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Christians of Islamabad/Rawalpindi Stage Protest Over Badami Bagh Incident

Christians in Joseph Colony, Lahore, were attacked.

(ISLAMABAD) - Christians of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, on receiving the news regarding Badami Bagh's tragic incident, cancelled all their engagements and immediately convened an emergent meeting about this incident.

Later, Christian human rights activists and members of civil society, staged a protest at the National Press Club, in Islamabad.

PHOTOS: Over 100 Houses Torched in Lahore over a Blasphemy Accusation

Life for All and Masihi Foundation strongly condemn the incident.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - Friday evening, Sawan Masih 26, of Joseph Colony near Badami Bagh, Lahore went to a barber's shop for a haircut.

But the shop owner, Imran Shahid, refused to cut his hair and hot words were exchanged between the two. The conversation got over heated by the remarks made by Imran Shahid against Masih`s religion.

PAKISTAN: Another Blasphemy Law Victim: Sawen Masih

It is clear that a recipe to destroy the life of any minority member, involves accusing him/her of blasphemy.

(ISLAMABAD) - Sawan Masih, a resident of Joseph Colony, became another victim of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law in Lahore Pakistan.

According to the daily Jang Lahore, on March 8, 2013, Mr. Shahid Imran, who works as a barber at Badami Bagh Lahore, alleged that Sawan Masih of Joseph Colony has disrespected the prophet Muhammad.

Rawalpindi High Court Bar: Former President Sajid Ilyas Bhatti Says Apex Court Saves Democracy from Derailing

Bhatti said traitors would be held accountable through a vote.

(RAWALPINDI, Pakistan) - Sajid Ilyas Bhatti said the "Apex court saves democracy from derailing" while talking with the editor of daily Punjab Express, on Friday March 1, 2013.

Representatives of the civil society and people from various walks of life were present.

Christian Woman Servant `Falsely` Implicated in Theft Case, Released on Bail

The woman claimed the police abused and tortured her in order to force a confession.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - A Christian woman has been falsely implicated in a theft case for allegedly stealing valuables from the family she had been employed by for almost a decade.

Zahida Perveen, 35, worked as a housemaid in a rich Muslim household located in Muslim Town, Lahore, earning a humble salary of 3000 Pakistani Rupees, or just $30.05 USD per month.

Second Death Anniversary of the Slain Bhahbaz Bhatti Observed

The problems faced by Christians in Pakistan are serious and consistent.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Members of civil society, friends and representatives of religious communities gathered at the place, where two years ago, Shahbaz Bhatti former federal minister, was assassinated in sector I-8 Islamabad Pakistan.

Shahbaz didn’t like injustice so he became the voice of those being wronged.

Tiny Hindu Minority Seeks Court Justice

Yezman is a small town where 30 Hindu families are living frightened and miserable.

(ISLAMABAD) - Another case of a Hindu girl abducted, raped and forced to convert to Islam surfaced when her parents approached a court seeking safety and justice after receiving threats.

According to World Vision in Progress (WVIP), a Hindu girl named Hamadi Mai, a minor living in TEHSIL YAZMAN, a subdivision of the Bahawalpur District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, was violently raped and forced to convert to Islam.

Pakistani Activists Hold Joint Memorial Service to Remember Slain Pakistani Christians

We as Pakistani Christians remember our martyrs... - Basharat Khokhar, human rights activist

(ISLAMABAD) - The courageous person who sacrifices his life for values of religion or the rights of people in their community secures a very unique respect and honors of a “Hero” in society and becomes part of history.

The generations pay tribute to sacrifices of martyrs and celebrate their anniversaries to remember them.

A Call for Justice

Punjab is a hub of religious discrimination, thousands of Khalid Masih`s are discriminated on daily basis in interior Punjab.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - Khalid Masih 35, a disabled resident of district of Faisalabad, Punjab province in Pakistan cries out for justice, but unfortunately the police and the concerned authorities refuse to investigate.

On 2nd February 2013 Kalid Masih was a witness of a trade between Babar Masih and Irshad Gujjar a local business man, the trade was a moped in exchange for a horse.

Some Context for What`s Transpiring in Pakistan and What Not to do in the Upcoming 2013 Elections

Com'on you idle spectators and bullshit purveyors (those who deliver crap in the opportunity they get in the media), all my good friends I am sure.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The New SAVAK in Pakistan, the latest spate of shia killings, should be examined in the context given below and the senseless creation of “revolutionary times” across the world will begin to make sense.

Pakistan is a component of it. ld will begin to make sense. Pakistan is a component of it. That component is tickled through sectarianism as that is the genius of our peoples.