The decline of Christianity in Pakistan
Church leaders should worry about the fleeing faithful as persecution takes a toll on the religious minority
Catholics pray at a special New Year service at St. Anthony s Church in Lahore on Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo: AFP)
The title of this article may not please some in the Catholic Church hierarchy but that’s what Pakistan’s Bureau of Statistics claimed when it revealed the report of the sixth Population and Housing Census-2017 on May 18.
Christians make up 1.27 percent of Pakistan s population of 207.68 million. In 1998, the official estimate of the figure was 1.59 percent. In 1947, when modern Pakistan was formed, non-Muslims made up 23 percent with 27 million people.
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Pakistani Christians warned against supporting Israel
The countries have no formal diplomatic ties and Pakistan forbids its citizens from going to the Holy Land
Israeli forces detain a group of Arab Israelis in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod on May 13 during clashes between Israeli far-right extremists and Arab Israelis. (Photo: AFP)
A renowned human rights activist has warned Pakistani Christians against publicly supporting Israel and provoking a backlash from Muslims as tensions flare between Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli military.
“Irrespective of your religious teachings, remember that as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, your first loyalty is with the state, which doesn’t recognize Israel as a state. Showing such allegiance can cause you to stumble,” said Mary James Gill, director of the Center for Law and Justice, in a notification issued on May 12.
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Mob attacks Pakistani Christian in hospital over blasphemy claim
Christians call for action to stop misuse of controversial laws as victim goes into hiding
Tabitha Nazir Gill with one of her burqa-clad attackers at Sobhraj Maternity Hospital in Karachi. (Photo supplied)
Tabitha Nazir Gill was slapped and stripped for alleged blasphemy at the Pakistani hospital where she had worked for nine years.
Videos showing the assault on the 30-year-old Christian nurse at Sobhraj Maternity Hospital in Karachi spread on social media on Jan. 28, moments after she was accused of insulting all prophets including Prophet Muhammad, Prophet Abraham and Prophet Adam.