BREAKING NEWS: Violence Overshadows Funeral “Murdered” Pakistan Christian

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Punjab in Pakistan dead-boy-61SIALKOT, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Thursday in Pakistan's Punjab province after police dispersed angry crowds protesting against the death of a young Christian prisoner, who was held for allegedly desecrating the Koran, viewed as a holy book by Muslims.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christian Mother Asia Bibi Sentenced To Death By Appeals Court

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife asiabibiLAHORE PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- An appeals court in Pakistan upheld a death sentence against a devoted Christian mother for "blasphemy" against Islam, sparking calls for prayers amid concerns a Supreme Court case may take years, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, October 16.

Pakistan Court Charges 106 Suspects Over Torching Christian Couple

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service pakistan_christian_oLAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani court has charged 106 suspects with involvement in last year's lynching and burning to death of a Christian couple in an incident that underscored wider persecution of believers in the heavily Islamic nation, BosNewsLife learned Thursday, May 21.

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Christians On Alert After Bin Laden “Avenge” Blasts Kill 80

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Pakistan remained on high alert Friday, May 13, as at least 80 people were killed and 120 others injured in two bomb blasts that militants said were to avenge the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Pakistan Boy Killed In Attack On Christian Colony

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Islamic militants attacked a Christian area in Pakistan's troubled province of Balochistan killing a 7-year-old child and injuring two others, police officials and Pakistani media said.

Dozens Of Catholic Missionaries Killed In 2011

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By BosNewsLife News Center
VATICAN CITY/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)--  The Vatican's missionary news agency says more than two dozen priests, nuns and lay Catholics were killed worldwide in 2011, BosNewsLife monitored Monday, January 16.

Pakistan Christians Forgive Church Attackers

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm has returned to a Pakistani village in Pakistan's turbulent Punjab province after local Christians announced they had forgiven armed Muslims who attacked their church, mediators said.

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan Christian Woman Escapes After Kidnapping

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service reporting from Pakistan kidnappedRAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian woman who was forced to marry a Muslim farmer and convert to Islam amid a dispute over money said Monday, May 31, she has returned home after weeks of "captivity and torture."

Muslim Mob Storms Pakistan Church; 65 Injured

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan pakistan christmas_P7#1#CHAKWAL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Protestant Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province were searching for a place of worship Wednesday, February 3, after angry Muslims apparently attacked their partly constructed church, injuring scores of worshippers.
By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan
CHAKWAL, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Protestant Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province were searching for a place of worship Wednesday, February 3, after angry Muslims apparently attacked their partly constructed church, injuring scores of worshippers.

Pakistan Throws Out Blasphemy Case Against Christian Girl

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service Pakistan ChristiansISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's Supreme Court has dismissed a final attempt to reopen a blasphemy case against a mentally challenged Christian teenager, Christian rights activists confirmed Wednesday, January 16.