Washington DC: (ChristianHeadlines.com) A Texas man’s personal Bible survived a fire that destroyed his home, and he is calling it an example of God’s faithfulness.

Charles House of Tyler, Texas, was living in a tiny home when it caught fire Friday morning. Firefighters were

Vatican City: (CAN) Pope Francis Monday accepted the resignations of Press Office Director Greg Burke and Vice Director Paloma Garcia Ovejero, who have served at the head of the Holy See’s press office as the pope’s spokespersons since August 2016.

Alessandro Gisotti, curren

London: (PCP) In a disgraceful, profanity-laced tirade that has unveiled apostacy hatred to the non-Muslim British public a Muslim taxi driver from Preston threatened to sodomise any convert from Islam to Christianity. The man is unsure but suspects he has also upset some Muslims stating 'I t

Washington DC: (ChristianHeadlines) Earlier this month, we asked you to petition your elected leaders and the President to grant asylum to Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi. To wrap up 2018, here’s that BreakPoint commentary again. And again, I urge you to speak up for Asia Bibi.

On W

LARKANA: (Nazir Siyal) PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday strongly criticized PTI-led government performance on its failures of 100 days, here at PPP rally in Garhi Khuda Bux on the eve of 11th death anniversary of slain leader Benazir Bhutto.

He said his party and the leaders

LONDON (Reuters/PCP) - Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide.

Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecu

ISLAMABAD: December 27, 2018. (PCP) The Information Minister of PTI government briefing Cabinet meeting decision announced in press conference that Pakistan Peoples’ Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari name is included in Exit Control List (ECL) in the light of the ongoing money launderin

Hyderabad: December 27, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) Public celebration on the street of THE MERRY CHRISTMAS joined by peoples of all faith groups. A colourful event of sermon, songs and dance arranged by Sindh Sufi Sangat at Nasim Nagar, Qasimabad.

Father Shamus Shamoon, Akash Mallah, Inderjee

LARKANA/NAUDERO: December 27, 2018. (Nazir Siyal) PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) has rejected joint investigation team (JIT) understanding and decided to resist by Pakistan Peoples and other opposition Parties all over on the eve of 11th death anniversary of former prime minister late Bena

Hyderabad, Pakistan: December 24, 2018. (PCP) Advocate Sooba Bhatti & Christian Lawyers, today on 24th December 2018, Celebrated Christmas Celebration in District Bar Hyderabad Sindh, this is first time in the History.

Christian Lawyers celebrated Christmas Celebration among Muslims

Islamabad: December 24, 2018. (PCP) The leaders of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have greeted Pakistani Christians on eve of Christmas and urged them to spread message of Peace and Love for which Christianity stands from centuries.

Mr. Daud Sharif Sahotra, Ashaknaz Khokhar, Morris Sad

Lahore: December 24, 2018. (PCP) The Principal of Bait-ul-Quran; Mufti Sayed Ashiq Hussain organized a Cake Cutting ceremony in honour of Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM of Lahore and the Christian delegation of National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE).

Lahore: December 24, 2018.  (Sunil John) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Christmas Celebration at a local hotel in Lahore under the supervision of Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap (Executive secreta

Lahore: December 22, 2018. (PCP) The National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism organized an Interreligious Christmas Sports Festival for the students of Muslim Madrisas of Lahore. His Grace Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM, the Archbishop of Lahore was the chief guest of the progr

Hyderabad: December 17, 2018. (By Rubina David) National Commission for Justice and Peace Hyderabad under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Paulus Gill (Diocesan Director-NCJP Hyderabad) organized a Jubilee Celebrations event for His Excellency Bishop Samson Shukardin, Fr. Felix D'Souza OFM and Religious C

Lahore: December 17, 2018. (PCP) The National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism organized an Interfaith Christmas Picnic for students of Muslim Madrisas and students from different schools under the supervision of Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap (Executive Secretary NCIDE).
The picnic w

London: December 15, 2018. (PCP) Pakistani Christian brothers Qasir and Amoon have been sentenced to death after being accused of blasphemy the court of Mr. Javed Iqbal Bosal Additional Sessions Judge of Talagang District Jhelum.
The allegations surfaced in 2011 when they were accused of posting

Islamabad: December 15, 2018. (PCP) The Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted blasphemy accused facing death sentence and ordered her release from Multan jail on October 30, 2018, but very mysteriously she was taken in custody by secret service agency team and moved to any disclosed location.
It was

Karachi: December 12, 2018. (PCP) God's Peoples Fellowship of Pakistan (GPFP) a pro-Israeli Christian Religious organization in Pakistan tirelessly struggling and urging the Pakistani government to recognize the state of Israel since 1985. GPFP held a peaceful press demonstration in front of Karachi

Washington DC: December 11, 2018. (PCP) After continuous demand of religious minorities in Islamic of Pakistan for religious freedom on national and International forums, US announced today to blacklist it from keeping on watchlist for years.
When US Commission on International Religious Freedom US

London: December 10, 2018. (PCP) The Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS-UK) is calling upon the Pakistani Government to take steps to end the misuse of the Blasphemy Laws.
The Pakistani Government should use Human Rights Day on Monday 10 December to put fresh impetus on review

Lahore: December 10, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) observed International Human Rights Day 2018 with Human Rights Defenders, women activists, political workers, social activists, lawyers, teachers, youth, representatives of ci

Lahore: December 10, 2018. (PCP) It will be heard very sadly that the famous pastor of Grace Church, Aneela Haroon got death threats on her phone from Lashkar-e-tayyab that she will be killed with her husband and other family members.
When they contacted the local police station, the police departm

JERUSALEM, December 10, 2018. (Morning Star News) – A wan effort to do away with the religious designation on ID cards in Egypt reflects the enormity of the discrimination Christians face in a country regarded as a leader of Middle Eastern Islam, rights advocates said.
ID cards are required for a

All Humans Born Equal for Rights and Advancement. Sooba Bhatti
HYDERABAD: December 10, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) A seminar was held at press club here on Monday with reference to world Human Rights Day under aegis of Human Friends Organization and National Minority Rights Network. Program was largely

Lahore: November 25, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) organized an event on International Women's Day 2018 for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The representatives of civil society organizations, women activists, politi

Sydney: November 25, 2018. (PCP)The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) held a vigil in Sydney today commencing at 12pm at NSW Parliament House, fighting for the rights of Asia Bibi and other persecuted Christians in Pakistan. In 2009, Asia Bibi, was accused of blasphemy after an argument

London: November 25, 2018. (PCP) Sawan Masih has been on death row since 2014, and his appeal is fixed to be heard on November 27 by the divisional bench before the Lahore High Court.
Sawan Masih was accused by his Muslim friend Shahid Imran of making derogatory remarks against the Holy Prophet i

London: November 22, 2018. (PCP) British Pakistani Christian Association, has been informed that the family of Asia Bibi is worried about extremists who are trying to trace them by knocking on doors with images of the family, asking if local people have seen them.
While Asia Bibi is being protecte

Toronto: November 20, 2018. (PCP) Pak-Canadian Christians have been diligently lobbying their government to act on behalf of blasphemy victims, and to continue advocacy for Asia Bibi. Asia Bibi still needs to be removed from the ECL list and diplomatic measures with Pakistan need to continue for her

HYDERABAD: November 20, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Various organizations and human rights groups took out rallies and held seminars on World Child Day here Tuesday. Society for Protection of Child Rights took out a big rally which was led by Zahid Thebo and participated by street children and members o

Washington DC: November 15, 2018. (Religion Today) The widow of a missionary who was killed last month says she forgives the man who shot her husband.
Stephanie Wesco said she "has no bitterness in her soul against anyone."
Stephanie was riding in a car with her husband Charles Truman Wesco when h

Bangkok: November 14, 2018. (PCP) Its very unfortunate that where ever Muslims are in large groups in Far East, South East Asia and South Asia are committing crimes under cover of Sharia law and taking up arms against respective governments of other faiths.
The Muslim minorities in Sri-Lanka, Thail

London: November 14, 2018. Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has tossed up a new controversy with a comment on Kashmir, made on foreign soil. "Pakistan doesn't want Kashmir... Pakistan can't even manage its four provinces," the former cricket captain said in London.
The 38-year-old cricketer

London: November 14, 2018. (PCP) Today the UK Foreign Office admitted that Christian blasphemy victim Asia Bibi was blocked form being offered asylum for fears of attack to their consulate officials. Frightened UK officials in Pakistan pleaded to the Home Office led by the Rt Hon Sajid Javid, who ca

Ottawa: November 12, 2018. (Reuters) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday talks are underway with the Pakistani government over a Pakistani Christian woman whose acquittal on blasphemy charges against Islam last month sparked mass protests in the South Asian country.
Asia Bibi, who

Islamabad: November 12, 2018. (PCP) It is grave challenge for Judicial System of Pakistan to hear Review Petition filed by one Muslim religious group against acquittal of Asia Bibi by Supreme Court of Pakistan on issuing judgment on her petition on October 30, 2018.
A Bench of Three Judges headed b

KASUR: November 12, 2018. (PCP) A Catholic woman, Ishrat Saba, is sexually harassed and exploited by a Muslim Head Teacher, Zaheer Abbas, at village of Punjab Kacha Paka Chak No.43 Elementary School Serai Mughal, Pattoki, Kasur during school hours.
The fact of the incident is that a Catholic Chri

ISLAMABAD/AMSTERDAM: November 8, 2018. (BosNewsLife)-- The lawyer who helped free a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan has received "temporary shelter" in The Netherlands, the Dutch foreign minister confirmed Thursday, November 8.
Saif-ul-Malook left Pakistan on Saturday,

Lahore: November 7, 2018. (PCP) "You can not preach Christianity in Islamic Republic of Pakistan" a threatening phone call was received by Pastor Aneela Haroon who serves Christian faith in Grace Church Mirfa Abu-Dhabi and deliver sermons on Christianity in his native land Pakistan when back home.

NEW DELHI: November 7, 2018. (Morning Star News) – Attacks on Christians that began in one area of Uttar Pradesh in July have spiked and spread, instilling fear in congregations throughout the state, sources said.
After several attacks in Jaunpur District in July, by the end of October persecutio

ISLAMABAD/AMSTERDAM: November 6, 2018. (BosNewsLife)-- The lawyer who helped free a Christian woman who faced the death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy has fled to The Netherlands amid international fears for his safety.
Saif-ul-Malook left Pakistan on Saturday, November 3, and arrived at Amste

London: November 6, 2018. (PCP) As violence from Muslim rioters calling for the death of recently exonerated blasphemy victim Asia Bibi, an innocent mother of five who dared to drink from the same well as Muslims, brought the nation of Pakistan to a standstill, dozens of Pakistani Christians in the

WASHINGTON, DC: November 2, 2018. (PCP) The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the decision by Pakistan's Supreme Court to overturn the death sentence handed down in 2010 against Asia Bibi, a Roman Catholic mother of five. Following a 2009 accusation of bla

London: November 2, 2018. (PCP)The hardliners' protests following the supreme court's verdict to acquit Asia Bibi continue.
Many roads of all major cities are closed and barricaded, and police and rangers are patrolling to monitor and control the situation.
According to reports all government sch

Lahore: November 2, 2018. (PCP) The Islamists in Pakistan with violence force establishment to enter name of Asia Bibi in ECL and to not file any objection to a Review Petition against judgment of Pakistan Supreme Court decision to release blasphemy accused Christian woman sentenced to death by lowe

Lahore: October 31, 2018. (PCP) On October 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced to declare the verdict of Assia Bibi, the Christian women who is in jail on the charges of blasphemy since 2010 and had appealed at the Supreme Court against her death sentence by the High Court.
In Res

SANTA ANA, Calif: October 31, 2018. (PCP) David Curry, CEO of Open Doors USA, an organization that has supported persecuted Christian minorities for more than 60 years, responds to news that Asia Bibi has been found innocent:
"We are breathing a sigh of relief today after learning the Pakistani Su

London: October 31, 2018. (PCP) Asia Bibi is free! Chief Justice Saqib Nasir has given the order to release her as soon as possible and she has been found not guilty of all charges of blasphemy. The Chief Justice is reported to have said:
"Her conviction is set aside and she is to be relieved fort

Pakistan: October 31, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) highly value's the triumph of justice on acquitting Asia Bibi, was falsely alleged under blasphemy charges (295 C). The efforts of Civil Society Organizations and of assassinated Shahbaz Bhatti (federal minority minister) and Salma

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: October 31, 2018. (BosNewsLife) Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for "blasphemy" against Islam, has been acquitted but concerns remain about her safety, several officials told BosNewsLife.
"Finally, it has happened. Asia Bibi's release

London: October 24, 2018. (PCP) A 13-year-old Pakistani Christian boy was sent out of his classroom for turning off a tap that had been left running.
On 16 October the fourth-grade student, Sharjeel, was expelled from his class because it was believed that by touching the tap he had tainted the wa

JOS, Nigeria: October 22, 2018. (Morning Star News) Muslims attacked a market in Kaduna state, in north-central Nigeria, on Thursday (Oct. 18), killing dozens of Christians and burning a church building, sources said.
Area residents said a Muslim at the market in Kasuwan Magani, 36 kilometers (22 m

Bangkok: October 22, 2018. (PCP) In the wake of arrests and threats of deportation of the large Pak-Christian asylum seekers community in Thailand. Our local BPCA officer has been working hard to locate those who have escaped the immigration bureau. We have discovered many hidden asylum-seekers and

New Delhi: October 22, 2018. (PCP) President of Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) R L Francis has demanded an inquiry into the mysterious death of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a key witness in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal. Father Kuriakose was found dead in Punjab's Jalandhar

Faisalabad: October 19, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) is providing Legal Aid and other possible assistance to Ibad Masih (Abbad Masih) and other victims of attacked Catholic Church riots in Chak No. 165 G.B Harsan Kot, Samundri (district Faisalabad) occurred in July 2018. HRFP is as

Islamabad: October 15, 2018. (PCP) Militant Islamists are demanding the hanging of Asia Bibi and their rioting is bring the country to a standstill. Many cities have been targeted with large numbers of rioters in the thousands smashing public buildings and openly inciting the murder of any judges or

Islamabad: October 15, 2018. (PCP) Rev. Daniel Gulzar, Pastor at Christ Church Michael Korangi, Karachi Diocese Church of Pakistan and Allomia ul Raj praises the Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding his suo moto action on use of drugs in private and government educational institutions.

London: October 12, 2018. (PCP) On Thursday over 100 Pakistani Christian asylum-seekers from across Bangkok were convicted of overstaying their visiting visas and were fined £100 - £160 each for overstaying their tourist visas, that allowed entry into Thailand.
BPCA stepped in to pay these fine

Karachi: October 12, 2018. (PCP) Rev. Gulzar Daniel, Pastor Christ Church Michael Korangi, Karachi Diocese Church of Pakistan visited Islamabad, Lahore and Failsabad. During his visit to different churches and educational institutions, shows concern over alarming situation of drugs in school, colleg

London: October 11, 2018. (PCP) The Supreme Court in Pakistan has constituted a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of Pakistan for safeguarding rights of minorities.
It will be led by Tasaddaq Hussain Jilanni after a three-member bench heard the case in connection with rights of minorities

London: October 10, 2018. (PCP) Today the arrest of over 70 Pak-Christian asylum seekers in Thailand has had far-reaching impact on the British Pakistani Christian Association, as it was the home of our oldest surviving school.
The BPCA school had been serving around 30 children at the location si

Lahore: October 10, 2018. (PCP) An Olive Peace Tree was planted by a government official, Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri (Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony) at Jamiah Masjid Kubra, New Samanabad, Lahore.
This ceremony was organized by the National Commission for Interreligious Di

Lahore: October 8, 2018. Children of different schools and Islamic seminaries of Lahore expressed their ambitions for peace through paintings and artistic, models during an Art Exhibition held at St. Mary's High School, Gulberg, Lahore. This significant occasion was organized by National Commission

Islamabad: October 8, 2018. (PCP) In breaking news from the Islamabad Supreme Court: The final verdict though decided has been reserved until further notice.
The special bench of Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled on Asia Bibi's death sentence appeal but has yet to render their verdict.
Media wer

Islamabad: October 4, 2018. (PCP) A Christian family from Gujar Khan is hiding in fear after a gang of six Muslim brothers from their neighborhood descended upon their home and assaulted all the family members that were in the house.
On 20th September 2018 at 1pm Bashir Masih (58 yrs) and his wife

Faisalabad: October 2, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) is concerned about increasing persecutions of religious minorities in Pakistan. The minorities concern and expectations are increased since the new government is formed by July 2018 as they expressed a wide range of promises precu

Washington DC: October 2, 2018. (Religion Today) Authorities found some 34 bodies of children in an Indonesian church after an earthquake and tsunami pummeled an Indonesian island Friday.
Red Cross spokeswoman Aulia Arriani said the children were attending a Christian bible camp when they were kill

Karachi: October 2, 2018. (PCP) Mr. Daniel Gulzar, has appealed to Home Minister Sindh, IG Sindh, Home Secretary Sindh and SHO PS Zaman Town for providing protection and action against culprits.
Mr. Daniel Gulzar is Priest at Saint Paul Church Joseph Gill Town Korangi No.2 ½ and Christ Church, ST

New York. September 29, 2018. Sushma Swaraj assured the United Nations General Assembly that India would achieve its sustainable development goals much before time.
Sushma Swaraj said the developed nations must lift the deprived with financial and technical resources
New York: Addressing the 73r

Washington DC: September 29, 2018. (By Kayla Koslosky) Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, 57, was kidnapped by eight unknown armed men Monday night in his parish of Bamoanga, some 125km from the capital Niamey.
According to World Watch Monitor, local sources have reported that the armed men rode in on motorb

Sialkot: September 29, 2018. (PCP) Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights organized the capacity building training workshop for Religious Activists with the topic of "Role of Religious Activists to create an Inclusive Society in Pakistan, achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and

Karachi: September 26, 2018. (PCP) Rev. Daniel Gulzar, Mrs. Nazleen Daniel and Christ Church Pastor Committee organized Drugs Rehabilitation and Counseling Day sponsored by BTIDA Drug Rehabilitation Centre in different venues i.e. Essa Nagri East, Pahar Ganj Central, Lyari Slaughter House District S

Washington DC: September 25, 2018. (Ahmar Mustikhan) A leader of Pakistani Christians, now based in the United States, says there was no use in talking with Pakistan's new government of Imran Khan as he believes the issue of conferring rights to Christians is beyond his ability and "ISI decides such

WASHINGTON: September 25, 2018. (RNS) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated Trump administration promises to continue to work for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in Turkey for almost two years.
"We are sparing no effort to return Pastor Brunson home to the U

Shahdara: September 25, 2018. (PCP) A Gospel Jesus Mission Ministry Church under construction on a small plot in Paracha Colony Shahdara was set on fire by unknow culprits.
City of Shahdara is few kilometers from Lahore or can be called as twin city which is capital of Punjab province where Chris

Zurich: September 25, 2018. (PCP) To raise the plight of Asia Bibi and millions of other Christians faced with either deep set discrimination or severe persecution in Pakistan, a team of international humanitarian leaders from the community converged in Zurich to plan how to get the nation of Switze

WASHINGTON, DC: September 20, 2018. (PCP) IDC believes that the reduction in refugees allowed for entry into the United States next year is immoral and sends the wrong message to vulnerable populations around the world. In particular, the number of religious minority refugees from the Middle East ha

Washington DC: September 20, 2018. (Religion Today) Nearly 300 Christians in a northern part of India have been charged with crimes, including trying to convert Hindus to Christianity with drugs and spreading lies about Hinduism.
According to World Watch Monitor, 271 Christians were charged. Only t

Washington DC: September 20, 2018. (By Kayla Koslosky) On September 14, two Christian boys were murdered by Fulani radicals in Nigeria, making the total number of lives claimed by this violence over 250 in just two months.
According to International Christian Concern, the bodies of Ntyang Pam Danju

Gujranwala: September 19, 2018. (PCP) A Christian manager of a local hospital in Lahore was killed after being targeted in an acid attack whilst getting off his motorcycle just before the start of his shift. The men who attacked him wore masks and so far remain unidentified despite numerous witnesse

Hyderabad: September 17, 2018. (PCP) On 10th Sep 2018 at 8:15 pm, Sardar Khan, his Sons and his gang of 25 to 30 Muslims attacked on Christian houses of Kotri Jamshoro. They have Beaten, Dragged, Abused, Tortured, Harassed, and Threatened and Attacked on Christian Community. They also opened fired,

September 17, 2018. (PCP) A Karachi-based Christian woman of only 18 was thrown from the second-floor building of her own home for refusing to "marry" a local Muslim man who was running a trafficking ring.
BPCA was told about how the man initially contacted Beenish and her family. Tahir Abbas (22

Karachi: September 12, 2018. (PCP) Mrs. Nazeel Daniel, President Rafaqat e Khawateen and Rev. Daniel Gulzar started awareness campaign of Polio.
During her address at Christ Church Michael Korangi, Karachi Diocese Church of Pakistan said that I feel very disappointed when I see polio affected chi

Bangkok: September 12, 2018. (PCP) Young Pak-Christian asylum-seeker Soham Babar aged 11 years is fighting for his life in a Thai hospital after the long-term effects of an untreated traumatic brain injury resulted in continued seizures requiring emergency medical attention.
Soham incurred head tr

KIGALI, Rwanda: September 10, 2018. (RNS) Grace Umutesi has secretly been conducting services in her house in the Bannyahe slum on the outskirts of the capital since officials shut down her church in July for failing to comply with building safety standards and other regulations.
"I'm very disappoi

Washington DC: September 10, 2018. (ChristianHeadlines) According to ChinaAid, Henan authorities have continued to tear down crosses across China.
Crosses have been taken down in Zhengzhou, Nanyang, and Yuzhou. ChinaAid reports that Christians sang hymns to encourage each other as a cross was rippe

ISLAMABAD: September 7, 2018. (Reuters) Pakistan's new government canceled the appointment of a renowned Princeton economist to its Economic Advisory Council, an official said on Friday, after a strong backlash against the choice of a member of the Ahmadi religious minority.
The failure of Prime

Lahore: September 7, 2018. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek Central Executive Committee urges Imran Khan Government and mainstream political parties to End the use of "Religious Card" in Politics as a tool and to focus on human rights protection and eradication of extremism, religious intolerance and terrorism

Karachi: September 7, 2018. (PCP) A 2nd year chemical engineering student and resident of KDA 2, Mehmoodabad, Karachi, was beaten so badly by a mob of young Muslim men accompanied by an Islamic cleric, that he lost his sight. The mob using rods, clips and stick to beat the young man then stoned him

Vatican City: September 3, 2018. (By Devin Watkins) A group of Vespa enthusiasts gave Pope Francis a 1971 Vespa 50R scooter on Sunday, which will be sold to raise money for charity.
Pope Francis met Sunday in the Vatican with participants in the 2nd International Roma Caput Vespa Rally.
The Vespa

Lahore: September 3, 2018. (PCP) A mob in excess of 50 people, including men, women and children assaulted Christians of Waran Chak Balyana village and seized 16 of the 35 Marla of land in ownership of the church Unarmed Christians were beaten severely by the angry mob and the existing Roman Catholi

WASHINGTON: September 2, 2018. (Reuters) The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties.
The so-called Coalition

London: August 29, 2018. (Religion Today) Amnesty International is calling for the release of four Iranians who were sentenced to prison for "practicing their Christian Faith."
Amnesty International's report is asking the Iranian government to "quash the convictions and sentences of Victor Bet-Tamr

London: August 29, 2018. (PCP) On August 27 the Pakistani senate unanimously adopted a resolution against the blasphemous caricature competition in the Netherlands.
The resolution was tabled by newly elected Leader of the House Shibli Faraz, who strongly condemned the Dutch lawmaker's act and urge

London: August 29, 2018. (PCP) Buying milk is risky business for Pak-Christian asylum seekers as Thai police continue their crackdown. One young father Elvin Gill (29 yrs) found out just how hazardous this can be on 14 August when he left home on an errand and never came home. The arrest happened ab

Washington DC: August 27, 2018. (PCP) Marriott International bought hundreds of copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon two years ago and is now placing them in hundreds of hotels.
All total, about 300,000 rooms will have the two religious books by year's end, according to the Associated Press.

Washington DC: August 24, 2018. (Michael Foust ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor) The world's most committed Christians reside mostly in Africa, Latin America and the United States – the latter being an outlier among wealthy nations, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Pew examined 8

Islamabad: August 20, 2018. (PCP) The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa invites Pakistani Christian Bishops on last Friday to seek support for Pakistan Army selected Prime Minister Imran Khan under cover of honoring Cardinal Joseph Coutts recently elevated by Vatican Council.
The Bishop

Karachi: August 20, 2018. (PCP) Former Secretary General of Pakistan Christian Congress and at present leading an organization God's People Fellowship of Pakistan Mr. Ashraf P Butt Advocate due to his sickness was unable to raise Israeli flags and demanding Pakistan Government to establish diplomati

Lahore: August 20, 2018. (PCP) The killing of a Lahore-based 35-year-old Christian father who was shot in the doorway of local Muslim man's home has sparked huge controversy after police failed to register a crime until his dead body was paraded through the streets in a protest outside Lahore press

Lahore: August 15, 2018. (PCP) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Programme in connection with Independence Day 2018 in Lahore.
Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, Executive Secretary, NCIDE, Br. Philip Heera OFM and

Lahore: August 15, 2018. (PCP) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Peace Rally in connection with Independence Day 2018 in Lahore.
Fr. Francis Nadeem, the Executive secretary NCIDE, Br. Philip Heera OFM, Fr. P

HYDERABAD, India: August 13, 2018. (Morning Star News) About an hour before midnight on July 31, three policemen and a Hindu neighbor barged into a Christian woman's house in northern India and ordered her and her husband to either give them money or go to jail.
The couple was immersed in prayer wi

Lahore: August 13, 2018. (PCP) A Condolence Reference was organized in the memory of Cardinal Jean Louis Turan, the ex. President PCID, Vatican at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore by the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic BishopsÂ’ Conference Pakistan) His Grace Arch

Islamabad: August 13, 2018. (PCP) Pakistani Christian girl who was returned to her parents by the courts earlier this year after she was abducted and forced into an Islamic marriage at the tender age of 12 years old now has yet another legal battle to face in the family court.
Despite her being to

Punjab, Pakistan: August 10, 2018. (Asif Munawar) Pakistan where members of minority community are easy prey of police but a remote district of Punjab province of Pakistan known as Jhang is famous for involving Christians in false cases. It is same notorious city Jhang where Police as drug pusher so

Lahore: August 10, 2018. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek, a social movement working across the country for the promotion of pluralism and interfaith harmony to counter the prevailing culture of intolerance, extremism and violence in connection with National Minority Day has demanded the attention of the Feder

Washington DC: August 6, 2018. A persecution watchdog group is petitioning the White House to secure the release of a North Carolina pastor imprisoned in China.
ChinaAid the watchdog organization, launched a petition this week calling on the White House to support the release of John Cao. Cao has b

Lahore: August 6, 2018. (PCP) Farhan Aziz son of Aziz Masih is 25 years old young Christian boy and does belong to Qaddafi Road, Street No. 5 – Mohallah Muslim Town, City Gujranwala. He is the youngest son of his parents among other siblings, i.e. six in number. His all siblings got married but he

Karachi: August 6, 2018. (PCP) A celebration dinner was held for the appointment of Cardinal Joseph Coutts, who became Pakistan's first Roman Catholic Cardinal since Joseph Cordeiro who died of a protracted illness on February 11th 1994 after himself being appointed by Pope John Paul II in 1973.

WASHINGTON, DC: July 30, 2018. (PCP) Bishop Epiphanius who served at the St. Markarious Monastery in Wadi al-Natrun was found murdered inside the monastery where he was an abbot. He had left his room to attend a morning service before Sunday Mass when he was struck in the back of the head.
IDC con

Tehran: July 30, 2018. Friends of Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Mohammadreza Omidi and Saheb Fadaie request prayer following the arrest of Mohammadreza and Saheb at their homes yesterday evening (24 July) and of Yasser today (25 July). This follows the arrest of their pastor, Yousef Nadarkhani on 22 July.

Islamabad: July 30, 2018. (PCP) Former cricketer Imran Khan is declaring his party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has the right to form the new government in his nation's 2018 national election. Christians are bracing for a season of no representation under a government that has vowed to protect blasphe

HYDERABAD: July 18, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Christian Community has fielded only candidate on PS 65 Latifabad, district Hyderabad. He is Suleman Noor Alam who has asked people of constituency to vote for him without discrimination of religion and caste as he has assured to serve all and raise voice

Tehran: July 18, 2018. Ramiel Bet Tamraz and a friend have each been sentenced to four months of prison for "acting against national security" by joining house churches.
Judge Ahmadzadeh oversaw the hearing on 18 June and delivered the verdict on 11 July. There is likely to be an appeal, with Ramie

Washington DC: July 14, 2018. (RT) Researchers have found mosaics in Israel, including one that appears to depict the two scouts Moses sent to explore Canaan.
The mosaic depicts two men carrying a pole with a cluster of grapes. In Hebrew is inscribed: “a pole between the two.”
The University of No

Lahore: July 14, 2018. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek on July 11, 2018 held a protest in front of the Punjab Assembly against the Bomb attack at the Election Rally of Awami National Party at Peshawar on July 10, 2018. 20 died including the ANP election candidate Barristor Haroon Bilour while approximately 65

Washington DC: July 9, 2018. (By Michael Foust) Archaeologists in Israel say they’ve uncovered the entrance gate to Zer, a biblical city from the Old Testament they say was later known as Bethsaida in the New Testament.
The find in the Golan Heights area was made in the past two weeks and was annou

Islamabad: July 9, 2018. (PCP) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed all the authorities within the country to refer to the Christian community as ‘Masihi’ officially. For this purpose, the authorities were directed to make all necessary arrangements in official documents and records to use the

Quetta: July 9, 2018. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian child of only who survived the bomb attack in Quetta on 17th December 2017 has started to walk tentatively after British Pakistani Christian Association paid for her to have a prosthetic limb and walking frame to restore her lost mobility. Aleeza Mas

Arunachal Pradesh: July 1, 2018. (World Watch Monitor) Christian groups have welcomed a surprise announcement by a nationalist chief minister of a state in north-east India that he will ensure that a law preventing conversions from one faith to another is repealed.
Pema Khandu, a Buddhist who heads

Lahore: June 28, 2018. (PCP) National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE) (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized a Two Days Workshop on “Teachers as Peace Educators” under the umbrella of its Peace Education Program. The event took place on June 21-22, 2

Islamabad: June 28, 2018. (PCP) The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has funded a two-day consultative workshop on disability inclusion in Pakistan. The consultation concluded today was organised in connection with the Global Disability Summit which will take place on July 24 in

Lahore: June 18, 2018. (PCP) Mehwish Bhatti, Lead Officer for the British Pakistani Christian Association gathered with other Christians to mark Asia Bibi's 9th year in captivity with prayers for her freedom and release.
A narration of her arrest and the incident leading up to it was presented fro

Washington DC: June 18, 2018. (PCP) We call for the Pakistan government and Supreme Court of Pakistan to show mercy and release the unjustly imprisoned Pakistan Christian minority woman, Aasiya Noreen "Asia" Bibi, from prison.
Asia Bibi, has spent the past 9 years in a Pakistan prison, charged with

Tehran: June 18, 2018. Ramiel Bet Tamraz, an Assyrian Christian, and another man, a Christian convert, who has asked for his name to be withheld, were both charged with "acting against national security" by joining house churches. "Action against national security" is a charge commonly levelled agai

Abel Beth: June 13, 2018. A team of archaeologists digging through a site in Israel has uncovered a two-inch carving of a head that likely depicts a biblical king, although experts aren’t sure which one it is.
The tiny sculpture is around 3,000 years old and dates to the 9th century BC – around the

Hyderabad: June 12, 2018. (BY Abbas Kassar) A rally led by the Children involved in Child Labour was by Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) with support of kinder not hilfe (KNH) to observe the World Day Against Child Labor here on Tuesday from SP Chowk to Press Club Hyderaba

Hyderabad: June 12, 2018. (PCP) On report of a Muslim doctor Azar Sheikh file false report that in Latifabad B Section Police Station that some unknown youth have entered in his clinic on June 9, 2018, at 11:00 am and robbed 2 lacs of Rupees on which police arrested 5 Christian youth.
Police picked

Lahore: June 12, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) demands for the implementations of Lahore High Court orders in response of recent HRFP’s writ petitions of cases; 1). 5% job quota implementations issue in police constables vacancies, 2). Pensions of retired sanitary workers issue.
Na

Lahore: June 8, 2018. (PCP) A BPCA supported victim has won her court case against the rapist of her then 2 1/2 year old daughter Saiba who suffered trauma and physical damage that may leave the poor child unable to give birth and have her own family one day. In a landmark case today the rapist of t

Lahore: June 8, 2018. (PCP) An Interfaith Aftaar Dinner was organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) in connection with Ramadan 2018. This Aftaar Dinner was hosted by His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Chairman NCIDE an

Lahore: June 8, 2018. (Sunil John) Different Religious Leaders pray for Peace in the World on the appeal of Pope Francis at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) on June 8, 2018.
His Holines

Liverpool: June 8, 2018. (PCP) Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Founder Minority Inqilabi Tehreek, Ex-MPA Sindh and former Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh expressed grief over the demise of renowned intellectual Rasool Bux Palejo. He said Sindh is deprived of a veteran politician, h

Turkey: June 2, 2018. Syriac Orthodox Christians have welcomed the Turkish government’s return of 55 title deeds, representing nearly half of their ancient church properties in southeast Turkey, which had been confiscated by the state in recent years.
Fifty of the official property deeds were deliv

Pakistan: May 30, 2018. (PCP) Sardar Charanjeet Singh, a human rights defender and Interfaith Harmony activist was shot dead by target killers in Peshawar city by unknown motor bike riders.
The target killing in different parts of Pakistan when unknown attackers kill human right activists and minor

Sahiwal: May 28, 2018. (PCP) A 55 years old Christian father of 12 years old Ribqa Bibi after knocking every door for justice for recovery of his daughter from influential Muslim family and their companions approaches Christian attorney Javed Sahotra office for his support to ensure justice.
Ch. Ja

Lahore: May 24, 2018. (PCP) A man who was convicted for alleged blasphemous remarks on Facebook two years ago, has been set free and is now working full time with the BPCA.
Usman Liaquat (32 yrs) was arrested for by police on May 23rd 2016 from Factory Area Police Station, in Kot Abdul Malik, Shei

London: May 21, 2018. (PCP) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed all the authorities to officially refer to the Christian community as ‘Masihi’.
On May 11 authorities were directed to use the word Masihi instead of the pejorative Esai in official documents and records.
In 2016, the Nationa

Lahore: May 21, 2018. (PCP) During the last session of Punjab Assembly Muslim MP Arif Abbasi of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (political party headed by Imran khan) called a Christian MP Tariq Masih Gill, the Christian parliamentary secretary for human rights and minorities a churha (sweeper).
The wor

Lahore: May 20, 2018. (PCP) “In the 1965 and 1971 Pakistan India wars we were united as one nation and now we have to reflect to be united”. Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM of Lahore was talking to the Muslim, Christian and Sikh participants of the conference held at St. Anthony’s High Schoo

Lahore: May 18, 2018. (PCP) Sharoon Nasir son of Pakistan Army Officer late Major Timotheus Nasir and grandson of Star of Asia Title famous religious Scholar KL Nasir dies in jail awaiting trial on accusations of blasphemy laws.
The news of death of Sharoon Nasir spread among Christians of Pakistan

Jerusalem: May 18, 2018. (Religion News Service) When American and Israeli officials inaugurated the first-ever U.S. embassy in Jerusalem Monday (May 14) in a festive red, white and blue ceremony, more than 100 evangelical Christians, including former U.S. congresswoman Michele Bachmann, were on han

Hyderabad: May 10, 2018. (PCP) The Human Rights Activists and NGO workers on 9th May 2018, Celebrated and Participated in Mother's Day Program at Mission Christ Church at Issa Nagri Colony Hyderabad.
Pastor Arif Khariat, Mrs. Kathrine Arif , Advocate Sooba Bhatti , Mrs. Rukhsana sooba , Musrat Emma

London: May 10, 2018. (PCP) The Punjab Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Bill 2018, making Quranic teachings mandatory in all schools and colleges in the province, was passed on Friday.
When the bill was presented in January, School Education Minister Rana Mashhood Khan said the government co

Lahore: May 10, 2018. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian girl of only 17 years was viciously beaten to death in Kamoke in the district of Gujranwala on 5th May 2018, for apparently not having completed her chores properly.
Kainat Salamat was working in the home of Muhammad Asif Gujjar (36 yrs) as a domes

Tehran: May 7, 2018. (PCP) Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christian converts who have finally received the court decision following an appeal court hearing on 13 December 2017.
Yesterday (2 May) the lawyer representing Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh,

Hyderabad: May 7, 2018. (PCP) ARZ Foundation strongly condemned terror attack on Quetta Christians and incidents of persecutions against Christians in Lahore, Sialkot, Sahiwal and Karachi in recent months. On May 5th, 2018, social organization ARZ Foundation in collaboration with different community

Philadelphia: May 7, 2018. (PCP) Former Federal minister, three times nationally elected member National Assembly on Christian reserved seat from all over the Pakistan, Nominee Nobel Peace Prize and a known Peace Activist Mr. Julius Salik is going to organize Mesaq-e-Medina Conference in Washington

Karachi: May 2, 2018. (PCP) Special Prayer Services were organized in different parts of the country for equal rights of religious minority community of Pakistan specially for Christians, forced conversion, forced marriages and misuse of blasphemy law on 1st May 2018.
Special Prayer Services atten

Lahore: April 30, 2018. (PCP) The president of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference Msg Dr. Joseph Arshad; the Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi diocese sent an appeal to all the faithful of Pakistan to pray for the victims of religious intolerance and at the same time to pray for the peace i

LONDON: April 26, 2018. (PCP) UK based Free Asia Bibi Campaign has launched an international poster competition to draw the world’s attention toward the plight of Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian mother of five, who has been on death row in Pakistan since 2010 after having been accused of having commi

Karachi: April 26, 2018. (PCP) Ms. Allomia ul Raj, Christian Lawyer and Human Rights activists showed her concern over the recent incidents of gang rapes and threats with the Christians families to convert to Islam and reconciliation.
In her statement she said three Muslim men along with Muhammad

Karachi: April 25, 2018. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have appealed Catholic Bishops Conference, Bishops Church of Pakistan, Prayer Warriors, Evangelists, Christ Crusaders, Civil Society Activists, Human Right Defenders and Bishops of other Churches to observe May 1st as A Day of Fast and P

HYDERABAD: April 25, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Are we really Pakistanis and Pakistan is ours? Give sanctity to our vote and give Christians right to elect their representatives instead of selection.
These views were expressed by Bishop Arshad Kaleem Khan while addressing gathering at Diocese Hyderab

Karachi: April 25, 2018. (PCP) Allomia ul Raj, Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activists strongly condemn the incident which was taken place at Sialkot with a Pakistani Christian Girls as she refused to marry a Muslim Man and convert to Islam.
She said acid throwing and burn crimes are increasi

London: April 23, 2018. (PCP) A 25-year-old Christian woman has died following being set alight for refusing a Muslim man’s marriage proposal.
Asma Yacoob was doused in acid before being set on fire by Rizwan Gujjar, 30.
She been working as a beautician for the last two years and was making a goo

Karachi: April 23, 2018. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Founder of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have said in a statement issued by Central Secretariat of PCC that he has no high hopes from Chief Justice Saqib Nisar of Supreme Court of Pakistan that he will ensure justice in Asia Bibi appeal hearing ca

Lahore: April 22, 2018. (PCP) A 25-year-old Christian woman in Sialkot, Pakistan who spurned the advances of a Muslim man named Rizwan Gujjar (30 yrs) was the target of a heinous acid attack that has left her disfigured and fighting for her life.
Asma Yacoob has been employed as a beautician for t

Karachi: April 20, 2018. (PCP) Christian families staged a protest in front of Karachi Press Club to condemn arrests of Nine Christian Youth and their immediate release here today;
Protestors were chanting slogans against raids at nights by police and armed men in Youhanabad by plain clothe police

HYDERABAD: April 18, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Leaders of Christian community of Hyderabad have thanked judicial water commission chairman Justice(retired) Amir Muslim Hani for his visit of Tando Yousuf minority graveyard and after thorough for issuing directives to Mayor Hyderabad Municipal Corporati

Tehran: April 17, 2018. Iranian Christians are thankful that Hadi Asgari, a Christian convert, has been granted conditional release from Evin Prison after posting bail. They request prayer for the upcoming appeal hearing for Hadi, fellow Christian convert Amin Nader Afshari, and Assyrian pastor Vict

HYDERABAD: April 17, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Leaders of Bheel Intellectual Forum Pakistan advocate Bhagchad, Pardeep Kumar and Sodharam have criticized the procedure of selection on minority seats of Assemblies instead of election.
Addressing news conference here they said the political parties no

Lahore: April 17, 2018. (PCP) Christians across Pakistan are facing up to a life of persecution rising to unprecedented levels after a church was set ablaze in Shahdara on Sunday 15th April 2018 at approximately 2:30pm. Perceptions of minority safety across the country have dipped dramatically after

Lahore: April 16, 2018. (PCP) Three Muslim men have along with Muhammed Malak (Shop keeper) gang rape a Christian girl Miss Najma from Shera Kot, Lahore city Pakistan on 09/03/2018. Medical report has proved that the Christian girl was raped.
A police First Information Report has been lodged, howe

Quetta: April 16, 2018. (PCP) Three terrorists on two motorbikes sped into Essa Nagri Road, Quetta, on Sunday 15th April at 6pm (2pm GMT), firing at will and killing people in the streets, in an area heavily populated with Christians. Though no terrorist group has yet officially declared responsibil

Hyderabad: April 16, 2018. (PCP) Sindhi Sangat Sindh strongly condemn terrorist attack on Christian worshipers in Quetta, Pakistan after Sunday worship service in Pakistan which killed two and wounded several. Sindhi Sangat Sindh expresses solidarity with Christians community in Pakistan and offers

Karachi: April 16, 2018. (PCP) Ms. Allomia ul Raj, Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Christian Worshipers when they were leaving after attending the Sunday service at Essa Nagri Church, Quetta where two Christians dead and 5 seriously injured.

Karachi: April 14, 2018. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Founder President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today by Central Secretariat have said that when Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi, COAS General Bajwa and CJ Justice Saqib will express publicly shame of Pakistan

Lahore: April 13, 2018. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC Founder President Dr. Nazir S Bhatti have expressed grave concern on Agents of Pakistan Military Intelligence MI, Inter Services Intelligence ISI and Punjab police raids of Christian and Muslim farmers effected by the land acquisition by

Karachi: April 10, 2018. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Founder President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today from Central Secretariat of PCC have said that Christians are not safe in Pakistan and Administration have failed to adopt adequate security measure for safety and

Lahore: April 10, 2018. (PCP) 5th Rwadari Peace Caravan of Rwadari Tehreek takes off in Lahore in an inauguration ceremony held at Lahore Press Club on April 9, 2018 with a pledge to continue struggle for a peaceful Pakistan. The Ceremony was hosted by Riffat Saud, Good- will Ambassador of Rwadari T

Pakistan: April 10, 2018. (PR) The Gods Peoples fellowship of Pakistan Mr. Ashraf P. Butt Advocate Secretary General GPFP (CFI Pakistan) and Mr. Shahbaz Ashraf Deputy Secretary General of Gods Peoples Fellowship of Pakistan, we strongly condemned accusing the blasphemy law in Pakistan. The history o

Lahore: April 10, 2018. (PCP) National commission for interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference – Pakistan) organized a press conference to show solidarity with the Christian families of Narowal who have been tortured, and abducted. Their houses, land and Church property

Karachi: April 6, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Activists and Christian Lawyer Ms. Allomia ul Raj strongly condemned attack on Four Christians who were gunned down in a Attack in Quetta on 2nd April, 2018.
She said the seeds of extremism have penetrated too deep into the fabric of the Pakistani state a

Lahore: April 6, 2018. (PCP) An Easter breakfast was given in the honour of the Muslim Christian religious leaders by Mr. Aziz Robinson and his Muslim friends.
Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap (Executive Secretary NCIDE) represented the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Cath

Lahore: April 3, 2018. (Sunil John) An interreligious expedition of National commission for interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference – Pakistan) visited the family of Sunil Saleem; a 26 years old Christian young man who was brutally tortured to death by the security guar

Pakistan: April 3, 2018. (PCP) Four members of a Christian family who were visiting family in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, were shot dead on Easter Monday - one of the victims was a woman. One young Christian girl was also injured in the attack and has been admitted to the intensiv

Canada: March 30, 2018. (PCP) I sincerely wish HAPPY EASTER with my fervent prayers to the Almighty to save the citizens of the global village from the lava of fanaticism of the maniac messiahs and help peacemakers to spread the culture of understanding and harmony to make it possible for every huma

London: March 28, 2018. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian has reportedly died after being brutally tortured by a security guards, medical staff and doctors at a hospital in Lahore.
Sunil Saleem, 26, was killed when he went to deliver food to his sister at the Services Hospital.
His pregnant sister,

Lahore: March 27, 2018. (PCP) In a hospital run by Punjab government doctors, staff members and security guards attacked three Christian men and killed one who brought their sister for medical checkup in gynecologist ward.
According to some other Muslim visiting patients told Pakistan Christian

HYDERABAD: March 26, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Christians in Pakistan have demanded public holidays on Good Friday and Easter as both days are Eid days for them.
Diocese of Hyderabad Church of Pakistan Christian leader Bishop Kaleem John in his address to religious gathering said fasting is prevalen

Philadelphia: March 24, 2018. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Founder of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and Editor of Pakistan Christian Post have appealed to Holy Father Pope Francis to ignore invitation offered to him by Pakistani Catholic Bishops Conference on March 15, 2018, to visit Pakistan.
A Del

Lahore (Sunil John) March 24, 2018. An interreligious prayer service was organized by National commission for interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference – Pakistan) in connection with Pakistan Day.
A number of Muslim and Christian Leaders participated in this prayers serv

Lahore: March 21, 2018. (PCP) Muslim Christian children gathered in a ceremony in connection with Pakistan Day. They were holding peace flag and placards inscribed with messages of peace and national harmony.
This ceremony was organized by the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ec

Geneva: March 19, 2018. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have highly appreciated those organizations which highlight plight of Pakistani Christian through banner campaign on vehicles in Geneva.
Dr. Nazir Bhatti said that banner advertisements are true voice of

HYDERABAD: March 19, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Sindh National Tehrik and Sindh National Nari Tehrik have taken out a rally to protest against gang rape of a Hindu girl Jiwi who was made rape victim after kidnapping by influential persons few days ago in limit of Airport police station.
The protest r

Toronto: March 19, 2018. (PCP) In a new setback for Pakistan’s Christians and other religious minorities, Islamabad’s High Court has ruled that Pakistani citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents such as birth certificates, national I.D. cards, voter’s lists, and pass

Rwanda: March 17, 2018. (RNS) As the Rwandan government continues to shut down houses of worship it deems unsafe and dissenters charge it with trampling on religious rights, lightning struck and killed 15 worshippers in the country’s south.
The strike Saturday (March 10), which also injured 140 par

Washington DC: March 15, 2018. Turkish prosecutors demanded life imprisonment for jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson in an official indictment presented to Izmir’s 2nd Criminal Court yesterday, 13 March.
Arrested without bail since October 2016, Brunson is accused of being “a member and executive” of

Karachi: March 12, 2018. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek, a nationwide movement working to promote pluralism to counter hatred, violent extremism and terrorism protest in front of Karachi Press Club against discrimination and ill-treatment with minority community of Pakistan. Ms. Seema Shaikh, Nabeela Aslam,

Faisalabad: March 12, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) celebrated the International Women’s Day 2018 with theme of “Press for Progress” at district Faisalabad (Punjab) in which the women and men from different fields of life part

London: March 12, 2018. (PCP) 100s of Christians have protested against the crucial and Misuse of Blasphemy Law of Pakistan in front of 10 Downing street London. 10.03.2018.
On 18.02.2018 A young Pakistani Christian boy Patrus Masih have been accused of false blasphemy 295 C at Lahore Pakistan.

London: March 12, 2018. (PCP) A Pakistani court has ruled that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents.
Human rights advocates say the move is another blow for the country's persecuted religious minorities.
The order will pile further pressure on the Ahmadi

Lahore: March 10, 2018. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek, a nationwide movement working to promote pluralism to counter hatred, violent extremism and terrorism organized a Hunger Strike on 9th March, 2018 in front of Punjab Assembly in Lahore to protest the frequent attacks on religious minorities in the prete

Brussels: March 10, 2018. (PCP) The European Union’s Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion has reportedly told the Pakistani government that trade access to the EU will be directly linked to a “positive outcome” in Asia Bibi’s “blasphemy” case.
Pakistan currently has duty-free acce

Pakistan: March 10, 2018. (PCP) On International Women’s Day Ms. Erum Riasat, Rania Riaz, Margret, Hajra Yaqoob, Bushra and other women joined a peace protest at Karachi Press Club on 8th March 2018 organized by Minorities Inqilabi Tehreek Pakistan against the discrimination of women in Pakistan. Ms

Lahore: March 10, 2018. (PCP) When a 12-year-old Christian girl named Elisha in Pakistan went missing after leaving her home to go shopping 27th November 2017, her elder sister Rimsha (16 yrs) informed her parents Rubina (35 yrs) and Iqbal Masih (40 yrs) who immediately excused themselves from their

Pakistan: March 7, 2018. (PCP) A Christian church and the congregation within were brutally attacked by an estimated 20-armed Muslim hooligan during a worship service on Sunday 4th March 2018. Scores of men, women and children were injured as the mob violently attacked worshippers with large sticks.

KHANEWAL: March 7, 2018. (PCP) The BETHAK-organization celebrated the World Interfaith harmony week to promote communication and trust among the believers of different religions for promotion of peace and harmony. A large number of people from Christian, Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu communities participa

Tehran: March 7, 2018. Iranian Christians request renewed prayer for the 8 March appeal hearing for Eskandar Rezaie and Suroush Saraie. Both were sentenced on 28 December 2017 to a total of eight years in prison.
Both Eskander and Suroush were charged with "acting against national security." Surous

Lahore: March 5, 2018. (PCP) During a rain swept day in Lahore Pakistani Christian campaigners and Muslim friends rallied peacefully before the famous Lahore Press Club at 3 am, adamant they would raise concerns about the blasphemy laws of Pakistan, which are being used as a tool for discrimination

Sahiwal: March 2, 2018. (PCP) Sahiwal based organizations the "Peaceful & Active Center for Humanity (PEACH) and Empowering Youth through Education & Skills (EYES)" jointly held a peaceful protest against the misuse of blasphemy law against the minorities in Pakistan in front of Press Club, Sahiwal

Lahore: March 1, 2018. (PCP) The mob of Tehrik-e-labaik Ya Rasool Allah (the followers of Mumtaz Qadri) on19 February) set tyres alight and blocked part of the Grand Trunk Road, a main astrey in Lahore that connects the city with other major parts of the country, demanding Patras Masih be publicly h

Faisalabad: March 1, 2018. (PCP) LEAD has confirmed that a ‘blasphemy’ case FIR No.338/18 has been registered on February 24, 2018 against five Christian men and one woman, one Muslim and three unknown Christians on the allegation of hurting the feelings of Muslims by forbidding to use the sound sys

LAHORE: February 27, 2018. (PCP) A Christian man Sajid Masih, blasphemy suspect, was forced to jump from the fourth floor of the FIA building after the torture of the FIA investigators and later compelling him to have sex with his cousin, Patras Masih, the main blasphemy accused.
The FIA Sub-Inspec

Lahore: February 27, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) highly condemned the recent riots at Dherr of Shahdara Town, Lahore and Alahiyabad, Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan. The both issues actually are performance of Islamic groups for attracting their likeminded voters and supporters for

Karachi: February 27, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Activist and Christian Lawyer Allomia ul Raj Raj strongly condemn the incident took place at the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Punjab headquarters building during investigation of blasphemy case.
She said in view of the blasphemy past cases fi

LONDON: February 24, 2018. (PCP) A UK based recently launched campaign, “Free Asia Bibi” has urged Christians around the world to pray during Lent for the immediate and unconditional release of a Pakistani Christian woman blasphemy-accused Asia Bibi, who has been on death row in Pakistan since 2010

Lahore: February 24, 2018. (PCP) One leading law enforcement agency of Pakistan famous as Federal Investigation Agency FIA during investigation in its Cyber Crime Unit building invited a group of extremist Muslims in its building and allowed them to commit mob justice with killing Christian accused

Hyderabad: February 22, 2018. (PCP) "Pakistan have failed to protect its religious minorities. The whole country is hostage by religious extremist. Sindhi Sangat Sindh Protested against Religious extremism in Pakistan. Religious extremists are fully working with total impunity and misusing name of r

LAHORE: February 22, 2018. (PCP) A Christian man namely Patras Masih was accused of blasphemy and arrested in a case FIR NO.174/18 under section 295-C Pakistan Penal Code has been registered on February 19, 2018 at Police Station Shahdara Town, Lahore, hours after religious activists blocked a busy

London: February 22, 2018. (PCP) Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, Wilson Chowdhry has praised Reverend Wiliam Graham the world renowned global evangelist attributed with initiating televangelism, in words of tribute today, after hearing of the prominent Christian ministers’ d

Lahore: February 19, 2018. (PCP) The Capuchin Friars in Pakistan got together on the evening of Feb. 12, 2018 to say express their gratitude to Fr. Leopold Evens who has worked in Pakistan as a missionary for 48 years (1970-2018).
His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM admired the zeal and

Lahore: February 19, 2018. (PCP) I have come here for condolence for the sudden demise of a renowned Human rights activist ASMA JAHANGIR with my delegation of National Commission for Inter-religious dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE).
Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM chairman NCIDE was talking to

Lahore: February 19, 2018. PCP) Usman Masih, was falsely accused of committing Blasphemy on 25th May 2016 in Punjab Pakistan was released today from prison.
Today on 16th Feb, 2018, Judge Muhammad Moeen Khokhar, in Ferozewala, a town in Punjab Pakistan, announced the acquittal of all charges conne

Lahore: February 19, 2018. PCP) Usman Masih, was falsely accused of committing Blasphemy on 25th May 2016 in Punjab Pakistan was released today from prison.
Today on 16th Feb, 2018, Judge Muhammad Moeen Khokhar, in Ferozewala, a town in Punjab Pakistan, announced the acquittal of all charges conne

Faisalabad: February 19, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) with Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) holds a condolence reference of Ms Asma Jahangir. The individuals and representatives of different social, religious and political groups attended the event and appreciated her precious se

Iran: February 19, 2018. Iranian Christians request prayer for two Christian converts who have been held in Evin Prison since their arrest on 17th November 2017.
Majidreza Souzanchi Kushani and Fatimeh Mohammadi were members of a house church meeting in Tehran. They were summoned to intelligence of

Islamabad: February 19, 2018. (PCP) Last week a landmark decision in a Islamabad High Court hearing resulted in the emancipation of 12 year old Christian girl from her Muslim rapist despite her captor having an 'official' Islamic marriage certificate.
Elisha (12 yrs) was kidnapped from the village

HYDERABAD: February 13, 2018. (By Abbas Kassar) Christian Peace Alliance Pakistan has said that wine/alcohol was declared Haraam in all religions including Christians but in Pakistan some vested interests were continuing this ugly business under guise of and using name of minorities and playing with

Lahore: February 13, 2018. (PCP) Naveed Walter president Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) participated in the funeral of courageous human Human Rights defender Asma Jahangir in Lahore. Naveed Walter met with Asma's family particularly to her sister Hina Jillani , colleagues and shared the condole

LONDON: February 13, 2018. (By Sheraz Khan) Following the launch of Open Door’s World Watch List last month, Michelle Donelan, Member of Parliament for Chippenham, asked whether part of the international aid budget should be earmarked for Christians suffering persecution in Prime Minister’s Question

Peshawar: February 13, 2018. (PCP) A Pakistani Sikh man persecuted after starting a minority faith school in Peshawar has had to flee to a South-East Asian country to escape a fatwa calling for his death.
In 2004, 44-year-old Harjit Singh (real name protected), a Pakistani national and baptized Si

London: February 9, 2018. (PCP) An anti-terrorism court has sentenced one man to death, and jailed five others for life in the Mashal Khan murder case.
Mashal was lynched by a mob at Abdul Wali Khan University last year over allegations of blasphemy, and 25 other people have been sentenced to four

Faisalabad: February 9, 2018. (PCP) On February 3, 2018 a consultation meeting organized by Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) entitled ‘Enabling Women Empowerment in Punjab’ at Raj One Hotel Faisalabad. The meeting was attended by 30 professionals from different walks of life

London: February 9, 2018. (PCP) An Indian Pastor who narrowly escaped with his life after Sehal Christ Church (linked to Friends Missionary Prayer Band) was subjected to an arson attack (click here) has spoken out against the ongoing community tension and hatred that Christians in Jammu Kashmir have

Tehran: February 6, 2018. Three Iranian Christians are appealed sentences which was scheduled for Sunday 4 February to review the sentences against Assyrian pastor Victor Bet Tamraz and Christian converts, Amin Nader Afshari and Hadi Asgari. However, the hearing was postponed, and a new date has yet

Lahore: February 1, 2018. (PCP) A Christian boy of only 7 years old was brutally sodomized by a Muslim rapist who later fled the scene when two Christian men ran to the screaming boy and rescued him from his terrifying and brutal ordeal.
Daim Masih (7 yrs) is a grade one student attending Bethel C

London: January 27, 2018. (PCP) Images of asylum seeker children being arrested and detained despite Thai Authorities assuring termination of such practice, causes international outrage.
British Pakistani Christian Association paid the visa overstay court fines for the victims of the immigration ra

Lahore: January 27, 2018. (PCP) A Prayer Service was held at Kartarpur, Narowal Border for peace between India and Pakistan. A delegation Of National Commission for Interreligious dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) in the leadership of Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap planted a pe

Karachi: January 27, 2018. (PCP) Pakistan Hindu Council is organizing 10th annual combined marriages programme at YMCA Ground opposite Governor House Karachi on Sunday, 28th January at 6:00PM. This was announced by its Patron-in-chief Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani in a press statement issued on Saturday.

Lahore: January 24, 2018. (Sunil John) A delegation of Ecumenical solidarity committee Lahore made a visit to Ganda Singhwala Border Kasur with the purpose of peace between India and Pakistan. This prayer service was led by Fr. Francis Nadeem (Coordinator ESCL, Executive Secretary NCIDE). He said on

ISLAMABAD: January 20, 2018. (By Shamim Masih) The Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK) province in Pakistan has sealed at least six Churches in district Abbottabad in the name of security after the United States placed Pakistan name in the Special Watch List. The officials claimed that only non-registered chu

Karachi: January 20, 2018. (By Ayyaz Gulzar) Rose Maria Gill is honored and warmly welcomed as a ‘Gold Medalist’ in Convent of Jesus and Mary School, where she is a Student in 6th Standard.
Rose Maria Gill said: “I was shocked, completely puzzled when they announced my name for the Gold Medal for

Lahore: January 19, 2018. (PCP) The Delegation of Muslim and Christian leaders of National Commission for Interreligious dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) visits Zainab’s family at Kasur in the leadership of Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap.
The delegation included Fr. In

Lahore: January 19, 2018. (Sunil John) The Inaugural prayer service for the Unity Octave 2018 was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral, Cecil Chaudary Road, Lahore on January 18, 2018. A big gathering of fathers, sisters, catechists, seminarians and the faithful gathered at the Sacred Heart Catho

Lahore: January 18, 2018. (PCP) A rally was organized by the children of different schools and Islamic seminaries under the banner of National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan). This rally was led by Fr. Francis Nadeem, the executive secretary

Hyderabad: January 17, 2018. (PCP) On 16th January 2018Activists of different social and political organisations, students, teachers and lawyers took out rallies and held demonstrations. They demanding justice for Zainab, seven-year-old victim of rape and murder of Kasur, Punjab, and exemplary punis

Lahore: January 17, 2018. (PCP) A 35-year-old Christian man has been protesting outside the Lahore Press Club office for the last 3 months calling for someone to take action against the rapist of his three daughters, he has made this stand because he says that police officers are refusing to pursue

Hyderabad: January 15, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) The SPARC (society for protection of rights of child) held protest demonstration outside press club here Monday demanding justice of Zainab, an 8-year-old girl of Qasur city of Punjab who was whisked away, raped and then his dead body thrown in garbage.

Faisalabad: January 13, 2018. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA writes a letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on need on steps taken for protection of children after rising incidents of rape and murder of underage boy

Tehran: January 13, 2018. Iranian Christians request prayer for Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, his wife Shamiram Isavi Khabizeh, Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari as they prepare to appeal recent prison sentences.
On 6 January, Shamiram was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Judge Ahmadzade of Teh

HYDERABAD: January 12, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) Society for Protection of Rights of Child (SPARC) has condemned the barbaric incident at Qasur in which an 8-year-old innocent girl Zainab was kidnapped and raped when she was on her way to take lesson at seminary.
SPARC has also expressed indignation ag

Lahore: January 12, 2018. (PCP) A Christian woman from Gujranwala, Pakistan was brutally gang-raped by three men and then left tied naked in the courtyard of a Muslim man’s house until she was found by police two days later.
At 3 pm on 28th October Sidhra (20 yrs) travelled from her husband Sunny

HYDERABAD: January 11, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) Various organizations and social welfare department held protest demonstrations outside press club here against savagery of Qasur where an 8 years girl Zainab was kidnapped, raped and her dead body thrown in garbage.
\The protesting organizations include

Lahore: January 9, 2018. (Sunil John) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Christmas and New Year Celebration in association with WAVE studio at a local hotel in Lahore.
His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis S

Shiraz: January 9, 2018. Iranian Christians request renewed prayer for Eskandar Rezaei and Soroush Saraei who were each sentenced on 28 December 2017 to eight years in prison.
Both Eskander and Soroush were charged with "acting against national security." Soroush faced an additional charge of "forg

HYDERABAD: January 8, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) Pakistan Minorities Unity Council has, in a resolution passed at a gathering at St. Philip Church Hyderabad, demanded elections and not selection. Council demanded rights equal to others and right of double vote.
They also demanded increase in minority se

HYDERABAD: January 8, 2018. (Abbas Kassar) Sindh Hari Committee held protest demonstration and hunger strike in front of press club here against feudalism saying during last 10 years of PPP rule Wadera Shahi has been more strong and powerful while life of peasants and farm workers have become worst

Washington DC: January 8, 2018. (John Paluska) Though CNN and other mainstream media outlets consistently write that Trump has accomplished nothing but division since defeating Hillary Clinton in the general election, the truth is that the Trump Administration has amassed a sizable list of accomplis

Gujranwala: January 7, 2018. (PCP) A Christian girl named Sidhra daughter of Arif Masih was kidnapped when coming from his husband home to meet her mother was kidnapped by 3 Muslim boys and gangraped for two days and night.
Mohammad Talha, Mohammad Zubair and Mohammad Ameer Hamza forcibly on gunpoi

India: January 7, 2018. (PCP) An Open Letter: To Bishops, Church Heads and Christians by Father Dr. Anand Muttungal: “I write this open letter regarding the standoff with Hindu Organizations in the question of offering “Arati to Bharat Mata” in the institutions run by the Christian organizations. Fi

London: January 7, 2018. (PCP) A 26 years old unmarried Christian woman from the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan narrowly escaped being deported back to Pakistan, after it became very clear to airport officials that she was in no fit state to return home and was exhibiting tangible signs of trauma.
S

Lahore: Jan. 3, 2018, National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Prayer service for Peace in connection with International Peace Day on 1st January 2018.
This Prayer service was presided over by His Grace Archbishop S

Lahore: January 5, 2018. (PCP) It was a remarkable moment to see Religious Leaders of different Religion Celebrating Christmas together at a Cake Cutting Ceremony organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan). The ceremony was hoste

Hyderabad: January 5, 2018. (PCP) Sindhi Sangat Sindh strongly condemned brutal murder of two Sindhi Hindu brothers Dilip Kumar and Chander in an attack by terrorists in Mithi, Tharparkar, district of Sindh, Pakistan where majority population belongs to Hindu community. Killing of Dilip Kumar and Ch

London: January 5, 2018. (PCP) A one-and-a-half-year-old child victim of the Quetta Methodist Church Bomb attack is fighting to save her life after poor medical treatment at Civil Hospital, Quetta has led to a serious gangrene infection that has already lead to the loss of her right foot.
During t

WASHINGTON, DC: January 4, 2018. The U.S. State Department has singled out Pakistan, Iran, and three Central Asian countries for policies violating religious freedom.
In a statement on January 4, the State Department said Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan were among a group of 10 natio

Lahore: January 4, 2018. (PCP) His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM presided over the 6th Ecumenical Christmas Carol 2018 organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) in association with Ecumenical Solidarity Committee L