Photos: Christians in Pakistan Slum Amid Blasphemy Cases

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15 February 2015 13:34 WIB

In this Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 photo, illiterate Pakistani Christians pray during a writing and reading class taught by a pastor and volunteers at a makeshift church in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. The Christian Colony just outside of Islamabad is home to many Christians who once lived in the capital, but fled in fear after a string of blasphemy allegations and killings. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 photo, Pakistani Christians pray during Sunday Mass in a makeshift church in a slum home to Christian families on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. In this country of 180 million people, where Islam is the state religion and 95 percent of people are Muslims, Christians represent just a sliver of the population. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 photo, Pakistani Christian Shanaz Rafiq, 28, left, and her husband Rashid Rafiq, 32, stand in front of a pastor during the baptism ceremony of their son, at the Salvation Army Church in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. In this country of 180 million people, where Islam is the state religion and 95 percent of people are Muslims, Christians represent just a sliver of the population. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 photo, Pakistani Christian bride Dunya Yacob, 24, center, surrounded by family members while having her makeup done on her wedding day in a makeshift tent at a slum home to Christian families on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of the day I would get married and put on a nice dress and have a nice party with a lot of people, the 24 year old said. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 photo, Pakistani Christian bride Dunya Yacob, 24, and her groom Indriaz Liaqat, 27, sit during their wedding ceremony in a makeshift home at a slum home to Christian families on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB

In this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 photo, Pakistani Christian bride Dunya Yacob, 24, is carried by her cousin to her groom's makeshift home to attend her wedding ceremony at a slum home to Christian families on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of the day I would get married and put on a nice dress and have a nice party with a lot of people, the 24 year old said. AP/Muhammed Muheisen

12 Februari 2015 00:00 WIB