Pak: Mob raids Christian colony in search of blasphemer

A mob of hundreds stormed a Christian-dominated neighbourhood in this eastern Pakistani city in search of an alleged blasphemer, forcing residents to flee for their lives, police officials said on......

Professor arrested on blasphemy charge in Pakistan

Police in Pakistani capital Islamabad have arrested a professor on a charge of blasphemy after hundreds of people, including clerics and seminary students, joined a protest and demanded the......

Pak HC quashes blasphemy case against Christian girl

The Pakistan high court has dismissed the blasphemy case against Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old Christian girl who was accused of desecrating the Quran. Though it was a first-of-its-kind judgment, the......

Rights activists live dangerously in Pakistan

Marvi Sirmed takes up issues that are considered 'oversensitive' in Pakistan. That's enough reason for her to be on the hit-list of extremists, writes Tahir AliThe assassination attempt on Marvi......