Faith
US Watchdog Exposes Pakistan’s Incessant Religious Liberty Violations
Faith Facts
- USCIRF urges U.S. redesignate Pakistan CPC for blasphemy abuses, mob violence, forced conversions.
- Four death sentences for social media posts; Christian man charged despite mental illness.
- Forced marriages of Christian, Hindu girls; Ahmadi mosques destroyed by mobs.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom warns that Pakistan’s religious freedom deteriorated in 2025 through harsh blasphemy laws targeting Christians, Hindus, and Ahmadis.
Mob violence surged, with attacks like a Christian’s throat slit over a textbook and vigilante killings refusing conversion.
Underage girls from minority families faced abductions, forced Islam conversions, and marriages, shattering Christian homes and Biblical family values.
USCIRF demands sanctions, asset freezes, and visa bans on Pakistani officials enabling such persecution against God’s people.
“China arrests underground church members, mob violence is on the rise in India and Pakistan leading to attacks on religious minorities and the destruction of their homes, Burma’s military bombs houses of worship, and Tajikistan denies parents the right to teach their children about faith,” said Vicky Hartzler, chair of the USCIRF.
“Religious freedom is a universal human right for all,” Mahmood said. “Government repression and non-state actor violence are on the rise in many places around the world, often devastating targeted religious communities and taking innocent lives.”
Stand firm for persecuted believers as Scripture commands defending the oppressed; pray for Pakistan’s minorities and U.S. leaders to protect freedom rooted in God’s truth.