Nauman - Lahore

Nauman Khalid a Christian of Lahore converted to Islam to marry a Muslim girl. In the beginning Nauman concealed his religious identity from his wife. They started living together. Two years later Nauman’s wife alleged him that he was still a Christian. He provided his conversion certificate and the Nikkah of the two was solemnized once again on February 15, 2006.

The lady was still suspicious because of identity cards with different names and his religion was mentioned Christianity. She left him and started living with her parents again. His family was arrested, later released on bail and Nauman was forced to divorce the girl on previous dates and leave the country.                                                        Daily Nawa-e-Waqt November 10, 2006

Hidayt Masih and wife

On May 26, 2006 a Christian family of Chakwal embraced Islam. Bushra Bibi, wife of Hidayt Masih wanted to marry another Christian man David Masih who had already converted to Islam in April 2006. He forced her to convert and marry him. She did so and left the house of her husband. She lived with David for a month without getting married. Bushra later met her husband and they reconciled. Hidayt with his two daughters embraced Islam and started living with her because it was difficult for Bushra to convert back due to the pressure of majority community who considered that converting from Islam to any other religion was apostasy punishable with death. Imran Masih son of Hidayat Masih did not embrace Islam. He was a sanitary worker at TMA Chakwal and lived as a Christian.                                                                                                             NCJP Report

Forced Conversions

All Pakistan Minority Alliance (APMA) said that twenty-five Hindu girls were forced to convert to Islam in Sindh.                                                                                      AHRC October 9, 2006

Ashfaq Ahmad - Bahawalpur

Some Muslims of Chak 55 D.B, Yazman district Bahawalpur reportedly forced Ashfaq Ahmed (an Ahmadi) and his family to embrace Islam. He migrated to a nearby Hindu area and opened a grocery shop there. One night few men from “Lashkar-e- Taiyaba” came to his shop and threatened him. After this incident he became depressed and lost his mental balance.           Ahmadi Community

Asma - Faisalabad

On May 1, 2006, two Muslims Muhammad Zakir and Muhammad Naeem Ullah along with one woman Shehnaz, wife of Muhammad Hamid resident of Chak no 443 district Faisalabad allegedly kidnapped one Christian woman Asma.

Asma was wife of Boota Masih; a mother of three sons (eight, six and four years) served as a sweeper in Pakistan Army. Initially Boota Masih did not inform police but tried to contact the abductors of his wife, who promised him but did not release his wife. Boota contacted an NGO who helped him in lodging a report.                                                 Minorities Views June/July 2006

Four brothers - Faisalabad

On April 11, 2006, a cleric Saeed-ul-Hassan Bukhari alleged four Christian brothers Akram Masih, Anwar Masih, Munawar Masih and Imran Masih of stealing ornaments from his house worth Rs. 248,900/-.

As a result the family went through tremendous suffering when all earning-hand members of the family were forced out of work. Their father was paralyzed nine years ago, the mother Nasreen Bibi started working as domestic helper. She borrowed money from a Muslim man Sabir Jutt and some neighbours.

In 2000 her husband passed away and all the lenders started demanding their money back. They offered her to embrace Islam to have the loan waived. At last she embraced Islam and married Sabir Jutt one of the lenders.

The neighbours kept on provoking her four sons to become Muslims so rest of the debt would also be waived. The four brothers sold their house, paid all the debt and then shifted to a near by area Murad Colony.

On the allegation of theft police arrested all of them. The police pressurized Imran to name of his companions. He named Baddar Munir and Ittafaq Umar to be involved to avoid torture. After the investigation, when all accused proved to be innocent, the police released them except Imran.

On April 14, 2006 when SHO (after investigation) told Hassan that Imran is not involved in the crime of theft. He registered another FIR against unknown persons.

On May 5, 2006 when they came to shift their luggage Hassan stopped them from doing so. The police arrested Anwar, Imran, Baddar and Ittafaq again. Despite that nothing was found against them in the investigation, they were sent to borstal Jail.

On May 24, 2006, Imran was released on bail, while the case against the four brothers lingered on. They have taken a refuge with their uncle.                                                               NCJP Report