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“Now that the Taliban are back, it will strengthen Islamist groups and so there could be attacks.”

“we have witnessed an alarming increase in blasphemy accusations in the past few years, especially following the growth in the use of social media forums such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.”

“They called me a churi (low caste), an abusive term reserved for sanitation workers, and said they refused to work under a Christian.”

“My classmates subjected me to constant discrimination and prejudice towards me and my family on account of our religion.”

“I have to confess that after the justices had given their verdict I wept. There were times when I wondered if, after so long, justice would ever prevail in this case.”

“It is proof that God does work miracles. We experience them in our lives – those who are enemies can be reconciled.”

“We are being made homeless. Our law suppresses the weak in service of the powerful. Our dreams have been broken.”

“Everybody is afraid of the terrorists. But we stand for the One who protects us all. Our faith tells us that God won’t let us down. Therefore, we perform our duties with complete passion and avoid negative thinking.”

“Our parents have taught us to be silent when it comes to discourse of religion. Poor Christians cannot face mobs or expensive and lengthy court cases. Our police and lawyers are known for siding with the rich and minting money.”