Although she is not yet 18, after one year and three months in a shelter home she had been sent back to the man who abducted her.
Pakistan
Quo Usque Tandem? Another Ahmadiyya Local Leader Assassinated in Pakistan
Police claims that Tahir Iqbal was punished through a “honor killing” for his relationship with a local woman. Others believe he was killed for his religion.
Murder of Sindh Activist Hidayatullah Lohar in Pakistan Calls for International Reaction
A political assassination came in an unbearable climate of constant persecution.
Hindus as Targets in Pakistan: A Report
In a country of institutionalized religious persecution, Hindus continue to pay a heavy price. “Bitter Winter” collected several testimonies.
Pakistan: A Good Supreme Court Decision for the Ahmadis—But What’s Next?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ordered the release of a man who had distributed an Ahmadi commentary to the Holy Quran. A step in the right direction, but problems remain.
Pakistan, Two Christian Brothers Beaten with Iron Rods and Forcibly Converted to Islam
Azam and Nadeem Masih were savagely abused until they recited the formula of conversion and recorded a video where they said they had converted freely.
Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Prohibiting Election Campaigning by Women
In Kohistan, Deobandi ulema does not challenge the law allowing women to be candidates—but they say they cannot campaign.
Pakistan, Ahmadi Cemetery Desecrated in Daska
At least 80 graves were destroyed just two weeks before the elections.
Pakistan’s Elections: Religious Minorities Claim Their Rights
A ten-point manifesto asks the new government and Parliament to succeed where politicians have always failed: grant freedom of religion to non-Muslim citizens.
Pakistan: Christian Musarrat Bibi, Acquitted of False Blasphemy Charges, Lives Under Constant Threat
A judge ruled that charges of Quran-burning were fabricated but she lost her job and has to live in hiding.