Lahore, Punjab | 2003–2004 He was already in prison; seriously ill with tuberculosis. He was transferred to a hospital for treatment. A police constable was assigned to guard him....
Khanewal District, Punjab | 6–7 February 1997 It began with an allegation. Within hours, thousands of people were moving toward a Christian settlement. Families fled. Homes were looted and...
Arifwala / Sahiwal, Punjab | 1996–2002 A poor Christian bricklayer. A dispute with a neighbour. A blasphemy allegation. A village forced to leave. A shooting inside a courthouse. A...
Punjab, Pakistan | 1993–1995 A child who could not read or write. Two adult relatives accused alongside him. A blasphemy allegation based on writing allegedly placed on a mosque...
Lahore, Punjab | 1992 He had been accused of blasphemy. He was taken to a police station for questioning.His accuser was there too. And inside the very place where...
Faisalabad, Punjab | 6 January 1992 He was a teacher, a former headmaster and a poet. He had not been convicted of any crime. No student had reportedly complained...
Lahore, Pakistan | 1990–1992 A man confined to a wheelchair. A blasphemy allegation he never lived long enough to answer at trial. Repeated warnings that his life was in...
Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar was accused of blasphemy in Umerkot in September 2024. Police claimed he died in a shootout, but a Sindh government inquiry later found the encounter had...
Muhammad Ismail, a tourist from Punjab, was detained for protection after a blasphemy allegation in Madyan in June 2024. A mob stormed the police station, took him from custody...
Nazir Masih, an elderly Christian businessman, was severely beaten during a mob attack in Sargodha in May 2024 after allegations of Quran desecration. He died from his injuries on...
