Asia/Pacific

By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani doctors on Wednesday, October 10, successfully removed a bullet from the neck of a 14-year-old girl who shot in assassination attempt by the Taliban for speaking out against the militant group and her advocacy on behalf of girls and women.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ISLAMABAD/OSLO (BosNewsLife)-- There was controversy, Wednesday, October 10, over the whereabouts of a mentally challenged Pakistani Christian girl who has been charged with "blasphemy against Islam", after some Pakistani and Norwegian officials played down reports she had fled with family members to Norway.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- An evangelical Pakistani pastor was recovering of his injuries Tuesday, October 9, after he was shot by suspected Islamic militants who oppose his Christian activities, an advocacy group said.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ISLAMABAD/OSLO (BosNewsLife)-- A mentally challenged Christian girl who was detained in Pakistan on charges of 'blasphemy against Islam' has fled to Norway with family members, a Christian official involved in the operation confirmed Monday, October 8.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A mentally challenged Christian girl was hiding Saturday, October 6, amid fresh fears she will face years of imprisonment in Pakistan for "blasphemy against Islam," after witnesses withdrew testimonies that exonerated her, trial observers said.

By Xavier P. William, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani police say they have found no evidence that a mentally challenged Christian girl burned pages with verses of the Koran, deemed a holy book by Muslims, in a case that sparked international upheaval, BosNewsLife learned Wednesday, September 26.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists and their supporters took to the streets of Pakistan's second largest city Lahore Sunday, September 23, to protest the burning of a Lutheran church by Muslims angry over a U.S.-made anti-Islam film, and the disappearance of a Christian girl.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Muslims burned down a Lutheran church as well as its school and adjacent homes in Pakistan Friday, September 21, injuring several Christians in violent protests against an anti-Islam film that elsewhere killed dozens of Pakistanis, church sources and rights activists told BosNewsLife.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Three pastors were still held "in harsh prison conditions" in western Laos Thursday, September 20, over a week after they were detained for their involvement in house churches, representatives told BosNewsLife.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian girl working as a maid in Pakistan remained missing Tuesday, September 18, four days after she was allegedly "tortured" by her Muslim employees, rights activists said.