report in ECONOMYNEXT, Sept 30, 2023 at 9:23 pm– The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) in a statement on the Online Safety Bill, said that the existing legal regime is adequate to deal with instances of harmful speech, making it unjustifiable to enact such “stringent laws”. The Council called upon the government to withdraw the bill immediately. The body expressed “deep concern” over the proposed bill, detailing its potential to curtail freedom of…
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report in Dawn, September 25th, 2023THATTA: A large number of Christian community members, employees of revenue department and members of civil society organisations took out a rally and converged on the local press club on Sunday as part of their continuing protest over the recent kidnapping of a man, Irfan Masih. The victim was lured into a honey-trap about a week ago and called to an area in Kandhkot, where he was kidnapped and held…
by Imran Gabol in Dawn, Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: A Christian couple was taken into custody after a blasphemy case was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran in the jurisdiction of North Cantonment Police Station on Saturday. Taimur, a resident of Harbanspura, filed a complaint with the police, saying he was standing at a food shop on a street near the Rangers headquarters when he saw some pages being thrown…
by Rana Yasif in The Express Tribune, Aug 27, 2023LAHORE: The Christian community moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday against being pressurised by police officials to reach a compromise in the Jaranwala rampage case, requesting for a judicial inquiry committee to be formed to fairly investigate the incident. In a petition filed through advocate Shahbaz Fazal Saroya, petitioner Peter Charles, chairman of Grace Bible Fellowship Church Pakistan, also informed the court of the…
Report in Dawn, August 21st, 2023SAHIWAL: Police booked and arrested a Christian youth under the blasphemy law and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for reposting and resharing hate material (letter), which had contributed to spread of violence against the Christian community in Jaranwala. The youth was arrested from Chak 186/9-L on Sunday. The youth was booked in the first information report (FIR) under Section 11 of PECA 2016, Section 7 of the ATA…
By Arshad Yousafzai in The News, August 19, 2023Members of the Christian community of Pakistan on Friday expressed disappointment at the fact that their community was never served justice in numerous mob attacks against them. They were speaking at a protest held in front of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) against the recent attacks on churches and houses of the Christian community in Faisalabad and Jaranwala. It was said that owing to flaws in the…
report in Dawn, August 19th, 2023HYDERABAD: Representatives of the Commission for Inter-Faith Harmony have urged Chief Justice of Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff and other government functionaries to form a commission to probe the tragic Jaranwala incident. Fathers Danial Fayaz, Jamil Albert, Shahzad Khokhar, James Castloino and others said at a press conference at local press club on Friday that if perpetrators of such crimes had been punished in the past, the Jaranwala incident would…
Report in Dawn, August 18th, 2023LAHORE: A joint meeting of leaders from different faiths, including those from Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Baha’i communities, has underscored the need to bring those involved in the Jaranwala incident to justice. They were of the view that had the culprits of Joseph Colony and Gojra incidents been handed down exemplary punishment, the Jaranwala tragedy would not have taken place. The meeting was chaired by Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin…
by Waqas Ali in Dawn, August 18th, 2023KARACHI: Members of Minority Rights March and Aurat March, the Archbishop of Karachi and the Bishop of the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Thursday condemned the attacks on churches and residences the Christian community members in Jaranwala by an angry mob, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in this town of Faisalabad district. Members of the Christian community also staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC). Addressing…
Report in Dawn, August 18th, 2023LAHORE: A joint meeting of leaders from different faiths, including those from Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Baha’i communities, has underscored the need to bring those involved in the Jaranwala incident to justice. They were of the view that had the culprits of Joseph Colony and Gojra incidents been handed down exemplary punishment, the Jaranwala tragedy would not have taken place. The meeting was chaired by Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin…
by Tariq Saeed | Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, August 18th, 202TOBA TEK SINGH/LAHORE: Punjab police on Thursday arrested at least 140 alleged miscreants, including two prime suspects, and registered five cases a day after violence targeting the Christian community in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad left over 20 churches and over a dozen homes in ruins. The FIRs registered with the Jaranwala City police included Section 295 (desecration of a worship place) and Section 295-A (hurting…