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The clock is ticking for Pakistan's beleaguered Christian nurses


The clock is ticking for Pakistan s beleaguered Christian nurses
Christian rights activists must continue the peaceful struggle of Bishop John Joseph to end the misuse of blasphemy laws
Christian staff nurse Maryam Lal (left) and Catholic nursing student Newsh Arooj were arrested on blasphemy charges in Faisalabad last month. (Photo supplied)
Religiously charged staff of Lahore mental hospital take over the building. This headline may seem like something ripped straight out of a psychological horror film, but it actually happened on April 27 when Muslim nurses occupied a chapel at the hospital that was used for Sunday services after they accused a Christian nurse of committing blasphemy by sending an objectionable video to a nurses’ unofficial WhatsApp group. ....

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Pakistan accused of appeasing Islamists over French ambassador


Pakistan accused of appeasing Islamists over French ambassador
Parliament to decide envoy s fate after Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan leader is released
Updated: April 21, 2021 07:57 AM GMT
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Saad Hussain Rizvi, chief of banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, in Lahore after his release from Kot Lakhpat jail on April 20. (Photo supplied)
Pakistani priests and human rights activists have criticized a resolution that parliament will decide whether to expel the French ambassador over a blasphemy row.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on April 20 that the resolution would be presented to the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on April 22 and that Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) had agreed to call off its protest sit-ins. ....

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Pakistani Christian youth granted bail in blasphemy case


Pakistani Christian youth granted bail in blasphemy case
Nabeel Masih became the youngest person convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan s history in 2018
Lawyer Riaz Anjum (third from right) with the family of Nabeel Masih in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Riaz Anjum)
Christian activists are demanding “timely justice” from trial courts following the granting of bail to the youngest blasphemy convict in Pakistan.
Lahore High Court on March 1 granted bail to Nabeel Masih, who was 16 years old when he was arrested in 2016 in Bhai Pheru town in Pakistan s Punjab province on a complaint filed by his Muslim friend Akhtar Ali alleging that he had liked and shared a Facebook post which “defamed and disrespected” the Kaaba in Mecca. ....

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Time for Pakistan's Christian TV channels to raise their voices


Time for Pakistan s Christian TV channels to raise their voices
While the Church is embracing the digital age like never before, it needs to address national issues to escape its bubble
Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore celebrates evening Mass online via the Facebook page of Catholic TV. (Photo: Kamran Chaudhry/UCA News)
The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of coronavirus, but for the Catholic Church in Pakistan, it marked a revival of the media ministry.
When the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of churches last March, many priests were forced to train in social media and take their parishes online by celebrating Masses on Facebook Live and initiating WhatsApp groups. ....

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