Advancing Peace, Inclusion, and Intercultural Dialogue for Sustainable Communities.
The Hazara community, a distinct ethnic group identifiable by their Mongoloid features, has been subjected to relentless sectarian violence for generations, particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In Pakistan, the Sunni Muslim extremist militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is widely believed to be behind many of the attacks targeting the Hazara people. The Hazaras, who predominantly practice Shia...
The Gojra Incident stands as one of the most harrowing acts of violence against the Christian community in Pakistan. On July 29, 2009, seven people were brutally burned alive, and 18 others were injured in the town of Gojra, District Faisalabad, over an alleged desecration of the Holy Quran. More than 50 houses were set...
On June 30, 2009, a tragic and deeply disturbing incident occurred in Bahmniwala, a village in District Kasur, where around 110 Christian families—comprising nearly 700 people—were forced to flee their homes at night. This mass exodus happened after an angry mob attacked and threatened to burn their houses over an alleged blasphemy case. The tensions...