On the rights of religious minorities in the Case Law
The case law in Pakistan presents diverse trends with regard to protecting the rights of minority communities. Before the 1980s, the case law was mostly about issues related to personal or family laws, whereas afterwards, the focus shifted on collective or community concerns. It seems that minorities increasingly approached courts seeking protection of their socio-economic interests and their civil and political rights after the 1980s.
The secession of East Pakistan came as a marker of increased structural and systemic challenges for minorities. In addition, apparently two factors influenced minorities’ choice for seeking legal remedies. First, the introduction of the 1972 policy of nationalisation of educational institutions impacted the Christian, Parsi and Ahmadi communities in particular. With the surrendering of their educational institutions, these communities lost their social vibrancy and relevance to a large extent.
Hundreds of Christian Families Flee Homes After Post Sparks Threat of Mob Violence
01/07/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a 25-year-old Christian leader in Pakistan was taken into police custody and charged with violating the country’s blasphemy laws after sharing a social media post critical of Islam in late December. According to local sources, the post incited the threat of mob violence that drove hundreds of Christian families to flee their homes.
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Pastor Raja Warris published a faith-based post on Facebook on December 22 which Muslims claim hurt their religious sentiments,” a displaced Christian from Charar, who wished to remain anonymous, told ICC. “
Pakistani Catholics attend a prayer service on Christmas Day at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)
Hundreds of Pakistani Christian families fled a Lahore neighborhood ahead of Christmas after a mob of Muslims threatened to set fire to their homes, an international Christian group has reported.
The mob threatened the Christians in Charar after a local pastor posted a faith-based message on social media angering Muslims, reported Washington-based International Christian Concern (ICC). Pastor Raja Waris published a faith-based post on Facebook on Dec. 22 which Muslims claim hurt their religious sentiments, Saleem Khokhar, a displaced Christian from Charar, told the group.
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(Photo : Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia/CC) A church in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Threatened with violence, hundreds of Christians in Pakistan fled from their homes and chose to celebrate Christmas in another place.
Hundreds of families in Charar, a neighborhood in Lahore fled their homes and sought shelter with friends and relatives. The group of believers left their homes after receiving threats of violence from a mob of Muslims.
According to a statement from a displaced Christian who spoke with the International Christian Concern, the threat broke out after a local pastor posted a faith-based post on social media which the Muslims did not like.