Christian rights advocates are hailing a new law in one Pakistani province that sets the minimum age for marriage at 18, deems child marriage as “child abuse” and mandates punishment.
A husband, wife and one of their four children were brutally slain in India because of their Christian faith, which one alleged assailant apparently believed had caused his own daughter’s illness.
A blind Christian falsely accused of blasphemy has been denied bail in Pakistan, despite inconsistencies in the case presented against him, his attorney said.
Protesters with banners and loudspeakers sought to disrupt a Christian revival worship service that a government official was attending in a rented venue.