Faisalabad, Sept. 8 -- Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has denounced what it called a rising pattern of violence, discrimination, harassment and persecution against religious minorities in Pakistan, demanding justice in the cases of Christian men Samuel Arif, Ikhlaq Masih, Arshad Masih and Shahzaib Masih.

In a press release issued on Tuesday, HRFP said its fact-finding team had documented a "troubling pattern" of targeted violence, discrimination, harassment and persecution against members of religious minority communities.

The organisation said its representatives, during fact-finding missions in multiple cities, met victims and their families, police officials, community stakeholders, neighbours, witnesses, medical personnel and ot...