Christians are being targeted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. This is the situation when only 1.8 percent of the total population in Pakistan is left. Nevertheless, about one-fourth of blasphemy allegations have been leveled against these people.

There is a provision of death penalty in blasphemy laws. In June 2024, 73-year-old Pakistani Christian Lazar was brutally beaten to death on false charges of burning the Quran.

Attacks on Christian houses in Jaranwala in 2023
According to the 2025 World Watch list of Open Doors, girls and women in Pakistan are falling victim to kidnapping, forced marriage, sexual violence and forced conversion. In 2023, attacks on Christian houses and buildings in Jaranwala are promoting the culture of fear. Historical churches have less freedom for worship and other activities. However, they are strictly monitored and many times are attacked by bombs.

According to the report, in the culture of Pakistan, leaving a family member is considered extremely shameful and hence those who convert to religion have to face sharp opposition from their own family and community, including so -called honor killing.

Why Christian is being targeted
The report says that Christians in Pakistan suffer from institutional discrimination and the work which are considered to be low, dirty and derogatory such as sewer cleaning or working on brick kiln, are reserved for Christians. Muslims are encouraged not to accept Christian men in senior positions at the workplace, as Islamic society promotes the outlook of superiority.

Christian Punjab
According to the report, Christians of Muslim background have to bear the brunt of harassment, one from radical Islamic groups that consider them to be religious and secondly from families, friends and neighbors who consider conversion from family and community as a shameful act of betrayal with family and community. Most Christians live in Punjab and this is the region of Pakistan, where the incidents of oppression and discrimination come the most.

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In the case of communal violence spread after an objectionable social media post in Yawat village of Pune district, the police have so far arrested 15 people and five FIRs have been registered against more than 500.

The incident took place on Friday (August 1) in Daund Tehsil area, where tension spread between two communities over the post on WhatsApp. Many vehicles and shops were set arson during the violence and the police had to use lathicharge and tear gas to control the crowd.

Main incidents of violence and police action

The police have so far registered 5 FIRs, out of which four FIRs are against more than 500 unknown and known people. According to PTI, the violent mob arson and vandalized a bike, two cars, a religious place and a bakery.

15 accused have been arrested and sent to judicial custody till 6 August. The youth who posted an objectionable post has also been arrested, who had been living in the same village for years. Now prohibitory orders are in force and the deployment of SRPF and social media monitoring continues.

Administration and reaction of leaders

Pune Superintendent of Police Sandeep Singh Gill made it clear that the initial investigation has not received any well -planned conspiracy, although the investigation is still on. The police had immediately controlled the situation and now there is peace in the village. Additional Superintendent of Police Ganesh Birader said that the village is being monitored with the help of drones.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that a young man had posted an objectionable post, which mentioned the case related to a priest, which provoked people. He said that strict action will be taken against those who put such posts.

Several senior officials, including MLA from Daund Assembly, Rahul Kul, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and IG Sunil Phulari of Kolhapur Range reached the spot and took stock of the situation.

Ajit Pawar said that the accused youth is originally a resident and laborer of Nanded, who had posted objectionable posts related to an incident in Madhya Pradesh. According to the villagers, the situation is now normal and there is a harmony between the communities again.