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Christians in Pakistan protest for an end to misuse of blasphemy laws

A peaceful protest was held in front of the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, calling for an end to the misuse of the Muslim-majority country's blasphemy laws.

Report calls Sargodha, Pakistan attack, 'calculated, manipulated'

Report calls Sargodha, Pakistan attack, 'calculated, manipulated'

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Church responds to mob attack on Christians in Pakistan

Catholics attend Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Lahore, on Aug. 20, 2023, four days after mob attacked several Pakistani churches over blasphemy allegations. More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches were vandalized when hundreds rampaged through a Christian neighbourhood in Jaranwala in Punjab province on Aug. 16. / Credit: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty ImagesBlackburn, UK, May 31, 2024 / 15:40 pm (CNA).Church officials strongly condemned a recent attack on Christians in Sargodha, Pakistan, and expressed disappointment over the level of intolerance in Pakistani society.On May 25, a violent mob attacked the homes of two Christian families in Mujahid Colony, Sargodha City, about 150 miles south of Islamabad, in Punjab province of Pakistan. The mob burned and vandalized the Christian houses and their shoe factory after Nazir Masih, a Catholic, was accused of blasphemy for allegedly desecrating pages of the Holy Quran.Masih, 76, spent a couple of years .