemy was tortured and murdered and did not die of a heart attack as stated in a medical report.The man was found dead in his prison cell.

“Qamar David might have fallen prey to an active hate campaign going on in the country on this issue by extremist groups,” the Catholic Bishops’ National Commission for Justice and Peace NCJP suggested in an update was circulated by email on March 15 the day David, 55, died in “mysterious circumstances” in a jail in Karachi.  read more »

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Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has become the symbol of violence against women in Pakistan
The Pakistani Church and Indian Christians launch an appeal on behalf of the 45-year-old woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. On International Women’s Day, she has become the iconic figure of “the status of women in the country”. A Catholic activist urges the international community and Pakistan’s civil society to “bring about positive changes”.  read more »

On International Women's Day (8 March)Global council of Indian Christians( GCIC) urges Pakistan to Free Asia Bibi the Christian Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan under 'Blasphemy Law'  read more »

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The Folly of Answering Fools
It's time to reassess the posture of perpetual outrage.

From beach novels (The Da Vinci Code) to photography (Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ") to video games (keep reading), Christian outrage and criticism have helped lift numerous works up from obscurity—and made household names of their creators. It's time to reassess.  read more »