Pakistani Christian Perveen Bibi (L) weeps outside the torched Saint John Church in Jaranwala on the outskirts of Faisalabad on August 17, 2023, a day after an attack by Muslim men following spread allegations that Christians had desecrated the Koran. Police were guarding a Christian neighbourhood in central Pakistan on August 17, after hundreds of Muslim men rampaged through its streets setting fire to churches and ransacking homes over accusations of blasphemy a day earlier.

Pakistan: One year since Jaranwala attack, minority Christians await justice

Pakistan’s government has failed to deliver justice for the minority Christian community a year on from a vicious arson and mob attack on churches and Christian neighbourhoods in Jaranwala, as well as prevent further misuse of blasphemy laws, Amnesty International said today. More than 90% of the suspects of the attack in Jaranwala, in Punjab’s … Continue reading Pakistan: One year since Jaranwala attack, minority Christians await justice

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