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Pakistan allows Christian woman to remove Islam as her religion in years-long battle over ID card

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LAHORE, Pakistan — In a rare development, a high court in Pakistan ordered the government to issue a new identity card reflecting a woman’s conversion from Islam to Christianity.

The woman, whose name is being withheld for security reasons, renounced Islam and married a Christian man 15 years ago.

Attorney Lazar Allah Rakha said that for years she had repeatedly tried to get her faith designation corrected on her national identity record, but officials at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) defiantly refused. She converted to Christianity in January 2009 and married a Christian man four months later.

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LAHORE, Pakistan — In a rare development, a high court in Pakistan ordered the government to issue a new identity card reflecting a woman’s conversion from Islam to Christianity.

The woman, whose name is being withheld for security reasons, renounced Islam and married a Christian man 15 years ago.

Attorney Lazar Allah Rakha said that for years she had repeatedly tried to get her faith designation corrected on her national identity record, but officials at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) defiantly refused. She converted to Christianity in January 2009 and married a Christian man four months later.

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Yes, indeed, this is a great victory. Many people, not only this woman, have been waiting for such a breakthrough. However, here in Pakistan, NADRA refuses to officially change a person’s religion, because under the prevailing law, converting from Islam is punishable by death. There is no alternative legal solution, and very few dare to challenge this system.

Yet, we thank God, for this act will become a great beacon of hope for all those longing for freedom in their faith. May it inspire courage and open the door for many to find life in Christ.
 
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