Pakistan on Gaza Peace Panel? Minority Crisis Fuels Doubts
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Pakistan’s appointment to the Trump-initiated Board of Peace for Gaza has ignited fierce backlash. Tasked with forging enduring stability in the region, the board’s inclusion of a country riddled with religious violence and terror links defies logic.
According to a damning Gatestone Institute report, Pakistan is increasingly hazardous for Christians, Hindus, and fellow minorities. Discrimination and attacks are on a sharp rise.
Mob violence exploded last year, with offenders enjoying blanket impunity. Christians slapped with blasphemy labels face orgies of destruction—churches torched, homes pillaged, futures shattered.
Kidnappings for forced conversion and underage marriages ravage Hindu and Christian girls. Families seeking redress confront hostility and biased authorities.
The death of 21-year-old farmer Marcus Masih—beatings disguised as suicide—exemplifies the perils, drawing sharp international focus.
The USCIRF advocates designating Pakistan anew as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ for profound religious liberties violations.
Notable cases: Waseem Masih murdered in March 2025, Kashif Masih tortured fatally in May, Waseem Salamut gone in 2024. 2025 brought Sindh-Punjab abductions, including 12-year-old Saba Shafiq’s forced marriage post-kidnap.
Such internal chaos renders Pakistan unfit for peace stewardship, casting long shadows over the Gaza initiative’s prospects.
