August 7: Ahmadi charged with posing as Muslim for second time in Sargodha
An Ahmadi jeweller in Silanwali, Sargodha was charged with blasphemy for the second time in his life for “posing as a Muslim” and for putting up a translation of the Quranic text in his shop. Muhammad Ashraf, who was earlier charged along with his co-workers in 2009 for posing as Muslims, was charged with blasphemy on July 23, this year on the complaint of Hafiz Muhammad Imran. Express Tribune
August 9: Persecution forces 60 Hindu families to migrate to India
Four out of the 60 families have left for India via the Samjhota Express from the Lahore Railway Station. The rest of the families are expected to follow soon. Five families residing in Aatma Raam Haweli – joint residence – vacated it this morning in order to move out to India. The families had complaints that their shops were looted, their houses raided by unknown men and their women forcefully converted. Their relatives have said that they could not endure the violence and that even moving to another province was no longer an option. Express Tribune