Pakistan

By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A young Christian man was behind bars Saturday, January 23, after being sentenced to life imprisonment for having "insulted and desecrated" the Koran, seen as a holy book by Muslims.

By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in several volatile areas of Pakistan feared more violence Monday, November 30, amid reports that Christians are hiding after attacks by angry Muslims in which at least one person died.

By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan UPPER DIR, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A man selling compact discs in Pakistan's war-torn North West Frontier Province remained in critical condition Monday, November 23, after suspected Islamic militants blew up his CD shop because its collection included a film about Jesus and other Christian movies.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- As Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to power Wednesday, June 5, dozens of suspected Muslim militants were to learn whether their release on bail would be overturned, a Christian lawyer involved in the cases told BosNewsLife.

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- One of Pakistan's leading Christian lawyers confirmed Monday, November 11, that he has survived another apparent assassination attempt by suspected Islamic militants. "I am being targeted by extremists who want me to end my legal support to victims in blasphemy cases," said Sardar Musthtag Gill, director of the advocacy group Legal Evangelical Association Development (LEAD).

By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan LAHORE , PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's military on Thursday, May 14, continued pounding suspected positions of the militant Taliban group, which investigators say has created an atmosphere of hatred towards Christians and other religious minorities.

By BosNewsLife Asia News Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistani police have detained two Muslim boys for allegedly raping a Christian girl and advocacy groups hope it will encourage security forces to also take action against others attacking minority Christians in this heavily Islamic nation.

By BosNewsLife Asia Service BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese government forces threatened to kill a prominent church leader and his family after beating him, as part of a crackdown on house churches, his supporters said Tuesday, August 20.

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(ADDS EXPLOSION ELSEWHERE IN PAKISTAN, MORE DETAILS) By Xavier P. William, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Lahore, Pakistan and Stefan J. Bos at BosNewsLife News Center LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighborhood in eastern Pakistan Saturday, March 9, torching up to 100 homes and injuring dozens, after hearing reports that a Christian man committed blasphemy against Islam.