HEAD LINE NEWS - 2002
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Angela Watkins extends prayers request for children and family in India.

India. January 03. Besly Ciniraj and Hepzv Cinraj the forwarded a request of prayers for the cure of their father eye vision. The prayers request to Angle Watkins is so simple and touchy that we are putting this message of two kids from India for our readers to join that family. We are putting that

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Memorial Service of Chianwali martyrs by PCMS

Sialkot. December 29. Dr. Emmanuel Adil Ghouri, President of Pakistan Christian medical society PCMS Sialkot, Have announce to hold a memorial service on Sunday, Jan 4, 2003, in the memory of five Christian girls who died on 25 December in a terrorist attack in Chian wali Near Daska District Sialko

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Canadian Conference.

Ontario. December 30. A most critical and informative event planed to touring across Canada in year 2003 from February 1, 2003, at 1.00 PM at Walper Terrace Hotel and Conference Center at first leg.

The Conference organizers have extended invitations in general of attendance to discuss the issue

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Inkalab (Revolution) in Christian Liberation Front. Professor Mushtaq Victor MNA and other leaders left Shahbaz Bhatti and PPP.

Lahore. December 27. (PR) Professor Mushtaq Victor, Member National Assembly of Pakistan and former leader of Christian Liberation Front CLF left the CLF and Pakistan Peoples Party PPP and joined ruling party Muslim League Q. The decision was announced in a press conference on December 10 at the Chi

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Indian Christian body condemns attack on church in Pakistan.

NEW DELHI, DEC 26 (PTI) All India Christian Council today blamed Pakistan's anti-minority policies for the terrorist attack on a Church near Lahore that claimed three lives and said it was designed to terrorise the minorities who anyway are second rate citizens in that country. Lashing out at

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FIACONA concern on BJP wins in Gujrat.

After ordering the police to stand-down, the previous BJP government in Gujarat, unleashed unprecedented level of violence against certain minority religious population last February, with the help of trained Hindu militia. Over 2000 civilians feared killed in less than two weeks of violence, which

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Pakistani Pastor Needs Your Help. CFI

An immigration lawyer working with CFI has advised us that the best way to help him would be to find a church that would be willing to sponsor him as an associate pastor, Bible teacher, or such. His background is Pentecostal. If your church or another church you know may be willing to sponsor this

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A Gathering of Christian Artists from India and Pakistan in Hamilton. PCP Report.

Out of the town participants included Swapna Shail, a prominent Hindi poet from India. She also sang one of her own compositions. She was from Ottawa. Dr. Stephen Gill, an established poet of English, Urdu and Panjabi languages, was from Cornwall. Dr. Stephen Gill was sponsored by The Canada Council

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Gospel Fire Crusade In Pakistan. Report by Angela Watkins.

After that Brother Dr.William Johnson proclaimed the message of Gospel that God is our Father and only Jesus is our Saviour. In addition, the remarkable signs and wonders proved that God is truly alive and the Gospel is the real Word of God.

Many Catholics and some Muslims attended the crusade.

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Urgent prayer needs for Lebanon, that martyrdom translates into revival. Brother E.G.Hossein

She came to the clinic early at 7:30 am as was her habit in order to get ready for the day. On average 40-50 women come to the clinic twice a week. Someone entered the clinic right after she got there and shot her in the head. She was 30. She was very dedicated to her work, and she was here because

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Christian Village attacked in Plateau State.

Three separate attacks on Christian villages during October resulted in over 50 deaths and the destruction of livestock and property. Hundreds have died in previous clashes in the state during 2002. The increased level of violence has prompted the governor of Plateau State to institute a shoot-o

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Gospel progress in Iran. Global prayer Digest. October 23, 2002. Submitted by Angela Watkins

Yet the prison guard's pleading words tugged at him. "You must tell me about your Jesus!"
The weary soldier of Christ recalled the recent service where 24 new Iranian believers were baptized. It might have been the highest number of Iranians baptized at one time in hundreds of years. He felt a ren

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Church Destroyed in Kosovo.

The bombings came on the eve of a visit to Kosovo by UN General Secretary Kofi Annan. At least 110 Serb Christian sites (churches, monasteries, graveyards etc.) have been damaged or destroyed in Kosovo since the United Nations took control in June 1999. Church leaders and other christians have als

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Shariat Court issues pre-admission notice on J. Salik petition.

The bench comprised Chief Justice Fazal Elahi Khan, Allama Justice Fida Mohammad Khan and Mr Justice Ijaz Yusaf.

The petitioner's counsel Dr M.Aslam Khaki referred to verses of The Holy Quran on Adl which ordained equality before law and contended that while Muslims elected their own representati

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Handicapped missionary attacked and robbed in Karachi. By Robin Fernandez. PCP report

The pastor's home is less than half a kilometer away from the scene of a bloody shoot-out between Pakistani security forces and Al-Qaeda members some weeks ago.

After committing the burglary the robbers left a note for the wheelchair-bound Pastor Glenn Potter with the apartment building watchman.

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Pakistan Election's Likely Effect on Christians. By David E Bhatti. Scotland

The president has convened the parliament on Friday, 8th November. Pakistani press has devoted itself to discussing pros and cons of various developments that have taken place since the conclusion of the election. The constitution is so amended as to enable the government's reform programme, parti

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Methodist Church of Pakistan registration renewed after 30 years.

We are very happy to join the international Methodist Community and hope you would welcome it to the International Methodist Community. We direly need your Spiritual and Economic Help for Rehabilitation of The Methodist Church of Pakistan.

Legal Status:
The Methodist Church of Pakistan is

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An open letter to government of Netherlands. Doors are closing in Holland for Pakistani Christians

Two recent developments have seriously aggravated the situation of Christians of Pakistan origin seeking asylum in the Netherlands. Firstly the government has recently tightened the controls on the admission of asylum seekers into the community of the Netherlands. Secondly the recent election in Pak

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IDA aims at uplift and betterment of interfaith communities in Pakistan. Nazir Ahmed

He said that we were working for these poor people with one N G O from 15years.But for the more betterment of these miserable persons. We established an N G O named (I D A) which is registered with Social Welfare Department of government of Pakistan.

We are running two primary schools and we pro

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The 1984 masscres of the Sikhs; Feb-March 2002 massacres of Muslims in Gujarat. Ishtaq Ahmed.

Shabnam Hashmi (member Asiapeace, New Delhi) visits Gujarat and assesses if the hearts will meet again.

Best regards,

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Moderator Asiapeace - An electronic discussion group
Affiliate of Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA).
Associate Professor
Department of Pol

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MMA to safeguard minority rights, says Qazi Hussain Ahmed

Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who cobbled together a six-party alliance this summer along with Jamiat Uleme-e-Pakistan chief Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, told reporters on Sunday that minority groups ought not to be alarmed by the alliance's sweep of polls in two Pakistani provinces that border Afghanistan. It

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Minorities seek role in future setup. "Dawn Reporter"

The APMA, a representative body of all the religious minorities of Pakistan, had already entered into an electoral alliance with the PPP. The PPP won 35 NA seats and 67 provincial from Punjab. After the landslide victory of the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1970, this is the first time that PPP c

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Religious parties call for countrywide protest against remarks of Rev. Falwells

The Imams are asked to make it the topic of their sermons on Friday, and instigate people for violent protests against Christian pastor's blasphemous remarks against the prophet of Islam. This seems to be turning into a country wide anti-Christian protest, and obviously Christians are very scared of

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I am Bishop of APCC. Salamat Khokhar

I am compelled to write the following statement after an on-going defamation campaign against me in your net newspaper.

Before going into detail, I confirm with all the authority and responsibility that I, Bishop Salamat Khokhar S/O Sharif Khokhar resident of E - 39 Defence View Karachi, am the l

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J.Salik challenged the validity of minority reserved seats election in supreme courts.

The Bench comprises Chief Justice Shaikh Riaz Ahmed, Mr Justice Munir A.Shaikh, Mr Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, Mr Justice Iftikhar Ahmad Chaudhry and Mr Justice Qazi Mohammad Farooq.

The petition had been admitted on Thursday. The petitioner had contended that the genuine representation of th

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CLAAS UK appeals for safety of Robin Piranditta.

His family and other community members are very concerned about his safety as instead of arresting the real culprits, the police are investigating him and are trying to divert the attention of Christians and the international community.

As you have helped us at a number of times, especially to re

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Canadian Pakistani Christians on dialogue moot with local Muslims on Oct. 5 to resolve situation.

The Consul General of Pakistan, Toronto will be attending and giving out the view of the government of Pakistan.

Mr. Khokhar have further added that the persecution of the Christians is on the rise since the implementation of the 'Blasphemy Law', introduced by the army dictator General Zia ul Haq

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CLAAS invites UK Christians in Open Discussion Forum to end terror against Pakistani Christens.

People from all walks of life are invited to join this open forum to take necessary action to stop the future expected attacks on Christians and their institutions. As Christians in Pakistan are going to hold rally on the same day, 5th October 2002 to mark it an anti terrorism day and will be mourni

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SACC :Condemn killings of Christians in Pakistan.

We stand in solidarity with the Christians in Pakistan and also with the National Council of Churches in Pakistan in this hour of crisis. We share the pain and sorrow of our brothers and sisters who lost their dear ones in this brutal attack. This again brings to our urgent attention the need of a p

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Al-Qaeda rallies in London. Free-speech event illustrates Islamists' continued influence in England's capital. BY Rev.Khalid M.Soomro

Banners proclaimed: "Islam will dominate the world" and "Those who do not rule by what Allah has revealed are oppressors." Preachers Abu Hamza al-Masri and Omar Bakri Muhammad addressed hundreds, casting Islam as the salve to a U.S.-led world of suffering.

British authorities allowed the rally -

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PAT caravan to attend 'Ziyarat-e-Maryam' Festival; Dr Qadri rode on a bicycle to show solidarity

Talking on the occasion Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said that when PAT comes to power it will assure the constitutional rights and protection assigned to the minorities. Safe guarding the property, livelihood, respect and safety of the minorities will be assured using the firm hand of the law. PAT's governmen

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Famous Christian attorney Joseph P Boota, served legal notice to Rev. Salamat Khokhar .

That any person /office dealing with Salamat Khokher son of Sharif Khokher will be at their own sole risk and cost, The All Pakistan Council of Churches is not responsible for the same as the Bishop Rev.Inayat Bhatti has been replaced.

It is learned that with church funds Rev. Salamat Khokhar app

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Ishtiaq Ahmed of Asia Peace seeks urgent support for Okara landless tenants where one Christian Suleman Masih have been killed by military firing.

As things stand now, more than 10 villages of Okara military farms are besieged by thousands of police, military and paramilitary forces. In village (chak) 4-4/L, where most of the firing and shelling took place, there are at least 3 tenants dead, including one woman. There are numerous tenants inju

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Rev.Salamat Khokher is not Chairman of All Pakistan Council of Churches. He used APCC profile to flee from Pakistan for his vested interests. PCP. Report.

Rev. Soomro said that Rev.Salamat Khokher is not Chairman of All Pakistan Council of Churches as claimed by him. He had previously himself as Formed All Pakistan Council of Churches and appointed himself as its Chairman. Subsequently, new All Pakistan Council of Churches (APCC) was formed and duly g

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Nominal Similar Bishop is Much Troublesome for Churches of Pakistan.

Mr.Salamat Khokher belongs as he (States) belong to Sammy Tippit Ministries but Mr. Sammy Tippit say that Salamat Khokher no concern with our Ministry. We got information that he is not national director of voice of mission (USA) The degrees of Leader ship with Salamat Khokhar have from Christian t

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PAT UK Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Murree and Taxila.<br>Manchester (PR) 9th August

Talking to local journalists in Manchester, he termed the incidents as attacks against humanity and went on to say that the sick people responsible were enemies of Islam, Pakistan and humanity.
Criticizing the government, Mr Warraich said that they should take rapid and stern action to catch the cu

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Minorities Demand restoration of reserved seats.<br>By R. Fernandez

"There is a danger that minorities won't have any of their representatives in parliament for a period of four years, i.e., the tenure of the assembly," warned M Prakash, an advocate who lives and works in Hyderabad. "In that case we might become fourth-rate citizens, from our current status as secon

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Gojra catholic School playground blocked by authorities in denationalization.<br>By Robin Fernandez

Members of the Christian community in Gojra have threatened to go on strike to protest the delay in handing over possession of the playground. Under an official notification issued in July 2001, St Albert High School was freed from government control but since then the transfer has been mired in con

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The government has no mandate to deform Constitution says Imran Khan

Imran Khan was talking to a youth delegation, which called on him with regard to the PTI's grand public meeting on July 6 at Liaqat Bagh Rawalpindi. The Liaqat Bagh meeting is expected to be the first major public showing of the party as part of its election campaign.

The PTI Chief said that the

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PAT reject the proposed constitutional reforms package<br>Manchester (PR) July 4th

Addressing the lawyers at Lahore Bar Council on Wednesday morning Dr. Tahir ul Qadri said that secret agencies role should be confined to the matters relating to internal and external security of the country and these agencies should be stopped from meddling in the political affairs as such acts wou

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Bishop J Samuel urges all religious notables for world assembly to resolve India and Pakistan issues.

J.Salik in his cage mounted on Peace Drive of Pakistan accompanied the procession (who is in steel cage for the last six months and twenty days to promote the cause of solidarity). Rt. Rev. Wilson John Gill (Bishop United Holiness Church/Founder Quaid-e-Azam World Peace Mission), Rev. Father Francis

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MUSLIMS ASSAULT NON-MUSLIMS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES AUSTRALIA<br>20 May 2002

Reza, an Iranian Christian, was blinded in one eye last August when a group of Afghan Muslim men stoned Christians leaving the dining hall in Woomera detention centre. In another incident a Christian man was kicked to the floor and his cross was ripped from his neck. In December 2001 an eighteen-y

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Attack on Imran Khan condemned. Akbar Babar

Imran Khan's motorcade was attacked by miscreants when he reached the Karachi University campus on Wednesday afternoon to address a packed auditorium of students. He was invited by the Karachi University to deliver a lecture on his "vision of a modern and democratic Pakistan."

Babar said the att

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US Supreme Court's decision on child pornography - A dark day! <br>by Tom Strode

The high court voted 6-3 to strike down a provision that banned visual depictions, including computer-generated images, that appear to be of minors engaged in explicit sex. The court, with Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor joining the majority, voted 7-2 against a section that prohibited sexuall

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House Church Pastor Arrested in China

VOM has reported the frequent arrests and ill-treatment of Pastor Li during the past several years. After a lull of some months the authorities took action again last week.

The information indicates that Li-Dexian was conducting an evangelistic meeting on April 4 in Hua Du, Guangdong Province, wh

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Sudans suspends food supplies - 60,000 lives at risk. Majority of them is that of Christians.

The Voice of the Martyrs hopes to be able to effectively partner with Servant's Heart in running to the assistance of the people of the Northeast Upper Nile by providing 100 metric tons of grain to the region before the rainy season starts in late May. The grain will be purchased from local farmers

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PAT UK Condemns Attack on Church

In a situation where Pakistan Awami Tehreek and its leadership is trying to promote religious tolerance by inviting the Christian brethren to offer prayer in a mosque, either some thoughtless miscreants are trying to sabotage such efforts or a conspiracy has been hatched to aggravate further an alre

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Ms Robinson plea to deteriorate human right situation in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Bultistan. CAI.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights seems to echo Pakistan's official position on Kashmir question and human right issues. The Council of Advocates International expressed its extreme disappointment over the statement and warned that it would further deteriorate the situation of human rights i

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PPC condemns filing of blasphemy case against activist<br>By Our Reporter

Mr Amjad Shola has been in jail in Peshawar for the last few weeks for protesting the demolition of Kutcha Abadis by the administration of Pakistan Railways, according to a PPC press release issued on Monday.

Pakistan Railways has embarked on a massive eviction drive in Peshawar, Sahiwal and Raw

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Minorities demand 3pc seats in National Assembly<br>By Our Staff Reporter

Talking to a group of journalists here on Monday, the founder President of all Pakistan Buddhist Society and former minorities minister, Raja Tridev Roy, said a minorities commission, headed by a judge of the Supreme Court, should be constituted.

The commission should study, examine and investig

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J.Salik presents memorandum to Pakistan foreign office

J.Salik's carriage drove into the office and was received by Mr. Saeed A Rafi, Director General Policy Planning.

J.Salik presented to the DG a copy of memorandum outlining his world peace campaign. Receiving the memorandum Mr. Saeed A Rafi said both Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary were ou

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Delegation of CLASS calls upon UK foreign minister.

Mr. Joseph Francis, the chairman of CLASS, with head office at Lahore, Pakistan, has been very active in the release of Ayub Mashie from his arrest under section 295C PPC of blasphemy from Arif Wala sub division in the South Western part of Punjab province.

The commissioning of office of CLASS i

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Little chance for minority candidates to become MPs: Christians resent joint electorate

He rejected the government claim that the decision had been taken to give equal rights to minorities. If the government was sincere in its efforts, it should amend the constitution to allow a minority community member to become president of Pakistan.

He criticized the government for amending the

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ARE JIHADI OUTFITS ALONE TO BLAME FOR MALIGING PAKISTAN ABROAD? ALTAF HUSSAIN

Expressing his deep concern over this partial truth, Mr Hussain said that the President though is right in drawing this conclusion but what is more important is that the nation now wants to know from him the complete truth that whether the jihadi groups or outfits alone are responsible for Pakistan

"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

nazirbhattipcc@aol.com , pakistanchristianpost@yahoo.com