News and Updates

It is with profound pain and sadness that International Christian Voice reports that eight (8) year Anum Bibi, a Christian child was subjected to sexual abuse by a twenty two (22) year old Muslim man Mohammad Awais.

According to available reports the poor child along with her parents and ten (10) year old brother Atif Masih went to work the fields where Anum become the victim of brutal incident of rape on Sunday May 02, 2021.

She was threatened by the perpetrator who forcedly raped her and left the girl crying in pain. The aggrieved parents found the girl fainted in the fields and rushed her to the Mother and Child Hospital Sheikhupura.

The father of the girl Allah Ditta Masih reportedly stated that he along with wife Rehana, daughter Anum Bibi and son Atif Masih was working in the field on Sunday May 02, 2021 at about 2:00 pm in the afternoon. Anum and Atif went to fetch water for all of them; they took time in returning back, after an hour Atif returned alone and informed about the incident. He said that Mohammad Awais took Anum in to the other fields forcedly; he beat him severely for helping his sister Anum. The parents rushed to save their daughter to find her raped and laying helpless. She had fainted and bleeding.

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On April 26, a group of Muslim nurses of the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH) came into the chapel and desecrated the Holy Bible and other sacred items. They continued to recite Na’at (Islamic anthems) for hours in the chapel after accusing three Christian nurses, Sakina, Jessica and Tressa of blasphemy against Islam. The video of the Muslim nurses sitting in the building and reciting Na’at went viral on social media.

The video of the Muslim nurses sitting in the building and reciting Na’at went viral on social media. Sakina Khurram told us that she had shared a post of Arif Ajika, (A YouTube commentator) in her WhatsApp group in which he was sharing his views and criticising the Pakistani government. There were no blasphemous contents of the video, and the other two nurses are accused of liking the same post.

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International Christian Voice is heartbroken at the news of accusations of blasphemy against two Pakistani Christian women, Maryam Lal and Navish Arooj, in Faisalabad, Pakistan today (April 9, 2021). The accusations arose after Navish, a third-year student-nurse, reportedly removed a sticker inscribed with verses from the Holy Quran from a wall at her workplace and allegedly handed it to Maryam, a nurse-in-charge.
An investigation committee was formed at the hospital where a Muslim head nurse and ward boy both claimed to have witnessed Maryam and Navish commit “blasphemous acts” while removing this sticker. The ward boy, Muhammad Waqas, also claims to have been enraged by this and admits to attacking Maryam with a knife, saying he wanted to kill her and that “she was lucky and was only injured” when she fled from the hospital.

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In yet another incident of discrimination against minorities in Pakistan, two Christians were charged with the controversial blasphemy law for their alleged insulting remarks against Islam’s holy book and the Prophet.

On Wednesday, Punjab police said that they are seeking the arrest of the two men, who have been identified as Haroon Ayub and Salamat Mansha.

The case was filed last Saturday on the complaint of a local resident, an investigating officer said.

He provided no further details and only said they were still investigating to determine whether the two minority Christians made derogatory remarks about the Quran and Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during a discussion on religion.

Pakistan’s blasphemy law carries an automatic death penalty for anyone convicted of insulting God, Islam, or other religious figures.

Many members of the minority communities in Pakistan – the Ahmadis, Hindus, Christians, and Sikhs were charged with the blasphemy law. Many of them are languishing in jails on the false charges of disrespecting the Quran.

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Tabitha Gill, Christian a nurse and gospel singer, was falsely accused of committing blasphemy against Islam

International Christian Voice is deeply troubled by the recent news of false accusations of blasphemy leveled at a Christian woman, Tabitha Nazir Gill, in Karachi, Pakistan. y Tabitha Gill, a nurse, was falsely accused of committing blasphemy against Islam on January 28 by her colleague at the Sobhraj Maternity Hospital. The allegation reportedly arose after Ms. Gill reminded her colleague to refrain from accepting money from patients, in accordance with the hospital’s regulations. Having accused her of blasphemy, Ms. Gill’s colleague proceeded to incite violence against her, leading to other staff members allegedly tieing up and beating Ms. Gill before she was taken into police custody.

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As we live through the challenges of COVID-19 we are grateful to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for keeping us safe and healthy during the Pandemic and blessing us with strength to navigate through the challenges and continue our mission of supporting the persecuted Christians stranded in Thailand and those marginalized and suffering in Pakistan for their faith.

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