London: December 30, 2017. (PCP) Punjab’s Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the government will pass the minority rights commission bill from the provincial assembly.
He also said the law minister would take necessary steps to pass the bill from the assembly after consultations.
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Washington DC: December 30, 2017. (ICC) International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that following today's conclusion of mass at Mar Mina Church in Helwan City, terrorists attacked the church as congregants were exiting to attend Sunday School. One of the attackers was wearing a suicide vest a

Lahore: December 30, 2017. (PCP) The civil society activists have demanded release of arrested blasphemy accused Nadeem Samson on humanitarian ground as he is mentally ill.
A Christian man of age 44 years named Nadeem Samson was picked up illegally by Police on November 24, 2017, and transferred to

London: December 30, 2017. (PCP) Five Pakistani activists who went missing earlier this year after using social media to speak out against religious intolerance have been cleared of blasphemy charges.
The men vanished within days of each other in January, and four of them were later released, with

HYDERABAD: December 30, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Kolhi minority community of Nagarparker held protest demonstration against kidnapping of their girls and forced marriages.
The demo was led by advocate Hemandas, Bhoomoomal and Sodho. They told media that their 3 girls, Kabeeri, Shagna and Barmee Kol

LARKANA: December 27, 2017. (By Nazir Siyal) Pakistan Peoples Party (Parliamentarian), Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) and PPP-Workers separately observed 10th death anniversary of slain PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto here at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto on Wednesday.
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto

Iran: December 27, 2017. The Christians request renewed prayer for the upcoming hearing on 28th December 2017 for Eskandar Rezaei and Soroush Saraei. They were arrested last July, although they have been facing pressures since 2012.
Eskandar was arrested on 6th July 2017 at his home in Lar where se

Islamabad: December 26, 2017. (PCP) Apart from routinely felicitation messages by President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Christmas to Christians, Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa also appeared in one Church services in garrison city Rawalpindi to prove that

I sincerely wish everyone happy birthday of the Prince of Peace in spite of the fact the birth of the Prince of Peace is not easy to celebrate in the true sense of the joy because of the obvious clashes between the culture of violence and the culture of non-violence. One culture believes in free th

Liverpool UK: December 22, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Founder Minority Inqilabi Tehreek, Ex-MPA Sindh and Ex-Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly demands PML N and oppositions parties to amend constitution for giving rights to the minority community to elec

Lahore: December 22, 2017. (Sunil John) An Interfaith Prayer Service in remembrance of the victims of Quetta bomb blast tragedy was organized by the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) at Catholic Cathedral Lahore.
His Grace Archbishop

HYDERABAD: December 20, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Various religious and social organizations took out rallies, held protest demonstrations and address news conferences to condemn terrorist attack on Quetta Church on Sunday last claiming 11 lives with 57 injured. Christian, Muslim, Hindu communities al

Hyderabad: December 20, 2017. (PCP) Sindhi Sangat Sindh strongly condemned suicide bombers attack on Church in Quetta, Pakistan. It was an effort of religious extremist terrorists to harass Christian community in Pakistan before Christmas celebration. Sindhi Sangat Sindh stands with Christian commun

Tehran: December 20, 2017. (Middle East Concern) Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christian converts from the self-styled "Church of Iran" who were arrested in their homes, in Karaj on 12th December 2017.
Authorities went to the homes of Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi, Shahab Shahi and Alirez

Quetta: December 18, 2017. (PCP) Today Thousands of Pakistani Christians gathered to say their last respects to six of the Christian martyrs killed in the Islamist Attack on Methodist Memorial Church in Quetta yesterday. The funeral service was presided over by Bishop Daniel Sadiq and at least 2000

Washington DC: December 18, 2017. (By Ahmar Mustikhan) During a Press conference in August at the National Press Club in Washington DC, when Balochistan freedom leader Mehran Marri was asked about the difference between the ISIS and Pakistan’s spy service Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), he quippe

Liverpool UK: December 18, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Founder Minority Inqilabi Tehreek, Ex MPA Sindh and Ex-Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly condemned the brutal attack on innocent worshipers of Bethel Methodist Church Quetta where about 9 people were

HYDERABAD: December 18, 2017. (Abbas Kassar) Hyderabad police has been put on high alert after Quetta Church terrorists attack with directives from SSP Hyderabad Pir Muhammad Shah to all DSPs and SHOs to make fool proof arrangements around Churches, places of worship of Christian community, their re

Quetta: December 17, 2017. (PCP) Two suicide bombers along with two other religious extremist terrorists in a board day light on a busy traffic running road in Quetta entered in Church by jumping over gate and martyred 9 Christians worshipers and injured over 50.
The CCTV released by different medi

Lahore: December 17, 2017. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek Call for Proper implementation of National Action Plan to stop religious intolerance extremism & terrorism
Rwadari Tehreek, a social movement for countering religious intolerance, extremism and terrorism has expressed grief and outrage over the suic

London: December 17, 2017. (PCP) 8 Christians have been killed and at least a further 33 injured during an Islamist attack at a church in Quetta, West Pakistan, were innocent Christian parishioners were celebrating the birth of Christ during a Nativity service.
Extremist are said to have targeted

London: December 17, 2017. (PCP) At least eight Christians have been killed and 57 injured when two suicide bombers attacked a packed Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, Pakistan while the congregation gathered for Sunday worship. There were at least 400 people in the church.
Security per

Hague: December 14, 2017. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan’s president Mr. Naveed Walter received the honorable mention an International Human Rights Award from Global Human Rights Defence(GHRD) for his dedication and work for the rights of religious minorities and marginalized in Pakistan. The rec

London: December 14, 2017. (PCP) A pastor who was stitched up by land-grabbing Muslims in his home town of Kamahan in Lahore has been set free by Judge Malik Shah at Lahore High Court on 6th December 2017.
During the proceedings Judge Malik ridiculed the evidence shown by the prosecution against t

New York: December 12, 2017. (PCP) Three people have been injured in what New York City authorities have said was an attempted act of terror.
According to CNN.com, a man wearing a homemade explosive device detonated the device at Port Authority bus terminal near Times Square about 7:20 a.m. EST thi

London: December 12, 2017. (PCP) Usman Masih, 29, died in Kot Lakhpat jail on December 9, and according to the police the cause of death was a heart attack.
Married father of two, Usman, was among 41 Christians accused of lynching two men suspected of being involved in the attack on Youhanabad i

Liverpool, UK: December 12, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Saleem KHursheed Khokhar, Advocate High Court of Sindh, Former Member of Parliament Sindh Assembly, Former Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly and Former Parliamentary Secretary, Livestock and Fisheries Government of Sindh, Pak

Tehran: December 12, 2017. (Middle East Concern) Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christian converts who face an appeal court hearing on Wednesday 13th December 2017. A hearing had been scheduled for 4th October 2017 but was rescheduled by the judge.
The lawyer for Yousef Nadarkhani, Moha

LAHORE: December 12, 2017. (PCP) Reportedly, a Christian prisoner, Indryas Gulaam, died in jail because he was not provided proper medical assistance according to jail menu just because his Christian faith and now another Christian prisoner, Usman Shaukat (29) was died mysteriously in the Punjab pol

Islamabad: December 10, 2017. (Shamim Masih) It is widespread impression among Pakistani Christians that EU, North America and Australian missions in Pakistan denied them visas when they qualify while issue visas to Muslims without merit.
Pakistani Muslims mostly provide forged financial documents

Lahore: December 10, 2017. (PCP) Rev. Maurice Shahbaz, Founder and Director of Prisons Mission Society have expressed concerns on situation of Christian inmates in jails of Punjab in a letter to President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad, Prime Minister, Interior Minister, Minister for Law,

London: December 10, 2017. (PCP) A mother who lost her seven-year-old son in a terrorist attack on a Christian community last week has condemned the Government for not providing any help to the struggling families who have been affected by the recent explosion.
The attack which occurred at 6pm on

HYDERABAD: December 10, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) The struggle against enforced disappearance was seen in Sindh alone while though there have been cases of missing persons in other provinces but Sindh has dared to raise voice against such violations of human rights.
These views were expressed at a s

HYDERABAD: December 10, 2017. (Abbas Kassar)The SPARC, Society for Protection of Rights of Child, has expressed grave concern that despite allocation of Rs.21 billion for education more than 6 million children were out of schools and 5483 government schools are closed out of 45,555 in Sindh alone.

Lahore: December 10, 2017. (PCP) A Christian inmate Usman Shaukat mysteriously dies in Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore who was arrested when protesting against twin suicide bombing by terrorists in Churches of Youhanabad in 2015.
On March 15, 2015, twin suicide attacks on churches in Lahore claimed 14 live

WASHINGTON: December 7, 2017. (Reuters) President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed decades of U.S. policy and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperiling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike.
Trump announced his administration would begin

HYDERABAD: December 7, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Hindu community of village Mohib Kakepoto and Naserpur town have protested against grabbing of their ancient graveyard spread on 16 acres by a landlord Kazi Abdul Majeed in connivance of revenue department officers. Then the land of minority graveyard w

Rome: December 4, 2017. (PCP) Italian Senators raise question in the Senate to Stop Pakistan’s GSP Plus and ask to stop Persecution against Christians in Pakistan
Members of the Italian Senate Mr. Domenico DE SIANO, Mr. Franco CARDIELLO, Mr. Enzo FASANO, Mr. Cosimo SIBILIA, Mr. Domenico AURICCHIO R

Quetta: December 4, 2017. (PCP) The Christian community of Pakistan is in mourning today after a bomb blast targeting an innocent Christian Village in Chaman led to the death of a boy of only seven years old and injured to other people including another child. The blast also caused significant damag

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: December 3, 2017. (Reuters) Pope Francis on Saturday defended his strategy of avoiding the term “Rohingya” in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.
Speaking to reporters aboard the

Israel: December 3, 2017. Through research that began in a 2016 reopening of the shrine surrounding Jesus' purported burial site in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, scientific dating has identified what is probably Jesus’ tomb.
According to Baptist Press, Old Testament and archaeology professor at

Washington DC: December 3, 2017. First Lady Melania Trump is spearheading Christmas decorating efforts at the White House. The theme for this year is “Time-Honored Traditions,” and included in that is a beautiful nativity scene.
In a video the First Lady posted on Twitter, viewers can see the nativ

Faisalabad: November 30, 2017. (PCP) A Christian family took 40,000 Pakistani Rupees on loan from Muslim group of money lenders on compound interest which amounts up to USD $ 380 but failed to pay back monthly interest amount in time on which Muslim with armed people attacked his home in which 6 yea

London: November 27, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan was in turmoil over the weekend as hundreds of thousands of protesters rioted across the nation’s cities and villages. The situation reached such dangerous levels that the army had to be called in to bring things back under control. Last night in a dramatic

London: November 24, 2017. (PCP) The Pakistan Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights is considering preventing the misuse of the blasphemy law. Its chairwoman Senator Nasreen Jalil has said that innocent people have been wrongly accused of blasphemy and suffered.
In response the Ministry of I

London: November 24, 2017. (PCP) Last night on the steps of Westminster Cathedral 100's of Londoners were shocked into silence as a 13-year-old student volunteer for the British Pakistani Christian Association, described the torturous life that faces Christians in Pakistan.
Hannah Chowdhry who is

Lahore: November 24, 2017. (By Sunil John) A Peace Sports Festival was organized by the National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) in association with different schools. This festival was held in accordance with the Peace Education Pro

Lahore: November 22, 2017. (PCP) The Final Hearing of Mukhtar Masih was on 20th of November 2017, when the Honorable Additional Judge Saadat Rasool took the death certificate of Mukhtar Masih and closed his case of Blasphemy that was pending in His honorable court for trial. The Bail was granted to

Faisalabad: November 20, 2017. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) regrets to Government’s weak measures towards religious minorities after falling prey of another minority girl to kidnapping, forced conversion and forced marriage of Maryam Khalid aged 16. These very rooted elements of discrimi

Washington DC: November 19, 2017. The Islamic State has threatened to attack the Vatican on Christmas, in what they are calling a “Christmas blood” attack.
In a propaganda video released by ISIS supporters, a masked figure is shown driving toward the Vatican with a gun and a backpack, supposedly co

India: November 19, 2017. (PCP) A family of five in the State of Haryana in Northern India is struggling to make ends meet as winter approaches after refusing to give up their Christian faith at the behest of the family patriarch. The patriarch namely Ramesh Kumar, a Hindu, is scandalized by his fam

Hyderabad: November 19, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) The speakers including the elected members, officials of the social welfare department, rights activists, teachers and teachers urged members of the all segments of the society to stand for the rights of the children in Thar and to stop the violence ag

NEW YORK: November 16, 2017. (Reuters) Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ, “Salvator Mundi”, sold for a record-smashing $450.3 million on Wednesday at Christie‘s, more than double the old price for any work of art at auction.
The painting, only recently rediscovered, was the last da Vinci left

Lahore: November 16, 2017. (PCP) On November 04, a case FIR was registered under section 298 PPC at Icchra Police station Lahore allegedly accusing Iqbal Masih of committing blasphemy.
He got arrested by the police on the same evening after the complaint registered by a local and closed Muslim nei

Lahore: November 14, 2017. (Sunil John) A Peace Marathon was organized by the National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) in association with different schools and Islamic Seminaries of Lahore
The purpose of this peace marathon was to teach

Hyderabad: November 14, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) SPARC, Society for protection of rights of child and child rights movement arranged a consultation session on implementation of child rights convention of UNO by Pakistan. The consultation was held on eve of submission of review report of child rights

Washington DC: November 14, 2017. The highly anticipated Museum of the Bible is opening in Washington D.C. this Friday, November 17.
CBN News recently spoke with Museum co-founders Steve and Jackie Green about their vision for this project and their hope for what it will accomplish.
Steve Green ex

Lahore: November 11, 2017. (PCP) The Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (PCBC), held Second Plenary Annual Meeting in the Renewal Centre in Lahore from 9 to 10 November, 2017. During this Meeting it also reflected prayerfully, on the issues that concern the life the people of our beloved country

Lahore: November 9, 2017. (PCP) Iqbal Masih allegedly accuse of blasphemy FIR registered on the 04th day of November, 2017 Iqbal Masih was allegedly accused of committing blasphemy by a local Mohammad Waqas Aslam (butcher) at Fazliya Colony Lahore and was arrested by the area police at Ichra Police

New York: November 7, 2017. (PCP) A Social activist and community leader Mr.Michael Boota called on Counsel General of Pakistan in New York Mr. Raja Ali Ejaz on November 3, 2017, to discuss social issue of US Citizen of Pakistan origin and Permanent residents.
Mr. Michael Boota now based in Philade

Washington DC: November 7, 2017. (Debbie McDaniel) Happy 99th Birthday to Reverend Billy Graham today! Back in 2013, this world-famous evangelist told a group of people that he might just live to be 100. And it’s looking more like that vision may come true.
As Christian Headlines reported this past

Canada: November 6, 2017. (PCP) Stephen Gill presented copies of five books to Cornwall Public Library on the 24th of October 2017. One book, titled The Singer of Life, consists of love sonnets by Stephen Gill and evaluations by literary critics from different countries. The second book, MY TWO NOVE

East Greenbush, New York: November 6, 2017. (PCP) The leaders of South Asian Community from New York State based in Capital region have strongly Condemned the attacks today in Texas and recently in New York City in a press conference here today.
Addressing a press conference community leaders Mr.

Lahore: November 3, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian man who was arrested for an alleged blasphemy on 28th January this year has died today at the age of 70. Mukhtar Masih was granted bail in May of this year and had a real chance of overturning his false charges, however his premature death means

Washington DC: November 3, 2017. In anticipation of Billy Graham's 99th birthday, Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, released the following statement about his father:
"Nov. 7 will be a big milestone for my father as he turns 99 and enters his 100th yea

Lahore: November 3, 2017. (PCP) A report by Burewala Police Constabulary who have been suggesting that the death of Christian boy Sharoon Masih was not a culmination of the bullying he received whilst studying at MC Model Boys Government School Burewala in Punjab, but a personal conflict with one bo

Rawalpindi: November 2, 2017. (PCP) A young Pakistani Christian woman who has suffered 4 years of stalking and harassment from a Muslim man in her hometown of Rawalpindi is being refused any help from her local Police constabulary.
Samina Iqbal aged 17 years, a Christian youth was 13 years old and

Hyderabad: November 2, 2017. (PCP) The minorities have been deprived of their constitutional and basic rights under a conspiracy. This was stated by noted advocate Bhagwandas Bheel provincial joint secretary of Pakistan Tehrik Insaf.
He said under manifesto of PTI the deprivations of minorities we

Albany: November 1, 2017. (PCP) The leading members of South Asian Community Mr. Nisar Khan, Mr. Akbar Khan, Mr. Ripon Roy and Iftikhar Khan in a press statement have strongly condemned the attacks today in New York City.
The community members said that losing a Life is an offensive crime and has t

Lahore: November 1, 2017. (PCP) A Guardian Judge of Lahore Court No.1 Mr. Dildar Shah has hurts the religious feelings of a Christian lawyer and his Christian clients due to their Biblically names and insulted them by saying repeatedly a derogatory word 'Asai' similar to a pejorative word 'Chura'.

Albany, NY: October 31, 2017. (PCP) The Founders of Pashtun Cultural Institute Nasima Khan and Nisar Khan attended performance at Proctors Theatre in the capital region of New York where “The Song of Lahore” presented Pakistani Classical Jazz.
The Performance was stunning as the ensemble played fo

Hyderabad: October 29, 2017. (PCP) Catholic Women's Organization (CWO) Hyderabad Diocese conducted workshop at St. Bonaventure's High School Issa Nagri Hyderabad, students of class 9th and 10th were participated.
Main resource Persons Advocate Sooba Bhatti, Pervaiz Khokhar and Tania Matti were dis

Washington DC: October 27, 2017. (PCP) Late last night, IDC Vice President and Senior Policy Advisory Andrew Doran gave opening remarks for the Annual IDC Solidarity Dinner, where he covered IDC’s recent achievements and brought forward the 13th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus Carl Anderso

Sheikhupura: October 25, 2017. (PCP) Reportedly, a 12 Years old Christian girl namely Meshal student of grade sixth was abducted from her home, gangraped by three Muslim men and also burnt her body with cigarettes. The report of incident and against Police was aired at Dunya News TV channel and also

Islamabad: October 25, 2017. (PCP) AMBASSADOR HALE: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. I don’t think that – if there’s one person who does not need an introduction at an American embassy, it’s the Secretary of State, so I feel a little superfluous. But just to take one moment, befor

Rawalpindi: October 22, 2017. (SHAMIM MASIH) Christians fear of attending ceremonial services and Sunday service due to the threats of Muslims living in the neighborhood. Muslims disrupted church service and wanted to eliminate the church building in the twin area of Rawalpindi, twin city of Pakista

Pakistan: October 20, 2017. (PCP) Reportedly, the Cheif of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq expressed at the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat (Finality of Prophethood) conference on Wednesday that Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the killer of ex-Governor Salman Taseer had been executed by the Government for expressing

Bangkok: October 20, 2017. (PCP) Only a day after we put out an appeal for a woman left widowed after cruel officers at the notorious Bangkok Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), strenuously exercised a Pak-Christian Asylum seeker to death (click here), we are advised of another asylum seeker who has

London: October 20, 2017. (PCP) A mother stranded in Thailand with three children is calling for immediate assistance from the UNHCR and Thai Government who she believes is responsible for her husband’s death.
Ijaz Patras Masih a detainee with a known heart condition died on 27th May 2017 after he

Lahore: October 18, 2017. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek, a social movement working to promote religious and social harmony in a Press Conference has expressed deep concerns and outrage over the hate speech in the parliament by a ruling party parliamentarian and has demanded an appropriate action to avoid su

Bahawalnagar: October 18, 2017. (PCP) In a social media video, Tv Host Waqar Zaka reported that the blasphemy charges against the three have been dropped and FIR has been quashed against the accused. The video in social media he pointed out some things which were contradict with the actual facts of

Vatican City: October 18, 2017. (Vatican Radio) The Vatican has issued a message for the Hindu festival of Deepavali or Diwali, inviting Christians and Hindus to join hands to create a healthy society, by going beyond tolerance and genuinely respecting and appreciating the “diversity of cultures and

New York: October 17, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have said in a statement that its surprising that state like Pakistan and many others have won seats in Council on Human Rights in United Nation.
Pakistan is a country where human rights of minorities

Albany, NY: October 17, 2017. (PCP) The Sikh Temple hosted the Program by inviting the Democratic Candidates to the Temple. All the Democratic candidates received a very warm welcome to the Temple.
The Temple President Dr. Manider Gujral who is Social Activist, Businessman and a Medical Doctor wel

Lahore: October 17, 2017. (PCP) A delegation of National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference – Pakistan) visited the home town of Arsalan Masih, a 16 years old Christian student of class 8th, who was beaten to death by a group of six policemen

Lahore: October 14, 2017. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with GHRD (Global Human Rights Defense) and CRMP organized a Press Conference at Press Club Lahore aiming to ensure Easy Access to Justice and rights protection for minority community. Naveed Walter President HRFP s

London: October 12, 2017. (Muslim Times) On 10 October 2017, the Most Reverend, the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace, Justin Welby visited London’s oldest Mosque, the Fazl Mosque where he met with the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat M

Karachi: October 12, 2017. (PCP) The wave of anger and fear spread among religious minorities after speech of one of ruling party Pakistan Muslim League PML (N) leader in National Assembly of Pakistan on October 10, 2017.
Captain (Rtd) Safdar, who is son in law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif

New York: October 10, 2017. (PCP) ICCF, United States of America, appreciates the ICCF Thailand team for helping asylum seekers in Thailand. All the board and Executive Director Tariq Javed is committed to help Pakistani Christians in Thailand. God bless Christians in Thailand.
The ICCF Thailand di

Bahawalpur: October 9, 2017. (PCP) Church leaders in the city of Bahawalpur are urging Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif and Interior Minister government of Pakistan to uphold the constitution after the administration imposed restrictio

Rawalpindi: October 9, 2017. (PCP) According to Medial Cell Minority Rights Watch reports, a teenage Christian girl was raped by the influential Muslim man Rawalpindi, when the girl was taken to Khanna Police Station; police did not register a rape case as the culprit was influential Muslim man. In

Sheikhupura: October 9, 2017. (PCP) Today a Christian student of class 8th was beaten to death by a group of six policemen while he was taking his tuition class at 5 PM
LEAD just got confirmed that a Christian 17 years old student of 8th class namely Arslan Masih was beaten to death by a group of s

Karachi: October 9, 2017. A Christian woman named Rita David was threatened to life and kidnapping when she was returning to her home after her service and preaching in a Church in Korangi area of Karachi by a group of Muslims extremists on September 20, 2017.
According to Korangi Police Station of

Washington DC: October 7, 2017. The United States has opposed with the establishment of the gigantic economic corridor between Pakistan and China, calling it a ‘dictating’ move.
The US Secretary of Defense James Mattis informed regarding Washington’s opposition regarding the Pakistan and China Econ

Karachi: October 6, 2017. (By Ayyaz Gulzar) “I appreciate the good works of the Jesus Youth Pakistan, especially their dedication and enthuse in organizing live-in retreats", Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM said in his closing remarks during Jesus Youth Pakistan’s annual “youth retreat”.
During his ad

London: October 6, 2017. (PCP) Chairman of the BPCA Wilson Chowdhry who was 'shocked to his core', by a near miss during the Edmonton terror attack (click here), was interviewed on 100 Huntley Street yesterday (click here).
He iterated the fear felt by many in London of neighbours they know little

Lahore: October 6, 2017. (PCP) BLOG ‘Website’ Legal Evangelical Association Development do not have any blasphemy contents on it and its related other social media accounts Twitter and Facebook which is being operated by LEAD or its any member including Sardar Mushtaq Gill, Human Rights Defender and

Tehran: October 4, 2017. (Middle East Concern) Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian converts Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie. Their lawyer has received notice that an appeal hearing will be held at 36th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehr

London: October 4, 2017. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has admitted that he is reluctant to say whether or not homosexuality is a sin.
The issue of homosexuality and gay marriage has been an extremely controversial one within the Anglican Church for some time now. Welby has tried to be a pe

London: October 2, 2017. PCP) During a rally organised to raise the plight of a young Christian woman who escaped persecution in Pakistan only to be re-persecuted in the nation of Thailand, human rights campaigners and MP Garnett Genuis called for enhanced focus on the plight of the long-suffering r

HYDERABAD: October 2, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Bhagchand Bheel advocate was elected unopposed chairman of Bheel Intellectural Forum Pakistan during election held here Monday.
Others who were elected unopposed included Sabhago Bheel president, Kirshan Kumar vice president, Gordhan Das general secret

Lahore: October 2, 2017. (PCP) It was confirmed by one of LEAD'S coordinators that two minors sweepers, booked in blasphemy case after allegedly being accused of blasphemy charges by burning sacred pages of Quranic Verses.
An FIR no.1014/2017 was registered on September 28 at Police Station Bunga D

London: September 29, 2017. (PCP) Over 4 extremely busy days a professional medical team served over 300 Christian victims of the Karachi flood, many of whom were found to have been affected by water contaminated by overflowing sewage and rife with waterborne disease.
Two cities were visited one w

Washington DC: September 27, 2017. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on Kabul International Airport on Wednesday. The rocket and grenade attack reportedly took place less than two hours after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived at the airport.
FoxNews.com reports that Mat

Washington DC: September 27, 2017. (By Jeffrey Imm) On Sunday, September 24, 2017, a masked man attacked the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville) with a gun, killing one woman and injuring seven others, in addition to injuring himself. Responsible for Equali

Lahore: September 27, 2017. (PCP) Extremists in Pakistan's Punjab province have threatened to kill a young woman as well as her husband, children and in-laws because she abandoned Islam and converted to Christianity.
The threats compelled the Christian convert, her husband to flee and take refuge i

Geneva: September 25, 2017. (PCP) It was a privilege to speak about the Persecution faced by the Christian community in Pakistan at United Nations Office in Geneva on 18th Sept,2017.
Here are the contents of my speech “ … The issue of the persecution of the religious minorities is not new to the In

London: September 25, 2017. (PCP) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khakan Abbasi has refused to talk about the country’s blasphemy laws at the United Nations General Assembly.
He is currently in New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly and was speaking at a session

HYDERABAD: September 25, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) A Christian family of Sikenderabad near here was facing death threat from unknown masked men. According to report Rashid Akhtar son of Murad Hasil Masih has told media that few years back his son Salman Rashid was beaten by a gang of religious men in

Lahore: September 23, 2017. (PCP) Children of different schools expressed their ambitions for peace through paintings and artistic, models during an Art Exhibition held at Lahore. This significant occasion was organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops

Faisalabad: September 21, 2017. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and CRMP marked International Peace Day on 21st September, 2017 by conducting a Press Conference & Demonstration at Press Club, Faisalabad in the context of “Religious Mi

Geneva: September 21, 2017. (PCP) The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), an EU accredited leading independent, non-profit think tank and policy research institution based in Amsterdam, held a successful and well attended Side-event on “Terrorism in South Asia” during the 36th Sessi

Geneva: September 21, 2017. (ANI) Dr. Mario Silva, a former member of the Canadian Parliament and Executive Director of the International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS), has appealed to the international community to intervene in the issue of the persecution of Christian minorities in Pakist

London: September 21, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian woman of 20 years whose fight to walk again after being hit by bomb shrapnel led to her travel to Australia for treatment, has called for improved asylum access for persecuted Christians in the west.
Kashmala Munawar (20 yrs) was left with sh

Tehran: September 19, 2017. Iranian Christians request renewed prayer for Eskandar Rezaei and Soroush Saraei, believers who have faced a series of pressures over the past five years, following their re-arrest in July 2017.
Eskandar was arrested on 6th July 2017 at his home in Lar where several hund

New York: September 19, 2017. (PCP) Executive Director, Mr. Tariq Javed, ICCF United States of America, appreciates ICCF team in Thailand. He called Miss Anila Nazir (Director Thailand) and thanked her for her hard work and for providing consistent support for Asylum Seekers in Thailand.
The ICCF

Washington, DC: September 19, 2017. (PCP) IDC President Toufic Baaklini commends President of the United States Donald J. Trump’s calls at the U.N. Tuesday for sovereignty, stability, and accountability in the Middle East.
President Trump said that, “rather than using its resources to improve Irani

Islamabad/Seoul: September 18, 2017. (PCP) Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council and Member of National Assembly Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has said that peace is a common aim which every human-being loves to achieve, adding that win-win cooperation among all walks of life is essential for achieve

Gujrat: September 18, 2017. (PCP) A Christian accused of committing blasphemy has been sentenced to death by a local court. Nadeem James, resident of Sarai Alamagir was accused of committing blasphemy in July last year. He was accused of sending blasphemous text messages to a Muslim.
The complainan

Strasbourg: September 16, 2017. (BosNewsLife) Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi who faces execution by hanging on controversial charges of 'blasphemy against Islam' has been nominated for the European Union's prestigious Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought by an influential group of European legislato

Gujrat: September 16, 2017. A Christian man has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a court in eastern Pakistan after a close friend accused him of sharing anti-Islamic material, the defendant's lawyer said.
Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and insults agains

London: September 15, 2017. (PCP) After another terrorist attack injured 18 innocent people travelling on the London Underground, BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry expressed his fear that Britain had become a war zone.
Today at around 8.20 an incendiary device was activated on a District Line train at

Oman: September 13, 2017. Kidnapped Indian priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil has been freed from captivity and flown to Oman, the country’s government has said.
Fr Tom was kidnapped when his care home in the Yemeni city of Aden was attacked in March 2016. Four gunmen posing as relatives of one of the reside

London: September 13, 2017. (PCP) Sharoon Masih an incredibly bright student from an impoverished Christian family, was slain in his classroom by Muslim pupils who could not bear the sight of a Christian on 27th August 2017. Moved by the brutality of his attack Christians in Australia are to hold a

Washington DC: September 13, 2017. Nabeel Qureshi is a former Muslim who converted to Christianity and now fiercely defends the Christian faith as an apologist. Qureshi has been battling cancer and sadly, doctors now say he is in the “last stages of life.”
"The doctors have pretty much given up on

London: September 9, 2017. The Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has been informed that children from families belonging to the Church of Iran denomination in the cities of Rasht and Shiraz have been told they must either study Shi’a Islam, or leave school.
The majority of these children are se

Dhaka: September 9, 2017. Aid workers in Bangladesh said refugee camps were reaching their capacity as some 123,000 Rohingya Muslims fled into the country from Burma, also known as Myanmar, following nearly two weeks of deadly violence. International activists and aid groups are calling on the Myanm

Israel: September 7, 2017. In an excavation at Jerusalem’s City of David, archaeologists found dozens of seals with “biblical-type” names on them.
The seals may mean the city housed thousands of refugees, according to The Christian Post.
The names, written in ancient Hebrew, “support the theory th

Lahore: September 5, 2017. (Saif Sohail) On 30 August ,2017 in St. Mary’s Minor Seminary the 66th scholastic year was commenced with the mass celebrated by Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM, Fr. Inayat Bernard (Rector of St. Mary's Minor Seminary), Fr. Jahanzab Iqbal, Fr. Frayyad Ansar, Fr. Eric

Glasgow: September 4, 2017. (PCP) A UK based human rights organisation, Global Minorities Alliance has published a fact-finding report on 4 September, 2017 highlighting the plight of Pakistani Christians fleeing religious persecution in Thailand. The report titled: ‘Are Christians in Pakistan Persec

PAKISTAN: September 2, 2017. (PCP) The LEAD got confirmed the killings of three Christians within the month of August 2017. Due to the personal and religious interests, grudges, money matters, or property issues, Islamic state and non-state actors allege Christians those results in confronting massi

London: September 2, 2017. (PCP) A Christian teenager who was highly academic despite years of institutional peer bullying and discrimination was killed by Muslim pupils whilst in a classroom environment in Vehari District in the Punjab.
Against all the odds Sharoon Masih gained the highest scores

Islamabad: September 1, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik wished a very happy Eid ul Adha to all the Muslims and said that Eid ul Adha teaches us the lesson of sacrifice and forfeit. He said that we should perform the little sacrifices for our

London: August 30, 2017. (PCP) On Friday 25th August the Pakistani senate passed the compulsory teaching of Holy Quran bill 2017.
The education minister tabled the bill which was unanimously approved.
Senator Maulana Attaur Rehman said being a Muslim it is necessary for us to convey Islamic te

Tehran: August 30, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Ebrahim Firouzi, who continues to be on hunger strike in prison. On 17th July 2017, Ebrahim started a 10-day hunger strike to protest injustices inflicted on Christian believers (primarily converts) by the judicial authorities in Iran. H

Vatican City: August 29, 2017. (Catholic Herald) The Pontiff will visit the Burmese cities of Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw from 27 to 30 November, followed by the city Dhaka in Bangladesh from 30 November to 2 December.
The visit comes amid a thaw in relations between the Holy See and the Burmese governm

Tehran: August 29, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Mrs. Shamiram Isavi Khabizeh, the wife of Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, whose court hearing has been postponed again.
Mrs. Shamiram was called to attend a hearing on 31st July in Tehran at Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court. The

Sudan: August 28, 2017. (MSN) Police in Sudan arrested and interrogated seven church leaders last week in Omdurman, Sudan before releasing them on bail, sources said.
The Christian leaders were jailed for six hours on Wednesday (Aug. 23) and charged with refusing to comply with an order to turn ove

Nepal: August 26, 2017. (Julia A. Seymour) The former Hindu monarchy of Nepal boasts one of the fastest growing Christian populations. Hindu critics claim money and greed are driving the growth, but Christians say the country’s caste system makes Christ’s message of equality especially appealing.
H

Washington, D.C: August 24, 2017. (PCP) Americans and American people of different ethnic origins will meet at a seminar to pay tributes to former Balochistan governor and chief minister Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in Washington DC Friday afternoon.
The, presentation organized by the American Friends of

London: August 24, 2017. (PCP) After the of death Indriyas Masih on 21 August CLAAS-PK moved an application in the court of Mr Sajjad Ahmed, Judge in the Anti-terrorism court of Lahore for the medical examination of all 41-prisoners detained in the Youhanabad case.
The lawyer said that as Indriyas

Washington DC: August 22, 2017. (PCP) Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, in statement issued here said “This evening, President Trump announced the new integrated strategy for the U.S. approach to South Asia that will require diplomatically engaging Pakistan, Afghanistan and India to create the c

Lahore: August 22, 2017. (PCP) A fourth Christian teenager has been arrested under the draconian blasphemy laws of Pakistan for allegedly burining a Quran. The incident mirrors the case of Rimsha Masih a young child with a mental impairment who in in 2012 was similarly accused of burning a Quran, th

Toronto: August 20, 2017. (PCP) On August 11, 2017, International Christian Voice held its annual Minority Day celebration. Minority Day is celebrated every year to remember and honour the contributions and the sacrifices the religious minorities of Pakistan have made for their land.
The celeb

Lahore: August 18, 2017. (PCP) Asif Stephen 16 years old boy held accused of Blasphemy charges under sections 295-B PPC on 12th August 2017. Maulana Qari Rana Mohammad Arshad of the Village jhamkay Tehsil Wazeer Abad, District Gujranwala is the Complainant in this case. Mohammad Nawaz alias Majhu Ca

Lahore: August 18, 2017. (PCP) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) organized an Interfaith Youth Conference in connection with the Independence Day 2017 in Lahore. The theme of this event of national integrity was “The Role of Christ

BARCELONA: August 18, 2017. (Reuters) - Spanish authorities came under fire on Friday from shocked Barcelona residents and holidaymakers for not better protecting the city's most famous thoroughfare against a deadly van attack in the heart of a packed tourist haunt.
Thirteen people were killed on

Washington DC: August 17, 2017. (PCP) USCIRF chairman states that blasphemy laws “invite abuse and can lead to assaults, murders, and mob attacks”
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report that shows how blasphemy laws around the world fall short of inte

Washington DC: August 17, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson alleged on Wednesday that religious freedom was “under attack in Pakistan, where more than two dozen people were on death row or serving a life imprisonment for blasphemy”.
Tillerson made the comments at the US State Department whi

London: August 16, 2017. (PCP) While Pakistan celebrated the 70th anniversary of the creation of their nation British politicians urged the President and the Prime Minister to repeal the blasphemy laws of Pakistan that have been a tool for discrimination.
24 British MP's including Jim Shannon of t

Lahore: August 16, 2017. (PCP) Pakistani Christians took to the streets to mourn the loss of a Christian man killed whilst in police custody in a Lahore prison on 13th August 2017 - one day before the nations Independence Day celebrations. Christian activists are declaring independence has created a

New York: August 16, 2017. (PCP) The ICCF food distribution was held on August 13th, 2017 at Fatima Church Dindaeng, Bangkok. Mr. James Fazl and Mr. Tariq Javed (ICCF USA) appreciates ICCF Thailand team consists of Director Ms. Anila Nazir (Director), Ms. Faiza Aslam (Assistant Director), Mr. Yaqoob

New Delhi: August 16, 2017. (Amanda Casanova RT writer) Aug. 15 marks 70 years of independence for India. When it first gained independence in 1947, the country was poor and undeveloped, but today the country has the fourth-fastest growing economy in the world.
The country is diverse and young, but

England: August 14, 2017. (Julie Borg WNS) Scholars study old manuscripts by analyzing linguistics and writing styles to learn about the authors and the world in which they lived. But researchers are missing a wealth of information they could glean from biological materials in the texts because libr

Faisalabad: August 12, 2017. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) organized an event on National Minorities Day with special focus on the current situation of religious minorities.
Naveed Walter, President Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HR

ISLAMABAD: August 11, 2017. (APP) President Mamnoon Hussain Friday assured a gathering of religious leaders from various faiths that the incumbent government would purge the education curriculum of hate material, if there is any, to promote interfaith harmony in the society.
Addressing a dinner rec

HYDERABAD: August 11, 2017. (Abbas Kassar) Pakistan minority day was observed across country. In this regard, main event was held at Diocese of Hyderabad church of Pakistan which was addressed by Bishop Kaleem John. Similar ceremonies were held in other cities of country where the leaders commemorat

Philadelphia: August 11, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have said in a statement that to celebrate August 11 as Minority Day by Government of Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party PPP and other selected Christian and Hindu parliamentarian by Muslim political

Lahore: August 11, 2017. (PCP) Religious Leaders of the different religions residing in Pakistan (Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Hindu) got together at Minar-e-Pakistan for a common Celebration in connection with 70th Independence Day of Pakistan. This ceremony was organized with a combined effort of F

Tehran: August 9, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Shamiram Isavi Khabizeh, the wife of Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, whose court hearing has been postponed by three weeks.
Shamiram was called to attend a hearing on 31st July in Tehran at Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court. The jud

Lahore: August 9, 2017. (PCP) An Olive Peace Tree Plantation was held at Minar-e-Pakistan in connection with Independence Day Celebrations. The leaders from different religions representing Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Hindu communities were present on this occasion. Fr. Francis Nadeem elaborated the

Anambra: August 7, 2017. (Morning Star News) At least 11 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic church service in southern Nigeria today that apparently was rooted in a conflict with a relative of one of the parishioners, authorities said.
At least 18 others were injured in the shooting at

Toronto: August 7, 2017. (PCP) The International Christian Voice ICV issues a press release subject to “Congratulations from entire team of ICV” here today.
Ephesians 2:14-22: "For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishi

Tehran: August 3, 2017. Iranian Christians give thanks to God for the release from prison yesterday on August 1, 2017, of Maryam Naghash Zargaran.
A convert from Islam, Maryam has served a four-year sentence in the women's ward of Evin Prison in Tehran. She was imprisoned on 15th July 2013 after sh

London: July 31, 2017. (PCP) A Christian man who was sold into slavery was left to die from poisoning before his family home. Police refuse to investigate the death and have reported it as a suicide but family members report a history of mistreatment and have called for a murder inquiry.
In June 2

Tehran: July 31, 2017. Iranian Christians praise the Lord for Amin Afshar Naderi's release from prison on bail on 25th July. They request further prayer for his health following a 21-day hunger strike, and for the appeal process for him and the two believers sentenced with him.
Following a harsh co

New York: July 31, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Tariq Javed, Executive Director and board members (Mr. Christo Thomas, Mr. James Fazl and Mr. Andrew Bertodatti meets with Permanent Mission of the Holy See to UN especially with Dear and Rev. Fr. Roger Landry in order to brief the situation of Pakistani Christians

HYDERABAD: July 28, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan Rights of Hindu Minority Foundation convener Naraindas Soomro has expressed grave concern on inundation of minority graveyard Tando Yousuf with dirty drainage water due to which grave were being desecrated with land gabbers in wait to occupy graveyard land. I

Washington, DC: July 27, 2017. (By Josh M. Shepherd ChristianHeadlines) On Wednesday, the White House announced the nomination of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom — a key post within the State Department to defend international human r

Washington, DC: July 27, 2017. (PCP) Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with President Donald Trump, members of Congress, and senior officials of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund during his first official visit to Washington DC this week.
Prime Minister Hariri’s visit comes a

Lahore: July 27, 2017. (PCP) An Interfaith Prayer service was organized by the National commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference – Pakistan) in solidarity with the 17 civilians and 9 police officers who lost their lives in Lahore suicide attack and

ISLAMABAD: July 26, 2017. (PCP) Islamabad based minority rights Christian journalist Shamim Masih faced attacked by unknown person in the twin city (Islamabad/Rawalpindi) on July 22. On Saturday late evening, when he was travelling towards his house unknown assailants opened fire on him that hit his

Lahore: July 26, 2017. (PCP) A motorcycle bomb attack at Kot Lakhpat, Lahore killed 3 Christians among 26 and injured 54 while 9 policemen were also dead which meant that target of suicide bomber was law enforcement agencies like Quetta and Peshawar.
Senior police officer Haider Ashraf gave a press

Faisalabad: July 26, 2017. (PCP) Javed Masih son of Arshad Masih aged about 28 years was working as a Serf in the village named Kamal Pur Panjchak in Faisalabad. In 2015, he bought a house from Rashid Ali and lent an amount of PKR 315,000/-from Tajamal Jutt in 2015 upon an agreement to work as his S

Vatican City: July 25, 2017. The office governing Vatican City State announced July 25 that the drought has "led the Holy See to take measures aimed at saving water" by shutting down fountains in St. Peter's Square, throughout the Vatican Gardens and in the territory of the state.
"The decision is

Islamabad: July 24, 2017. (PCP) Get dreadful lesson from the Panama corruption case and deposit the looted wealth back to national possessions. J Salik’s suggestion to all the politicians
Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik said that all the politicians sh

Lahore: July 24, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Mr. Daud Sharif Sahotra, Mr. Akram Waqar Gill and other leaders of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have strongly condemned killing of innocent citizens in terror attack of suicide bomber.
According to Reuters, a suicide bomber killed at least 26 peop

London: July 20, 2017. (PCP) British Pakistani Christian has learned from Pak-Christian asylum seekers at Lesbos Island's infamous Moira Camp. We have been advised that clashes have broken out for the second time in eight days.
Greek Authorities arrested 35 migrants on Tuesday for public disturban

Washington DC: July 18, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Jeffrey Imm, Founder of Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) welcomes and respects all those who need and deserve shelter from persecution, violence, war, and hate. R.E.A.L. recognizes the need for a global refugee response and one within the United

Hyderabad: July 18, 2017. (PCP) Three Christian women were produced by police in court who were arrested on murder of their Muslim employer here today on July 17, 2016, in Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1 for remand.
These three poor Christian women have been working as housemaids in

Israel: July 18, 2017. (Julie Borg) Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have unearthed 3,000-year-old dyed wool fabric samples from the time of Kings David and Solomon. The archaeologists discovered the samples at a large, ancient Edomite copper smelting site and nearby temple in the Timna Valle

Gujrat: July 17, 2017. (Kashif Nawab) fake complaint of blasphemous act against a 16-year-old Christian boy Shehzad Masih s/o Shafaquat Masih has been registered First Information Report No. 273/17 under section 295-C Pakistan Penal Code on the complaint of Nadeem Ahmed s/o Saghir Ahmed in the juris

London: July 17, 2017. (PCP) On Tuesday 11th July 2017 spectators at the Yoni Jesner Awards experienced the growing inclusivity of the awards, as one of the first non-Jewish speakers in the history of the event spoke at their 7th Award ceremony.
Hannah Chowdhry, a Pakistani Christian student at Ka

Ludhiana: July 17, 2017. (PCP) The pastor of a church in Ludhiana was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants outside 'The Temple of God Church' at Salem Tabri locality at around 8.45pm (Indian time) on Saturday night.
Witnesses have said that two-armed youth with their faces covered shot at

Bahawalpur: July 15, 2017. (PCP) Fr. Nadeem Joseph Op from Saint Dominic priory Bahawalpur has shared sad news that Sr. Violet Sampour op, Bahawalpur Dominican sisters, died on 14 July 2017 around 9:30PM in Jinnah Hospital Karachi. Three days back she met with road accident in Karachi and was badly

Bahawalpur: July 15, 2017. (PCP) Three men passed away in the filth and scum of Pakistani sewers a job they did professionally, maintaining their dignity despite their low pay and untouchable status.The incident took place on 3rd July 2017 and has barely been mentioned in any media because no-one ca

Islamabad: July 15, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik said that Barrister Zafarullah Khan’s statement in which he brought Nawaz Sharif in competition of Hazrat Essa strongly condemnable. He said that one should not match even a good man with H

New York: July 14, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Tariq Javed Executive Director ICCF, appreciated ICCF team including Ms. Anila (Director ICCF Thailand), Ms. Faiza (Assistant Director) and Mr. Yaqoob Raza (Assistant Manager of food project).
ICCF distributed the food packages among 10 Asylum seekers families of

Faisalabad: July 14, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul Chairman of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA in a letter to Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan have appealed to take Suo-Moto notice against Federal government of Pakistan and Provincial governm

North Carolina: July 13, 2017. As the Rev. Billy Graham approaches his 99th birthday this fall, his son the Rev. Franklin Graham provided an update on the famous evangelist’s condition.
Although Graham is mostly house-bound due to the physical constraints of his age, the younger Graham shared that

Tehran: July 13, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian converts Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie, who have been given 10-year prison sentences for propagating house churches and promoting "Zionist Christianity".
Yousef and Mohammadreza ha

Washington, DC: July 12, 2017. (PCP) In Defense of Christians (IDC) has announced the formation of a new Religious Advisory Board. The Honorary Chairs will be Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of the Roman Catho

Hyderabad: July 12, 2017. (Abbas Kassar) A delegation of Implementation of Minority Rights Forum led by Chief Coordinator Imtiaz Boota called on Hyderabad Mayor Syed Tayyab Hussain in his office and apprised him of the issues and problems faced by minorities including recruitments under 5% minority

London: July 11, 2017. (PCP) For almost two years persecuted Pakistani Christians and Ahmadis who make up over 50% of Thailand's asylum seeker community have been refused bail for overstaying their visa's. For the re-persecuted victims this has meant an extremely difficult and stressful stay in Bang

Islamabad: July 10, 2017. (PCP) The Convener World Minorities Alliance J Salik hold a Prayer Convention in the memory of martyrs at FGA Ground, Bahar Colony, Kot Lakhput Lahore on Friday 7th July, 2017. The chief guest of the Convention was Paster Rafiq whereas the convention was presided by the Hol

Hyderabad: July 10, 2017. (PCP) A woman and her daughter in-law were found murdered in their house in Latifabad No. 10 Hyderabad late on Monday 3rd July 2017 time 7:00 pm to 9 pm. According to fact-finding and newspapers the officials at the B –Section police station said. The victims were identifie

Bahawalpur: July 8, 2017. (Kashif Nawab) Three Christian named Saleem Masih, Danish Masih and Nadeem Masih died when cleaning gutter due to toxic gases as they were not wearing safety masks and other life safe equipment.
Saleem Masih aged 50, Danish Masih 20 and Nadeem Masih 18, were called for dra

London: July 8, 2017. (PCP) In January BPCA reported on the devastating rape of Saiba a three-year-old child whilst her mother was out of the home working as a sanitary worker at Government hospital to cover the regular living expenses for their household.
Now 7 months later Saiba's mother Catheri

Lahore: July 8, 2017. (By Qaisar Loudhi) 53-year-old Akhtar Masih who is father of six children and residential of District Sargodha, Akhtar Masih live in this village since many years. This village was very famous because in this village barber did not cut the hairs of Christians they say if we cut

Canada: July 8, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Stephen Gill was honored with SDSG Canada 150 Service Award on July 1, 2017 in a huge gathering by the Honorable Guy Lauzon, a member of Canadian parliament.
SDSG Canada 150 Service Award was issued to celebrate 150 years of Canada to honor educators, artists, athl

Tehran: July 6, 2017. (CWS) A judge in Iran has sentenced four Christians to 10 years imprisonment each for engaging in missionary activities and “conducting activities against national security.”
Judge Ahmedzadeh handed down the sentences in the case involving Iranian national Nasser Navard Golt

Tehran: July 6, 2017. Following a hearing on 11th June Judge Ahmadpour issued his verdict on 3rd and 4th July. Pastor Victor was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Amin to 15 years (possibly including time already served) and Hadi to 10 years and a 2-year travel ban. The judge also raised the amou

HYDERABAD: July 5, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) The caste system in Thar is eating into the essential of the peaceful atmosphere of Thar. The lecture programme was organized in Benazir Culture Complex in Mithi here on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion writer and activist Akash Santorai deplored that som

London: July 5, 2017. (PCP) Today a much-awaited debate on Christian Persecution was held at Westminster Hall - surprisingly it was held by a large number of MPs. The last time a debate like this was held was around five years ago and many believe it was long overdue.
The event was championed by M

Lahore: July 5, 2017. (PCP) An Eid get together was organized by The National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan) under the Chairmanship of the Archbishop and the Executive Secretary Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM CAP. This programme was hosted by His Grace Ar

Philadelphia: July 3, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President and Founder of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC has expressed concerns on not raising serious issues of human rights and religious freedom by delegation of US Senators during their recent visit to Pakistan focusing on regional security.

Islamabad: July 3, 2017. (PCP) Anybody involved in corruption is nation’s perfidious but by the grace of God I stayed away from corruption throughout my political carrier for about more than 30 years and stayed loyal to my nation said J Salik
Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Mas

Lahore: July 1, 2017. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek and Civil Society Network in collaboration with other civil society organizations held a protest at the Mall Road of Lahore on July 1, 2017 in solidarity with the victims of terrorism at Parachinar, Quetta, Karachi and other incidents of terrorism and to d

Islamabad: July 1, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik will send (see off) the box of mud on buggy with bands on Monday 3rd July, 2017 at 3:00 PM in front of National Press Club, Islamabad. Buggy with bands will leave this box at Faizabad to sen

Hyderabad: July 1, 2017. (BY ABBAS KASSAR) Peace activists and organizations working for regional peace launched “The Peace Now & Forever” campaign simultaneously from various cities in India and Pakistan on Saturday. In Pakistan, the campaign is being launched by Pakistan-India People’s Forum for P

Tehran: June 29, 2017. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has learned that during a court hearing on 14 June for four members of the Church of Iran denomination in Rasht, who are charged with “action against national security”, a judge who is notorious for issuing harsh sentences unexpectedly ente

Bishop Dr. Andrew Francis belonged to a very traditional Catholic family of Mr. and Mrs. Francis. He was born in Adah,Pakistan on 29 November 1946. He received his early education from St. Mary’s Convent school, Adha and later moved to St. Francis High School, Anarkali Lahore. After completion

Philadelphia: June 28, 2017. (PCP) Mr. David Salik, member of DSEAP International, NGO based in USA visited Bangkok where thousands of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers are facing hardships in daily life without any support by UNHCR.
DSEAP International comprises of Three-member committee of Davis

Lahore: June 28, 2017. (PCP) Rev. Fr. Francis Nadeem, Executive Secretary National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue & Ecumenism and Rev. Emmanuel Sardar visited a famous Islamic scholar Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Asharfi to share with him the message of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

Haroonabad: June 26, 2017. (PCP) The Punjab government has issued notices to dozens of Hindu families living in Haroonabad, a teshil of Bahawalnagar district, to vacate their homes until June 28. Society of Hindu Balmiki Mandar (SHBM) president (Haroonabad) Harbans Lal Sultani said that the Hindu f

Karachi: June 26, 2017. (PCP) The Pakistani High Court of Sindh Province vide order dated 22nd June 2017 has directed the newly elected General Secretary of the National Synod of the Church of Pakistan (United) Mr. Anthony Ejaz Lamuel to produce before the Court Proceedings and Minutes of the 15th T

Lahore: June 26, 2017. (PCP) A delegation led by Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, Executive Secretary of National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of Catholic Bishops Conference met with Dr. Tahir Ul-Qadri, Chairman Minhaj-ul-Quran International, Pakistan Awami Tehreek here today.
Fr. Inayat Berna

London: June 24, 2017. (PCP) Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and other people of faith and no faith came together to stand defiant against the extremism and hatred that has shocked and stunned Londoners over the the last four months.
Terrorist attacks at Westminster Bridge, Manchester Arena, Lo

Lahore: June 23, 2017. (PCP) The human rights defenders, political activists and peace builders, academia and representatives of civil society organizations expressed their grave concerns over the ineffective representation of religious minorities through “Minority Wings” in main stream political pa

Vatican City: June 22, 2017. On the occasion of Ramadan – which began this year around 27 May – and for the feast of ’Id al-Fitr 1483 H. / 2017 A.D., which falls around 24 June, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has sent to Muslims all around the world a message of good wishes entit

Hyderabad: June 22, 2017. (PCP) Central chairman of the Sindhi Sangat Sindh Mansoor Khaskheli expressed sympathy and solidarity with family of abducted Hindu teenager girl RAVITA and strongly condemned forced religious conversion of underage Hindu girls in Sindh Pakistan and demanding for the recove

Lahore: June 21, 2017. (PCP) Katherine Sapna Director CTS got informed that Shaukat Masih and his son Haroon Shaukat beaten up severely by the brick kiln owner at Bhattah no. 312 Haji Waseem Basti Eassa Nagar Rao Khan Wala where they work for last 4 years.
As CTS dealt with a recently reported a r

Philadelphia: June 21, 2017. (PCP) MQM Central Coordination Committee leader Mr. Wasay Jalil talking with Pakistan Christian Post during his recent visit to Philadelphia confirmed his belief that “We will achieve our goal under the dynamic leadership of founder and leader Mr. Altaf Hussain”
Mr. Was

Lahore: June 19, 2017. (Sunil John) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference - Pakistan) organized an Aftar (Breaking of Fast) for the Muslim Children residing at an Islamic Seminary Bait-ul-Quran Institute, Lahore Cantt. A good number of Christian c

HYDERABAD: June 18, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Hindu students took out a rally in front of press club here against forced marriage of underage Hindu girl Rawita Meghwar and demanding her early recovery.
The protest was led by Shankar Meghwar, Bhagchand Bheel and Arjan Bagri. Addressing demo, they sai

HYDERABAD: June 18, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Khialdas who belongs to minority Hindu community has criticized Sindh government for not providing protection to Hindus living in province adding that their underage girls were being kidnapped and then married to Muslims a

Kasur, Pakistan: June 17, 2017. (PCP) 28 years old Mohammad Aslam attempted to rape a minor, Mehwish Shaoukat ,aged 8, at Rao Khan Wala Kasur on June 8, 2017.
Mehwish Shaukat, live at a Brick Kiln factory along with her parents Shaukat Masih aged about 46 and Nasreen Bibi aged about 45. She has tw

Lahore: June 17, 2017. (Qaisar Loudhi) On 15 june 2017 Muhammad Ishtiaq son of Haji Muhammad Rafique caste Miraasi he came on the shop of Ashfaq Masih son of Yaqoob Masih residential of green town, baghariyan road Lahore. To repair his bicycle and Ashfaq Masih repaired and asked him for the money an

Gujrat: June 16, 2017. (PCP) As Champion Trophy fever grips Pakistan, the Kharian Police disturbed Cricket friendly match among Christian youth in Father Colony in garrison city Kharian in District Gujrat of Punjab province of Pakistan accusing them of betting on Trophy matches to extort money.
The

London: June 16, 2017. (PCP) Recently, the Greater Hyderabad municipal corporation advertised vacancies for sanitary workers.
Applications are invited from non-Muslims only and a further condition has been added in the application form, that they must take the religious oath on their religious ho

Pray for Christian facing trial due to faith in Iran
Tehran: June 16, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari. On the morning of Sunday 11th June there was a second hearing in the case against these three Christian men in Tehran.
Pas

HYDERABAD: June 15, 2017. (PCP) Sindh human rights defenders on Wednesday expressed concerns over the death of a sanitary worker in Umerkot due to poor performance of doctors and negligence of municipal committee and demanded judicial inquiry and punish those found responsible.
Addressing press con

HYDERABAD: June 15, 2017. (Abbas Kassar) Implementation Minority Rights Forum organized a Minority Rights Convention at Hyderabad press club.
Addressing convention chief organizer of forum and chairman Tolerance Movement Samson Salamat said Pakistan is country of us all as “our forefathers had wag

New York: June 14, 2017. (PCP) A USA based NGO named ICCF distributed food packages among 14 Asylum seekers families of Thailand.
The distribution of food was held at Fatima Church Dindaeng, Bangkok. The program was started with prayer. ICCF Assistant Manager food project Mr. Yaqoob Raza gave a sh

Hyderabad: June 14, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Background: On 1st June 2017, three sanitary workers, Yaqoob, Shaukat and Irfan Masih, fell unconscious while cleaning a deep manhole in Umerkot (Sindh). They were brought to hospital where Irfan Maseh, a young sanitary worker died whereas two others were

Philadelphia: June 13, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have questioned Pakistan establishment to clarify that weather Chinese Christian couple was killed by army operation in Mastung and if secret agencies have information’s that kidnapped Chinese couple

DENVER, USA: June 13, 2017. (AP) In a step toward possible sainthood, the remains of a former slave have been moved to a Catholic cathedral in Denver, where people lined up Wednesday to honor her and pray for her help.
Many touched the glass covering of a wooden chest holding the exhumed skull and

Washington, D.C: June 10, 2017. (PCP) This afternoon at a joint White House press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohanni, President Trump called on Qatar to end its funding of terrorist groups, saying the Gulf nation had historically done so “at a very high level,” and end its extremist id

Islamabad: June 10, 2017. (PCP) J Salik says “I hope that the new house will be more blessed and God will make us more successful than before”
Convener World Minorities Alliance & Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik left his residence, House #1, St. #31, G-6/2, Melody, Islamabad with burning

Hyderabad: June 9, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Pakistan Human Rights Forum took out a protest demonstration here against landlord Zaheer Mirani of Shaikh Bhirkyo( Tando Muhammad Khan) for displacing peasants Kheero Kolhi, Wamoon Kolhi and Chano Kolhi from his lands and depriving them of share of standin

Washington DC: June 9, 2017. Legislation that would give government funding to relief groups that help displaced Iraqi and Syrian Christians unanimously passed through the House of Representatives Tuesday.
The Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act was introduced by Rep. Ch

London: June 8, 2017. (PCP) A 13-member joint investigation team (JIT) has concluded that the lynching of student Mashal Khan was premeditated and no proof was found that he had committed blasphemy.
Instead its report concluded Mashal was a victim of a conspiracy hatched by some student leaders an

Bangkok: June 7, 2017. (PCP) An embassy worker known only as Ayaz is being accused of using his position to try and get sexual favors from a Pakistani asylum-seeking woman named Maherwar Ishaq in exchange for a much-needed renewal of her passport that expired last March.
On 25th May 2017 British P

Philadelphia: June 7, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC has strongly condemned incident of attempt to rape by one named Mohammad Ayaz designated as Passport officer in Islamic Republic of Pakistan Embassy in Bangkok of Pakistani Christian woman who is asylu

Islamabad: June 7, 2017. (PCP) J Salik gave his blood to record his protest against the international apathy and the continuous silence on Muslim Minority Killing in Kashmir and Burma
Convener World Minorities Alliance Mr. J Salik protested the international indifference and constant silence on the

Karachi: June 6, 2017. (PCP) Today at about 10:00 am Mr. Tabish Shamoun aged about 24 years and driver of Ms. Jacqueline Sultan who is underground due to life threat by the religious extreme elements was traveling from Hyderabad to Karachi in Suzuki Alto No. AKW-820 whereby he was forcibly stopped b

Liverpool: June 6, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Ex MPA Sindh and Ex-Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly said in his statement that the JIT report which was constituted on the murder case of Mashal Khan’s and was objected to prove Mashal Khan as innocent but

London: June 5, 2017. Police have reportedly identified the suspects in the London Bridge terror attack which killed seven people. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack occurred late Saturday night when suspects drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge. They t

London: June 5, 2017. (PCP) Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association Wilson Chowdhry, is calling for a review of Counter-terrorism policy and practice in the UK.
Mr Chowdhry believes that political correctness and fear of being labelled Islamophobic is hampering the success of exist

London: June 4, 2017. (PCP) Police have declared an attack on London Bridge that moved onto Borough Market as a “terrorist incident".
The attack started place on London Bridge at around 10pm when a white van drove onto the pavement and ploughed through pedestrians. After the van crashed into some

London: June 3, 2017. (PCP) Christian Sewer cleaner Irfan Masih died on June 2nd when a doctor at Umerkot Hospital, Lahore, refused to touch his sludge covered body because he was fasting.
Thirty-year-old Masih who fell unconscious while cleaning a drain lost his life after doctors at Civil Hospita

London: June 3, 2017. (PCP) Christian Sewer cleaner Irfan Masih died on June 2nd when a doctor at Umerkot Hospital, Lahore, refused to touch his sludge covered body because he was fasting.
Thirty-year-old Masih who fell unconscious while cleaning a drain lost his life after doctors at Civil Hospita

Umerkot, Pakistan: June 3, 2017. (Qaisar Loudhi) A Christian Sanitary worker who became unconscious after cleaning gutter kept struggling for life in hospital of Umerkot for 35 minutes and died without any medical support when Muslim doctors denied to touch his dirty body as they were fasting.
The

Lahore: June 3, 2017. (PCP) “It was a historical event when the leadership of the main four churches met during Easter season to strengthen the process of Easter and Ecumenism", Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM Archbishop of Lahore and the chairman of National Commission for Inter-religious Dia

Karachi: June 2, 2017. (PCP) Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Ms. Jacqueline Sultan phoned her friend from unknown place and said that no one government officer / department has contacted her after receiving death threat letter from unknown persons wherein she has been warned that she will

Mandi Bahauddin: June 2, 2017. (Sher Gondal) Punjab MPA Mst Shunila Ruth visited Chillianwala Christian cemetery, 23 KM in the East from here.
The cemetery is stretched over land measuring 260 Kanal and is located in Chillianwala estate. Seeing most of the graveyard under illegal occupation, the M

Washington DC: June 1, 2017. (PCP) President Donald J. Trump called President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan to convey his deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured in the murderous attack that took place this morning near the diplomatic zone in Kabul.
He condemned th

Lahore: May 30, 2017. (PCP) His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw (Chairman National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism), Fr. Francis Nadeem, the Executive Secretary of NCIDE, Moulana Abdul Khabeer Azad (Grand Imam of the Badshai Mosque) , Mr. Anjum J. Dara, (Archeologist/Cur

Karachi: May 30, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Ex Member Provincial Assembly Sindh and Ex-Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly said in his statement that ratio of forced conversions and forced marriages are increasing day by day. He said that there are many ca

Tehran: May 30, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz and Amin Nader Afshar. They and other Christians were arrested on 26th December 2014 at a Christmas celebration at Pastor Victor's home.
In April 2017 Pastor Victor and Amin were informed that a hearing in their ca

Vatican City: May 30, 2017. (PCP) The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau who never urged Muslim leaders to apologize on terror activities of Muslim extremists killing thousands of innocent people around globe steps up to ask Holy Father Pope Francis that Church should apologize on abuse in scho

Bangkok: May 30, 2017. (PCP) A 34-year-old Pakistani Christian asylum seeker died while in the custody of Thailand's Immigration Department for overstaying his visiting visa.
Ijaz Paras Masih was arrested on the 6th June 2016 during a raid at his condo. The father of three was arrested with dozens

Philadelphia: May 28, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and Editor of Pakistan Christian Post said in a statement here today that Pakistani Christians have grave concerns of death of Ijaz Tariq in Immigration Detention Centre IDC of Bangkok without any medi

Bangkok: May 28, 2017. (PCP) A floral tribute was presented to the British High Commission in Thailand from members of the Pakistani Christian asylum community.
Shocked by the depraved killing of 22 innocent people on Tuesday night (23.05.17) and injuries to over 100 further victims, by a suicide

Lahore: May 27, 2017. (PCP) A group of Muslim and Christian students gathered to pray for the victims of Manchester Bomb Blast. This prayer service was led by Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, the executive Secretary of the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism.
The Children lit c

Karachi: May 27, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Stephen Asif Member Central Minority Affairs Committee MQM and Ex MPA Sindh Assembly said that our Christian sister Ms. Jacqueline Sultan (Advocate High Court) has received threatening letter, she has informed all the concerned departments / agencies and requested to

Lahore: May 26, 2017. (PCP) Maria Bibi daughter of Ashraf Masih aged 14, abducted by four Muslims including Amjad and his fellows on April 20, 2017 and sexually abused at unknown location for four days and nights by a group of 4 men.
Maria lived along with her grandfather, mother Bushra Bibi and

London: May 26, 2017. (PCP) Christian woman Shakeela Bibi from Arifwala, Punjab, has filed a petition in court stating that since her husband has embraced Islam, she cannot live with him.
But instead of dealing with the case according to the law, the Muslim Judge commented that she should also con

Washington DC: May 26, 2017. Human rights activists told Capitol Hill lawmakers that Christians in North Korea are facing persecution that is likely “on par” with the level of persecution that the Early Christian Church endured under Roman emperor Nero.
The activists, convened by International Chri

Lahore: May 26, 2017. (PCP) A group of Muslim and Christian students gathered to pray for the victims of Manchester Bomb Blast. This prayer service was led by Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, the executive Secretary of the National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism.
The Children l

Lahore: May 24, 2017. (PCP) Children are ambassadors of Peace. Students of different schools and Madrisas got together under the banner of National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops conference - Pakistan). Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap took an initiative to reach o

Washington, DC: May 23, 2017. (PCP) IDC condemns the attack carried out Monday at a concert in Manchester in the U.K., which targeted children and claimed twenty-two lives.
"These attacks, too frequent across the Middle East for years, are now becoming common in the West. Unfortunately, they are

Sahiwal, Pakistan: May 22, 2017. (PCP) Attorney Javed Sahotra filed a petition before M.zubair Additional sessions judge sahiwal for liberty of 26 persons including children and females who were detained on brick kiln factory at village 4/10.L Harrapa Sahiwal under illegal detention of Brick kiln ow

Pakpattan, Pakistan: May 22, 2017. (PCP) A Christian woman named Shakeela Bibi cries before Muslim judge in open court that she cannot live with her husband to has accepted Islam with his family but Muslim Judge is mum and comments that she must also convert to Islam and live with her husband.
Shak

Hyderabad: May 20, 2017. (PCP) The students of University of Sindh Jamshoro and youth of different religious communities gathered on May 18, 2017, at St. Joseph Christian Colony Unit No. 10 Latifabad Hyderabad-Sindh-Pakistan, in collaboration with SHADE YOUTH DESK Hyderabad to talk on the Topic of "

London: May 20, 2017. (PCP) People of good conscience gathered outside the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies at 2pm, 18th May 2017 to vent their frustration at an invite for the Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla to deliver a lecture on 'Moderate Islam'.
The protest against Islamic extremism co

London: May 18, 2017. (PCP) The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of the Pakistan Society, attended a dinner marking the 70th Anniversary of the founding of Pakistan and establishment of UK-Pakistan diplomatic relations, held at the Mansion House today (Thursday 18th May 2017).
The Duke of Edinburgh also

Lahore: May 18, 2017. (PCP) Mukhtar Masih a 69 years old man held accused of Blasphemy charges under sections 295-A and 298 PPC upon property matters. The SHO of the relevant police station Cantt Gujaranwala named Gohar Abbas is the Complainant of this case himself which is very unusual and rare act

Tehran: May 18, 2017. Iranian Christians request prayer for two Christians, Victor Bet Tamraz and Amin Nader Afshar, who have been summoned to a court hearing on Sunday 21st May. They were arrested on 26th December 2014 at a Christmas celebration at Pastor Victor's home, together with a third Christ

Lahore: May 18, 2017. (PCP) A medical student who openly confessed to having joined IS in Syria after being thwarted by Pakistani security during an attempted suicide attack on a church on Easter Day, has been set free.
In a public statement on Samaa TV Major General Asif Ghafoor said that Noreen

Islamabad: May 18, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance Mr. J Salik protested with slug in his head along with the picture of General Secretary UNO Mr. Antonio Guterres against the international silence on the worst cruelty with Minorities (Muslims) in Burma and Kashmir on Thursday 18th Ma

Sheikhupura: May 17, 2017. (PCP) A senior lady lawyer, Alia Shehzadi, was gunned down by two assailants in city’s Hiran Minar Road area on Tuesday. She was waiting for a conveyance just outside her home alongside Hiran Minar Road to reach the District Courts when two persons on motorbike opened fire

Washington, DC: May 17, 2017. (PCP) On May 16, pro-Erdogan forces and members of his security detail rushed a police line at a peaceful demonstration and brutally beat Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Yezidi human rights protesters in front of the Turkish Ambassador's residence in Washington,

Islamabad: May 16, 2017. (PCP) Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousaf has said that Pakistani society is a diverse society where people from different backgrounds are encouraged to play positive role for the betterment of society as a whole. He was addre

Indonesia: May 16, 2017. Rallies are being staged all across Indonesia after the arrest and conviction of Jakarta’s governor, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
Ahok was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in prison for insulting the Islamic faith, according to The Christian Post.
His ar

Washington DC: May 16, 2017. (PCP) International Christian Voice Chairman, Mr. Peter Bhatti, took part in the first ever World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians, hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Washington D.C.
The international summit, which was opened by U.S. Vice

Lahore: May 15, 2017. (PCP) National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference Pakistan) organized a programme to pay a tribute to mothers on the occasion of International Mother’s Day. The ceremony was held at Gulberg Lahore in association with
Council for

Karachi: May 15, 2017. (PCP) Special Prayer Services were organized in different parts of the country for Minority Lawyer and Human Rights Activists Ms. Jacqueline Sultan who received death threat for defending people charged with blasphemy and helping victims of forced conversions and marriages.

Lahore: May 14, 2017. (Shamim Masih) Paramedic staff at a Government run hospital in Lahore have been forced to recite Quranic verses daily or face losing their employment.
The strict religious policy has also been thrust upon non-Muslims to the chagrin of a large number of Christian employees. An

Islamabad: May 14, 2017. (PCP) A ceremony to launch first of its kind journalistic forum, Tolerant Pakistan Media Network, will be held on Tuesday (16th May) from 3pm to 6pm at Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) Auditorium, Islamabad. Minister for Religious Affairs & Interfaith Har

Karachi: May 12, 2017. (PCP) Minority Lawyer Ms. Jacquline Sultan who is Member of Karachi Bar Council, practicing since a decade as well she is active for human rights, she has worked against forced marriages, forced conversions and providing help to the victims of Blasphemy Law.
Ms. Jacquline Su

Lahore: May 12, 2017. (Sunil John) The Great historical Lahore Fort stands magnificently in the center of the City. It reminds the glorious period of Mughal Empire which reigned over Indian sub-continent for three hundred years. .
It was a home of different religions. Emperor Jalaluldin Akbar reign

Islamabad: May 12, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance Mr. J Salik will march Alone on foot against the worst cruelty with Minority (Muslims) in Burma today from his residence, House #1, St.#31, G-6/2, Melody, Islamabad to UNO Office, G-5 Islamabad.
J Salik was carried a Play card on h

London: May 11, 2017. (PCP) A 35 year old Christian former slave has been kidnapped and tortured by his ex-master who is seeking a large ransom for lost revenue despite the family alleging they paid off the loan they borrowed.
Salim Masih took a loan of 10,000 rupees (£120) from Sheikh Mustafa ove

Sahiwal: May 11, 2017. (PCP) A Championed Labor Rights Promoter and Human Right Defender Mr. Imran Anjum was attacked with gunshot by unidentified masked and armed men when he was arrived his house.
A Prominent Civil Society Activist Mr. Imran Anjum hails from Sahiwal, district of Punjab province i

Faisalabad: May 9, 2017. (PCP) Though the government has introduced several statutes and protection mechanism for the women but the media reports are recording hundreds of incidents of violent attack on women across the country that shows regressive trends in Pakistan towards women rights. Such anal

Lahore: May 9, 2017. (sunil John) In connection with the Olive Peace Tree Plantation campaign, a delegation of different religions in the leadership of Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, Executive Secretary National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops Conference-Pakistan)

Lahore: May 8, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) The board members of Ecumenical Solidarity Committee Lahore met at St. Mary’s Gulberg for the following purposes.
After lighting the peace candle, the members belonging to the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan, Church of Pakistan diocese of Raiwind and dioces

Islamabad: May 8, 2017. (Shamim Masih) A Christian man of 51 years has been sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly sending out blasphemous texts in Pakistan.
Christian NGO's up and down the country are galled by the decision to prosecute Mr Zafar Bhatti under section 295c of Pakistan's Penal

For anyone who finds the Christian Churches to be at their most impressive when they are in a minority, Edwardes College in Peshawar, capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, is a good illustration – but an imperfect one. A prestigious higher education institution founded in 1855 by t

Thatta: May 7, 2017. (PCP) Activists of Sindhi Sangat Sindh staged protest rally against religious extremism, atrocities against religious minorities Hindus and Christians in Sindh, Pakistan. Protest rally was held in Thatta district of Sindh, Pakistan. Slogans were raised against religious extremis

Lahore: May 7, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik celebrated the birthday of his wife and silver jubilee of his protest on the place where he burnt his entire home goods to record his protest in 1991on Mall Road Lahore.
Remember that twenty

Karachi: May 5, 2017. (PCP) Ms. Jacqueline Sultan in her meeting with representative of a daily newspaper said that Minority Protection bill can protect minorities rights like forced marriages, forced conversion of religion and changing minds of immature children for adopting other religion but PPP

WASHINGTON: May 5, 2017. (PCP) Today the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2017 Annual Report on the state of religious freedom in selected countries. “Overall,” said USCIRF Chair Thomas Reese, S.J., “The Commission has concluded that the state of affairs for i

London: May 4, 2017. (PCP) In what is now being referred to as Pakistan's version of the 'Barabbas exchange' two women are caught up in attempts to prevent their death by hanging for alleged criminal offences.
One side we have Asia Noreen Bibi (51 years) a berry-picker from the rural village of It

Rawalpindi: May 4, 2017. (PCP) On May 3, Christian Zafar Bhatti, who was falsely charged under the blasphemy law, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistani court.
Bhatti was charged under blasphemy law section 295C and telegraph act section 25D in 2012 for sending blasphemous text message

Lahore: May 3, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) It is encouraging that the mainline churches are praying together and conducting unity programs thrice a year. It is not enough but we have to move forward. Bishop Samuel Robert Azariah; the moderator Bishop of the Church of Pakistan diocese of Riawind was t

NEW DELHI: May 2, 2017. (PCP) Muslim minority in India was so violent that used to spread riots and killed hundreds of Hindu majority individuals before 1970. Muslims were openly slaughtering cows which are scared for Hindus and serving cow meat without fear.
Due to Hindu teachings, its followers

Lahore: May 2, 2017. (PCP) A capacity building workshop with “Child Ambassadors of Peace”, was organized by Council for Interfaith Dialogue (CFID) in association with National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE) under the guidance of His Grace Archbishop Sebastian

Lahore: May 1, 2017. (By Shamim Mahmood) Federal Minister for Human Rights, Senator Kamran Michael has paid rich tribute to the workers on labor day. On the occasion of the International Labor Day, the Minister for Human Rights paid rich tribute to the people working on grass root level. He said we

Sheikhupura, Pakistan: April 29, 2017. (PCP) A 21-year-old Christian man was allegedly assaulted and burnt with hot iron rods by the family of a Muslim woman for 'befriending' her in Sheikhupura within Pakistan's Punjab province
Ansar Masih first established contact with Jameela Bibi two years ago

Hyderabad: April 29, 2017. (PCP) Sindhi Sangat Sindh strongly condemns attack on ancient temple of Rama Pir in Gharo Sindh, the desecrating the deities inside a Hindu temple in Thatta is condemnable act was carried out on the eve of an annual festival at their place of worship, and urged the authori

Okara, Pakistan: April 29, 2017. (PCP) Anti-terrorist court Sahiwal summoned peasants who are involved and registered Frist Information Report (FIR) against thousands of peasants under section 7AT Pakistan penal cord and other serious act.
Younas Iqbal Founder & Chairman of Anjuman Muzareen Punja

Washington DC: April 28, 2017. (RNS and USA Today) Dozens of Republican lawmakers are asking President Trump to scale back Obama-era protections for gays and lesbians in order to make good on a campaign promise to protect religious liberty.
In early February, Trump was reportedly considering an exe

London: April 28, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian girl, 14, was forcibly converted into Islam by local police official, Munir Ahmed who is Assistant Sub Inspector of City Police Station Hafiz Abad (Punjab).
He had kept her in his illegal detention for the last six months. On Sunday April 21, 201

Lahore: April 27, 2017. (PCP) A Christian girl Sumbel 14 was forcibly converted into Islam by the local police official, Munir Ahmed who is Assistant Sub Inspector of City Police Station Hafiz Abad who kept her in his illegal detention from the last six months.
On Sunday April 21, 2017 Sumbel’s

Middle East: April 27, 2017. A pastor who is ministering in the Middle East was reportedly saved by lions who prevented a group of Islamic extremists from attacking him and a group of Christians.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj’s story seems like a story straight out of the Bible. Pastor Paul detailed the mode

New York: April 27, 2017. (PCP) According to press released issued here today, The book “Peace Journey” is being published by a known publisher of United States of America. Mr. David Salik the son of Julius Salik signed the contract with New York Publishing Company on behalf of his father Mr. Julius

London: April 24, 2017. (PCP) Religious leaders from a number of faiths and people of no faith came together to remember the bravery of PC Keith Palmer, during a two hour peace concert outside 10 Downing Street on Saturday 22nd April.
The event which occurred exactly one month after the brutal kil

Peshawar: April 23, 2017. (By Musarrat Ullah Jan) The minority community in Peshawar still has no legal status of their homes; even provincial government of KP also announced homes for them. The community has 40 families and more than 200 family members, including young women & children have a probl

VAHARI: April 23, 2017. (PCP) Reportedly,an orphan Christian minor girl namely Maria Bibi, 13 years old, was kidnapped in front of her widow mother and old grandfather on gunpoint at night.
The incident happened about days ago at Village 247-EB in District Vahari,Punjab when the victim girl was wor

Lahore: April 22, 2017. (PCP) Leaders of main line churches of Lahore got together under the banner of Council for Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenical Solidarity Committee Lahore to congratulate and thank all the security agencies who provided untiring security measures during the Easter celebrations

Kasur: April 22, 2017. (PCP) An armed group of Islamic Extremists Youth 20/25 riding on motor cycles attacked at Christian Colony Bhai Pheru and tortured Christians and opened aerial firing at their homes to terrorize the whole community.
According to FIR on 18-04-17 at evening a Christian laborer,

Chitral: April 21, 2017. (PCP) During Friday Prayers situation turned ugly when one worshiper in mosque asked for permission to make an announcement and declared him to be Prophet and told gathering that anyone who will become his follower will go to heaven.
The worshipers in mosques attacked him a

Karachi: April 20, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today by Central Secretariat of PCC has said that imposition of Joint Electorate was conspiracy against 20 million Pakistani Christians to hijack their vote bank by Muslim polit

Egypt: April 20, 2017. A policeman was killed and four others were wounded after the Islamic State terror group tried to attack the St. Catherine’s monastery in Sinai, Egypt this week.
The attack on the Christian monastery was thwarted.
"Had they succeeded it would have been discussed in the next

Sialkot: April 20, 2017. (PCP) The uproar in social and political circles of Islamic Republic of Pakistan was at peak after mob of university students brutally murdered fellow Muslim student in Khan Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan few days age then recent yesterday’s incident when three Muslim sis

London: April 20, 2017. (PCP) Mr. Wilson Chowdhry Chairman of the BPCA shaking hands with PC Chris Waddilove before the Policemen's memorial in Pall Mall after confirming Saturday’s peace vigil and procession.
A peace rally has been organised by humanitarian groups in an attempt to build unity amo

Pakistan: April 20, 2017. (By Mushtaq Gill) In Pakistan people are killed, imprisoned, tortured, kidnapped, and otherwise victimized because of what they believe other than majority believe. Christians are the most vulnerable portion of the Pakistani society because of their weak defense against the

Karachi: April 19, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today by Central Secretariat of PCC has said that imposition of Joint Electorate was conspiracy against 20 million Pakistani Christians to hijack their vote bank by Muslim polit

Hyderabad: April 19, 2017. (BY ABBAS KASSAR) Pakistan military has thwarted major terror attack on Lahore Church on Easter ( Sunday 17 April 2017) by killing one top terrorist Ali Tariq and arresting a terrorist commander Azim alias Foji and a girl Noureen Leghari from Hyderabad ,a second year medic

London: April 18, 2017. (PCP) CLAAS has welcomed calls from the Pakistani Parliament to reform the country’s controversial blasphemy laws.
It comes after a university student was killed by a mob on April 14 after being accused of the offence which carries the death penalty for insulting Islam.
A r

Karachi: April 18, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan United Christian Movement PUCM president of Sindh Province Mr. Mitchell Watto has said in a statement “PUCM is very thankful to all present law enforcement agencies in the country, all provincial Chief Ministers and especially we are grateful to our Prime Mini

Karachi: April 18, 2017. (PCP) Ms. Jacqueline Sultan, Christian Lawyer of High Court of Sindh and Human Rights Activist said that massive electricity load shedding were reported from different cities of Pakistan and the people have faced discriminatory attitude of Government towards them on Christia

Karachi: April 16, 2017. (PCP) Millions of Pakistanis offered Easter prayers in Churches under very tight security after administration claimed that plan to attack Churches in Lahore was foiled encountering terrorists in a hideout.
The police was deployed in front of Churches in Lahore, Karachi, Is

Gujranwala: April 16, 2017. (PCP) LEAD was requested for assistance in a case of minor Catholic Christian girl namely Sovera, who was abducted by a Muslim man Muhammad Ijaz Butt with the help of his accomplices Wahab Butt and Naveed Burgaranwala and later she was forcibly converted to Islam and marr

Lahore: April 16, 2017. (Sunil John) His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw extended his heartfelt gratitude and best wishes to as he Celebrated Easter with Muslim Students in an Islamic Seminary in Lahore. The Delegation of National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism was w

Lahore: April 16, 2017. (Sunil John) “The olive tree has been the symbol of peace, wisdom, glory, fertility, power and purity in Islamic and Christian history, the olive tree itself, as well as olive oil and olives, play an important role in the Bible as well as olive tree and olive oil are mention

London: April 16, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian woman who escaped her rapist and abductor with the help of the British Pakistani Christian Association and was then returned to her persecutors by her family, until the BPCA could free her once more has won her freedom through the Pakistani law cou

Mardan: April 13, 2017. (PCP) A student of Journalism in Khan Abdul Wali Khan University in city of Mardan in KP province of Pakistan was attacked by a group of students in university compound here today on his posts on Facebook which were termed as blasphemous by attackers.
The alleged blasphemer

Washington DC: April 13, 2017. (By Ahmar Mustikhan PCP Washington DC Bureau Chief) The John Hopkins University, a liberal school in the US capital, is continuously drawing flak as its School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has invited former dictator and coup leader Gen Pervez to speak at

Faisalabad: April 13, 2017. (PCP)The Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) organized a District Seminar titled ‘Judicial Trend Analysis of Pro-Women Laws: Key Findings and Recommendations’ at Unity Hall, Batala Colony Faisalabad. This event was arranged under auspices of Gender Eq

Islamabad: April 13, 2017. (PCP) Mr. J. Salik said “I wanted the Humble Inauguration of J Salik Beauty Soap by using it to fulfill the beautiful tradition of Feet-washing started by Jesus Christ”
On the occasion of Easter Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J S

Lahore: April 12, 2017. (PCP) On April 4, 2017, Ameen Masih, 45, was locked in his house and burnt to death by two shop owners and their accomplices, for not paying the instalments for the goods he got from the shop in Uggoki, Sialkot.
According to eyewitness Khalid Yousaf, Ameen bought electronic

Lahore: April 12, 2017. (Sunil John) The principal of Bait-ul-Quran; Mufti Sayed Ashiq Hussain organized a fast breaking ceremony in honour of Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM of Lahore and the Christian Delegation of National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (CNIDE).
The M

Lahore: April 12, 2017. (Sunil John) It was a cherishing moment to see a number of youngsters from a Muslim midrise called; Bait-ul-Quran who welcomed and showed petals of roses on His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw who paid them a visit along with the Christian Delegation of National Commi

Washington, DC: April 11, 2017. (PCP) ISIS claimed responsibility for bombings that killed 36 at two Coptic churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria in Egypt on Palm Sunday.
The first blast in the northern city of Tanta occurred at St. George’s Church during their Palm Sunday service, report

Jammu Tawi: April 11, 2017. PCP) Prof. Bhim Singh addressing a Press Conference at Jammu NPP Headquarter today said that he shall move the Supreme Court of Pakistan with a petition on behalf of Legal Aid Committee against the death sentence of Shri Kulbushan Yadav awarded by the court martial of Pak

Lahore: April 11, 2017. (Sunil John) Majlias Wahadat Muslimin, Pakistan (MWM) is an Islamic Socio-Political religious congregation working for the unity between different denominations of Muslims. A dinner was offered by the said organization in honor of Christian delegation of National Commission o

Philadelphia: April 10, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have urged Trump Administration to review asylum cases of those Christians from Pakistan origin who were crying for love for Pakistan during a venue arranged at Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC yest

Islamabad: April 10, 2017. (PCP) Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav who was kidnapped by Inter-Services Intelligence ISI of Pakistan Army or he intentionally handed him over to ISI in undisclosed location in Balochistan province of Pakistan was sentenced to death here today in very hurry before ann

Faisalabad: April 10, 2017. PCP) Pakistani Express TV channel is desecrating Christianity and Christians in a comedy drama serial “Baji Irshad” Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) has taken up the matter on the request and demand of the Pakistani Christians and mailed a letter Ref. No.

ISLAMABAD: April 9, 2017. (By Shamim Mahmood) Christian leadership agreed to bring reforms in the Marriage and Divorce acts to protect women rights. A clergy, parliamentarians and civil society have agreed to bring amendments to Christian Marriages Act 1872 and the Divorce Acts of 1862 of the consti

Karachi: April 9, 2017. (PCP) Rwadari Festival held at Art Council Karachi on April 8, 2017 under the auspices of Rwadari Tehreek strongly denounce the prevailing culture of hatred, extremism and terrorism and demands an in discriminate action against all those involved in hate speech, violent extre

Washington DC: April 9, 2017. (PCP) The general secretary of the American Friends of Balochistan has urged the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies to cancel the invite for upcoming talk on Thursday.
In a letter to Vali R. Nasr, Phd, the dean of the Washington DC school, Jane E.

Lahore: April 7, 2017. (PCP) National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ conference - Pakistan) is striving to promote Peace and Harmony in society under the Chairmanship of His Grace Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM.
The commission is comprised of religio

Tehran: April 7, 2017. On 26th December 2014 security officials raided the house of Pastor Victor in Tehran during a private Christmas celebration. All present were arrested, but most were released shortly afterwards. However, Pastor Victor, who is from an Assyrian Christian background, and Amin Nad

Lahore: April 5, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) Olive tree saplings were planted at St. Mary’s Minor Seminary on April 3, 2017. This activity was carried out under the umbrella of National Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue & Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference Pakistan). Muslim Religious leade

Lahore: April 5, 2017. (PCP) A Christian man of 20 years, was brutally shot dead in the streets of Sheikhupura, for daring to refuse to clean the home of a wealthy Muslim.
Apparently Noman Munir Masih had refused to clean the home of Daanu Chadder an influential Muslim because Noman who was a comm

Sialkot: April 5, 2017. (PCP) Around one hundred Pakistani Christians from the cities of Lahore, Multan and Sialkot converged on Press Club Road in Sialkot, to the Press Club Office, on Saturday 1st April 2017. The protest was organised by the British Pakistani Christian Association to demand justic

Karachi: April 5, 2017. (PCP) A Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Miss Jacqueline Sultan has requested Federal Interior Minister, Ministry of Interior Government of Pakistan and Government of Sindh to provide adequate security to all churches in Pakistan for Easter through an application, a

Kaula Lumpur: April 4, 2017. (By Ayyaz Gulzar) SIGNIS Asia’s organized its first journalists’ meet entitled “Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time”. Journalist meet commenced on 9th March evening with an introductory session and a time of fellowship in CCM Ecumenical Center in Kaula Lumpur, Mala

Holland: April 4, 2017. (PCP) Pastor Parvez Iqbal an active member of Overseas Pakistanis Christian Alliance in his statement issued here today has affirmed that OPCA team is united to raise voice for rights of Pakistani Christians while any article or press release cannot affect its unity.
Pastor

London: April 1, 2017. (PCP) Pakistani Deputy District prosecutor Syed Anees Shah has been accused of blackmailing dozens of Christians, telling them that if they embrace Islam, he can guarantee their acquittal in the case of the lynching of two Muslims in mass violence two years ago in Youhanabad,

Karachi: April 1, 2017. (By Ayyaz Gulzar) Jesus Youth Pakistan (JYP) in collaboration with Catholic Youth Commission Karachi (CYCK) Lenten recollection entitled “Holy Hearts” on March 23, 2017.
After the Opening prayer and the vibrant Praise and Worship, Fr. Noman Arif, Spiritual Director of JYP K

Lahore: (Sunil John) An Inter-faith prayer service was organized by National Commission for Inter-religious dialogue and ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ conference-Pakistan) in commemoration of the victims of Gulshan-Iqbal Park Lahore. A number of religious Leaders from different religions came to

Lahore: March 30, 201. (PCP) The public prosecutor in Youhanabad protests case before hearing in court compound offered deal to 42 arrested Christians “convert to Islam” as a deal for their release and acquittal from case.
The 42 Christian were charged with lynching two Muslim suspects after March

Lahore: March 30, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) We welcome you with open minds and hearts at our Markiz Bilal to offer you the iftari (breaking of fast). Pir Shafat Rasool Nuri; the head of the Markiz Bilal was talking to the 10 member religious and the lay delegation of Christians. He said that from t

Karachi: March 30, 2017. (By Ayyaz Gulzar) Jesus Youth Pakistan (JYP) in collaboration with Catholic Youth Commission Karachi (CYCK) organized six weeks formation course entitled “LIFESTYLE 2017. This training program with the tagline ‘Discipleship training program’ is designed to help Catholic Yout

AL-KOSHEH: March 29, 2017. (RNS) For decades, merchant Refaat El-Sayeh, a Coptic Christian, wanted to see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and visit the Church of the Nativity in nearby Bethlehem. But mostly, he wanted to feel closer to God.
For years, those pilgrimages for Egypt’s Cop

Geneva: March 28, 2017. An event titled "Christians in Pakistan under Threat" was organized on March 14, on the sidelines of the 34th UNHRC session in Geneva. Representatives from the Christian community in Pakistan including Naveed Walter, Human Rights Defender and founder of Human Rights Focus Pak

Lahore: March 28, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) Our aim is to encourage and facilitate the culture of peace, understanding and harmony among religions in Pakistan especially Muslims and Christians. Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue a

Philadelphia: March 27, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC has said in a statement that Muttahida Qaumi Movement MQM Chief Altaf Hussain can seek support of Indian Prime Minister Modi under Liaquat-Nehru Pact for rights of Urdu Speaking Community in Pakistan

London: March 25, 2017. (PCP) According to a press note issued by British Pakistani Christian Association BPCA head office in London protest have been announced on April 1, 2017, in front of Sialkot Press Club on failure of police to ensure justice in murder of 12 years old Christian student.
Afte

Tehran: March 25, 2017. (CSW) A verdict in the trial of four members of the Church of Iran denomination in Rasht is pending after local authorities decided to refer the case to Tehran.
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie are charged with “action again

GENEVA: March 24, 2017. (Ahmar Mustikhan, Washington DC Bureau Chief) Pakistan, despite backing of powerful China, Thursday was put on the mat by a Baloch human rights defender at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, with the backing of the US, UK, Canada the Netherlands and Norway.
The Baloch sp

Lahore: March 19, 2017. (Fr. Francis Nadeem) Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM; the chairman of National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference - Pakistan) and the member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue strongly condemns the re

Lahore: March 17, 2017. (PCP) President of Pakistan Christian Congress Punjab Council Mr. Daud Sharif Sahotra has demanded release of all Christians who were arrested during protest after twin suicide bombing on two Churches in Youhanabad on March 15, 2015, in Lahore.
Dozens of Christians were mart

London: March 17, 2017. (PCP) On 23rd January 2017 the dead body of Tania Mariyam aged 12 years was found dead in Upper Chenab Canal after she went missing from school (click here).
Sadly for the family, despite what they believe is clear evidence that Tania was murdered including alleged signs of

Faisalabad: March 16, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA have paid homage to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif on his speech delivered in Karachi on occasion of the festival of Holi on March 14, 2017.
Mian Nawaz Sharif said in

Karachi: March 14, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today by Central Secretariat of PCC have said that Census 2017 will be not in favor of Pakistani Christians at any level because there are no indication that reserved seats for

London: March 14, 2017. (PCP) A newspaper advert that clearly allocates Christians and other minorities access to sweeper roles has been condemned by International NGO's. The discriminatory actions of the Government of Punjab resulted in Jim Shannon, Chairman of the All Parliamentary Party for Relig

Lahore: March 13, 2017. (NCID) A special meeting took place at the residence of the Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM; the Chairman of the National Commission for Inter Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE).
The Christian and Muslim renowned leaders condemned the indecent use of the social m

Hyderabad: March 13, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Popular Hindu festival Holi was celebrated all around globe with religious zeal and enthusiasm. The day was also celebrated across Pakistan including almost all cities and towns of Sindh. Festival of colours falls on full moon on 12 March 2017. It marks

Lahore: March 13, 2017. (PCP) Mukhtar Masih a deprived Christian man of 70 from a small rural village named Lumbanwalai near the city of Gujaranwala, was arrested for blasphemy on 28th January 2017, after it was alleged quite bizarrely that a derogatory letter about Islam signed with him name had be

Holland: March 13, 2017. (Pastor Parvez Iqbal) Holland based Overseas Pakistani Christian’s Alliance leading the race of struggle to unite Pakistani Christian Community all over Europe has intentionally accelerated to speed up the movement as a dire need of the time and have decided to organize one

Karachi: March 9, 2017. (Father Bernard Bhatti OFM) What a joy and blessing to celebrate Women's Day with our parish women, both Christians and Muslims women participated in the program. It is high time, that the women must get involved in every field of life.
It is a part of our parish's vision

ISLAMABAD: March 9, 2017. (PCP) An outstanding demand of Hindu Community in Pakistan was fulfilled after decades when National Assembly of Pakistan Hindu Marriage Bill 2016 here today after amendment made by Senate of Pakistan.
Pakistani Hindus were facing difficulties to register their marriages

Toronto: March 9, 2017. (PCP)The International Christian Voice (ICV) hosted a fundraising gala for refugee families while celebrating the life of Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti at Woodbine Banquet and Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Shahbaz Bhatti Memorial Gala was organized in partnership

Urmia: March 8, 2017. Two Christian converts were arrested in Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan province in Iran on February 20, 2016. The home of Anousheh Reza-bakhsh (known as Veronika) and her son Soheil Zagarzadeh Sani (known as Augustine) was raided by Revolutionary Guard intelligence offic

Hyderabad: March 8, 2017. (PCP) Sindhi Nari Sangat Sindh held rallies in Hyderabad and Tando Muhammad Khan to mark International Women's Day on 8th March, a large number of Sindhi women participated in rallies. Activists of Sindhi Nari Sangat Sindh chanted slogans against the atrocities violence aga

Iraq: March 8, 2017. A group of Iraqi missionaries recently witnessed the death of a three-year-old girl when an explosive device set up by the Islamic State detonated.
Christian Today reports that David Eubank and his group of missionaries with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) are serving in western M

Faisalabad: March 5, 2017 (PCP) The death anniversary of Martyr Shanbaz Bhatti was observed in his native village Khushpur in Faisalabad district in Punjab province of Pakistan by All Pakistan Minorities Alliance leaders, workers and his relatives with showering flowers on his grave and memorial ser

The late Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani Christian federal minister for minorities was gunned down in Pakistan on March 2, 2011 at the age of 42 after he criticized the widespread misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Although his life was cut tragically short six years ago, he lives in the hearts of m

London: March 2, 2017. (PCP) After seven years of no change many campaigners give up and lose hope, but not our Wilson Chowdhry. In 2011, Mr Chowdhry was manhandled by security officers at the Pakistan Embassy in London, after several attempts to apply for a visa for him to travel to visit his famil

Karachi: March 2, 2017. (PCP) Chief Justice of Sindh High Court Sajjad Ali Shah has ordered the provincial government to shut all liquor shops and prepare a strategy according to law to regulate the sale of alcohol.
The demand of religious minorities to impose complete ban on distribution of liquor

Karachi: March 1, 2017. (Father Bernard Bhatti OFM) The blessings of Lenten season 1st March, 2017 Started at St Philip's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan.
A Big number of schools and Colleges Students came together with their Staff to Witness the beginning of the Lenten Season, 2017.
It is a Catholic

ISLAMABAD: March 1, 2017. (By Shamim Masih) Various cities in the upper parts of Pakistan were jolts by earthquake tremors on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. I heard one of my friend saying that God is angry with us and thus there are earthquakes and other natural disasters etc. It is common practice i

UK: March 1, 2017. Today is Ash Wednesday--a day when many Christians go to church to have ashes put on their foreheads as a reminder of their mortality and need for a Savior. Some people, however, are too busy to attend a church service today, and for these people, Church of England clergy have a s

Lahore: February 28, 2017. (PCP) Fr. Emmanuel Asi, Executive Secretary of Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan (CBCP) in a press release have said that he is delighted to announce the establishment of CBCP Website which can be surfaced at www.cbcpakistan.org. This website was launched on 8th November

Chicha Watni: February 25, 2017. (PCP) In Islamic Republic of Pakistan where Muslims shoot anyone who defiles name of Prophet Mohammad or can burn hundreds of homes and Muslim police can put you behind bars under Section 295 A, B and C PPC, one Sikh who is citizen of land is waiting courts to frame

Narowal, Pakistan: February 24, 2017. (PCP) According to social media reports, Christians' True Spirit CTS has filed Harassment Petition in the Sessions' Court Zafarwal on Behalf of 7 victims of Sankhatra District Narowal, through Mr. Shahbaz Fazal Saroya Advocate High Court and Legal Consultant/cou

Faisalabad: February 24, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA have written an open letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court Justice Mian Saqib Nisar for taking notice of recently passed bill by National Assembly of Pakistan for te

Pakpattan: February 24, 2017. (PCP) Mrs. Mary Ashma Javed , a Christian teacher has been working as EST in Government Girls Elementary school Chak no 15/sp Pakpattan having MA, B Ed qualifications since 2007.
On February 4-5, 2017, head mistress Shehla Afzal was not in school and she had handed ove

Lahore: February 24, 2017. (PCP) Mukhtar Masih a 69 years old man held accused of Blasphemy charges under sections 295-A and 298 PPC upon property matters. The SHO of the relevant police station Cantt Gujaranwala named Gohar Abbas is the Complainant of this case himself which is very unusual and rar

London: February 24, 2017. (PCP) Today the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) highlighted the importance of the upcoming census in Pakistan (begins in March) for the rights of minorities and the importance of Christians making sure they are registered as Christians. BPCA Chairman Wilson

Karachi: February 24, 2017. (Fr. Bernard Younas OFM)It was immense joy and blessing for St Philip’s Parish Karachi Pakistan. 365 children were sealed in the Sacrament of Confirmation, by His Grace Archbishop Joseph Coutts.
A large gathering was present to witness the historical event of the parish.

London: February 23, 2017. (PCP) The bomb blast in a public space in Lahore in a terror attack has shaken the nation. Only 10 days after an attack outside the Punjab Assembly that killed 6 senior police officers.
The bomb attack took place in Z-block at Defence Housing Authority (DHA), and securi

Islamabad: February 22, 2017. (PCP) As Pakistan Army announces to launch country wide operation “Radd-Ul-Fassad” against terrorists after suicide attacks in Lahore, Sehwan in Sindh and in KP to comply with National Action Plan NAP, the Talban faction Jamat-Ul-Ahrar have released a video message warn

Lahore: February 20, 2017. (PCP) Police registered case against 500-600 unknown Christians in terrorism charges when protests erupted after twin suicide blast in two Churches in Christian residential area named Youhanabad in Lahore in March 2015.
Twin suicide attacks on Churches in Youhanabad kill

Kasur, Pakistan: February 20, 2017. (PCP) A Christian family in Patoki, in the city of Kasur, Pakistan, have been left depressed and traumatized by the death of a family member who was shot dead whilst driving his rickshaw. Police are refusing to investigate the murder.
On February 8th 2017 at 8a

Washington DC: February 19, 2017. America has now had 45 presidents in its history. Most of these men have been at least nominally Christian, and none have declared themselves atheists. As this President's Day approaches (on February 20), many Americans think back to the leaders we have had througho

Sinai: February 19, 2017. An Egyptian Coptic Christian was gunned down by suspected ISIS militants as he made his way to the school where he teaches.
According to Christian Today, Gamal Tawfiq, 50, was targeted by the militants who shot him in the head as he made his way to El-Samran School in el-A

Vatican City: February 19, 2017. (CNA) After leading the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by violence and war around the world, particularly the victims of recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Iraq, asking pilgrims to offer a moment of silence before leading them in pra

Liverpool: February 18, 2017. (PCP) Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Ex Member Provincial Assembly Sindh and Former Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly in a statement strongly condemned terrorist attack in shrine of Sufi Saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan Sharif, Sindh Pakist

London: February 18, 2017. (PCP) Dozens of protesters rallied outside the Pakistani Consulate in Manchester Saturday 18th February 2017, to call for freedom for Asia Bibi - Pakistan's long suffering and most famous blasphemy law victim.
The protest was organised by Nelson Catholic Christians and t

Islamabad: February 17, 2017. (PCP) Attackers are the worst enemies of humanity and they want to weaken us by different tactics but we have to stay united said J Salik in a press statement here today.
Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik expressed his imm

Lahore: February 17, 2017. (PCP) A 16 year old boy arrested for blasphemy on 18th September 2016 has been refused bail. Nabeel Masih who is currently the youngest blasphemy convict in Pakistan was arrested under charges of blasphemy after being implicated for posting a derogatory image of Islam's mo

Hyderabad: February 16, 2017. (Teresa D’Souza) A workshop on Teaching Catechesis through activities was conducted on 28th of January 2017 at Joti Centre, Mirpurkhas.
Quality education involves an appreciation of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions and wisdoms. A Catholic school celebrates litu

We regret and remove news article submitted by British Pakistani Christian Association BPCA after receiving e-Mail from subject in story whom BPCA portrayed as victim that facts are not as published by Pakistan Christian Post; We published the said article without any editing;

Faisalabad: February 16, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association in an open letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif have expressed reservations of religious minorities on Column 6 of census form 2 as it violates rights to equal citiz

Washington DC: February 14, 2017. (Ahmar Khaan, Israel Voice) Punjabi Muslims from Pakistan, avowed enemies of Israel and India, Sunday observed the first death anniversary of a condemned Islamist who killed a secular politician six years ago.
Death anniversary of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, a sunni bodygu

Rasht: February 14, 2017. Iranian Christians request further prayer for three Christian converts in Rasht, who are appealing against a sentence of 80 lashes for drinking wine at communion, and two Christian converts in Evin Prison, Tehran, who are threatening to go on hunger strike.
Yaser Mosibzade

Faisalabad: February 14, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian girl named Mehwish of 14 years of age was kidnapped in March last year and forced into an Islamic marriage, after being sent to work as a domestic cleaner at the house of a Muslim man named Zahid Iqbal. Almost a year later she has still not

Islamabad: February 13, 2017. (PCP) I will try to support minorities in all possible ways for their grievances in their electoral system before the elections said Mahmood Khan Achakzai today in Islamabad in a meeting with Christian leader J Salik.
Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Aw

Glasgow: February 13, 2017. (PCP) Dozens of protesters converged outside the Pakistani Consulate in Glasgow to call for Freedom of Asia Bibi, Pakistan's most famous blasphemy law victim. They believe the Christian mother of five who has been jailed in Multan for over seven years should be set free.

Karachi: February 13, 2017. (PCP) Christian Lawyer Jacqueline Sultan and Human Rights Activist said it is sad to know that 12 years old Christian Girl Tania raped and killed.
The police at first alleged that the girl had committed suicide by jumping into the canal; however, the family is arguing t

Lahore: February 11, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard). January 18, 2017: "The Holy Father Pope Francis received the cross from the Archbishop of Canterbury in response to the golden Papal ring which was presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope 50 years ago". Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM

Khanewal, Pakistan: February 10, 2017. (PCP) The religious nature of Pakistani state coupled with repeated experiences of non-democratic and military regimes have systematically isolated and alienated the minorities socially, economically and politically. As a result of decade’s long misrule and bad

Karachi: February 10, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC said in a statement issued by Central Secretariat of PCC that Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act 2016, passed by National Assembly of Pakistan fails to satisfy 20 million Pakistani Christians.
“Government

Sialkot, Pakistan: February 9, 2017. (PCP) International pressure from social media activists who helped BPCA highlight the murder of a Christian girl of 12 who had been drugged, raped and murdered, has led to a police retreat from their original claim that Tania Mariyam had committed suicide.
Sam

Gujranwala: February 9, 2017. (PCP) An ailing 70 year old who has a serious heart condition has been imprisoned in Pakistan for an alleged blasphemy. He has called on Christians across the word to pray for his freedom and acquittal.
Today BPCA appointed lawyer Mr Abdul Hameed Rana submitted a bail

Islamabad: February 9, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik rejected the electoral reforms and said that the electoral reforms made by government are negating the democracy in Pakistan because government did not make any change in the method of

London: February 7, 2017. (PCP) During the protest outside the Pakistani High Commission and 10 Downing street the Government of Pakistan was urged to hold a fair trial for Asia Bibi and to protect Asia and her family and the judiciary. The UK Government was urged to intervene for the release of the

Tehran: February 5, 2017. Women are playing a central role in the underground churches of Iran despite the risk of rejection by their families and imprisonment by police, research by the global charity Open Doors has found.
Its 17-page report, Women Rebuilding the Future of the Church, found that w

London: February 5, 2017. (PCP) A Pakistani Christian refugee family of four who fled their homeland and spent years living as marginalized refugees in Thailand, have been left distraught and uncertain for their future despite being one of very few Pak-Christian families to be approved for resettlem

Islamabad: February 4, 2017. (PCP) Diplomats based in the federal capital have highlighted the fact that prevailing world security situation has necessitated need of interfaith harmony to convert the world into a better living place. It is high time for power of interfaith to work effectively to tra

Faisalabad: February 4, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA in a letter has appealed Justice (Retd) Ali Nawaz Chohan, Chairman National Commission on Hurman Rights NCHR, Government of Pakistan for recovery of Sana Shahid, a minor Christia

London: February 3, 2017. (PCP) The plight of a Pakistani Christian mother of five who has been jailed for seven years under the notorious blasphemy laws of Pakistan, will be highlighted in several demonstrations across the UK.
The protests have been organised by the British Pakistani Christian As

Karachi: February 2, 2017. (PCP) The Central Secretariat of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a press note have issued a statement of Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of PCC to express concern on facts presented by Interior Minister of Pakistan Ch. Nisar Ali in Senate of Pakistan that Blasphemy laws h

Lahore: February 2, 2017. (PCP) Rev. Maurice Shahbaz, Director of Prisons Mission Society of Pakistan has expressed grave concerns on attitude of Mian Farooq Nazir, Inspector General of Prisons in Punjab on adopting substandard behaviors towards Christian inmates in prisons and Chaplains to on issu

Lahore: February 1, 2017. (Qaisar Loudhi) On 31 January 2017 National Minority Right Network (NMRN) held a Roundtable meeting in Ambassador Hotel Lahore, in Presided of Sajid Christopher President of Human Friends Organization (HF ).
In this meeting Human Rights Awards presented to the human right

Ever since the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms (PCER) has made public the Draft Elections Bill, 2017 to receive comments and input by public at large for 30 days, the voices are coming from different parts of the country about electoral reforms for effective participation of religious m

Lahore: February 1, 2017. (PCP) Gujranwala police have arrested a 70 year old Christian man from the village of Lambanwali over an alleged act of blasphemy on Saturday 28th January 2017.
Mukhtar Masih (70 yrs) and his family had all gone to sleep when at 10pm they heard a large banging on their do

Sialkot: February 1, 2017. (PCP) On 23rd January 2017 Johnson 21 years dropped his 12 year old sister Tania to the Convent of Jesus and Mary school by motorcycle, a trip he had made hundreds of times previously, to ensure his sister was safe in a nation where Pakistani Christian girls are deemed boo

Karachi: January 30, 2017. (PCP) When some section of society in USA and other countries are protesting against Visa Ban on 7 Muslim countries, one Pakistani Muslim leader Imran Khan announced in a public meeting in Sahiwal that he hopes that President of USA Donald Trump will impose visa ban on Pak

Lahore: January 29, 2017. (PCP) A Muslim Judge of Anti-Terrorist Court acquits 115 Muslims culprits who attacked Christian residential area named Joseph Colony in Lahore and burnt down more than hundred homes in March 2013 on grounds of no witnesses and no proof presented by prosecutors.
Muslim mob

Budapest: January 28, 2017. (PCP) The BoseNewsLife reports that Hungary's government wants Hungary to become "a hub and supporter" of groups who fight against persecution of Christians. "More Christians are being persecuted today throughout the world than during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero,"

Karachi: January 27, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC Central Secretariat have released letter of Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President PCC to Chairman PEMRA to stop broadcasting of “Baji Irshad” a drama serial of Express TV Channel on desecrating Christianity and insulting Christian community of

Lahore: January 27, 2017. (PCP) Rwadari Tehreek Central Executive Committee (CEC) held its Annual Meeting on January 25-26, 2017 at Lahore which was chaired by Samson Salamat, the Chairman of Rwadari Tehreek and was participated by the 20 members of the Committee from Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pun

Islamabad: January 27, 2017. (PCP) The Lord Mayor of London has visited Pakistan to strengthen trade links between London, the world’s leading financial centre, and Pakistan, which has blossoming banking, legal, and services industries.
Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley, the Lord Mayor, has meet business

Faisalabad: January 25, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul Chairman of Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA have requested for Suo Moto against Express TV Channel on desecration and insulting Christianity and Christians in the Comedy Seriel “Baji Irshad”.
Professor Paul said “Express T

London: January 25, 2017. (PCP) The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) today joined its voice with others in highlighting the rising tide of ‘disappearances’ associated with blasphemy cases against human rights activists in Pakistan. BPCA chairman Wilson Chowdhry said: ‘We have repeatedl

Kasur, Pakistan: January 25, 2017. (By Khalid Zhahzad) The influential Muslim named Mohammad Din along with three others entered forcibly in home of Christian woman when her husband has on work and gang raped her with threats to leave their family property which was adjacent to home of culprits in a

Islamabad: January 24, 2017. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance and Organizer Awami Maseeha Party Mr. J Salik said that leaders need to change their attitudes because we haven’t seen any rich Khalifa in the history of Islam, instead of collecting money for themselves they donated their own liv

Lahore: January 24, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard). The Holy Father Pope Francis received the cross from the Archbishop of Canterbury in response to the golden Papal ring which was presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope 50 years ago". Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM was talking to over

London: January 24, 2017. (PCP) The plight of a Pakistani Christian mother of five who has been jailed for seven years under the notorious blasphemy laws of Pakistan, will be highlighted in several demonstrations across the UK.
The protests have been organised by the British Pakistani Christian As

Islamabad: January 24, 2017. (PCP) Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Miss Jacqueline Sultan while addressing youth in Fatima Church Islamabad expressed deep concern over reports of increased use of drugs by students in schools and colleges of Islamabad.
She said administration of schools,

Toronto: January 24, 2017 (PCP) International Christian Voice (ICV) has come to learn that a 3-year-old Christian baby girl, Saiba Masih, has been raped in the city of Chishtian in the district of Bahawalnagar, Pakistan. Saiba is the daughter of Shafqat Masih and Catherine Bibi. Catherine is a singl

Sialkot: January 23, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights organized the inter-religious harmony ceremony with the collaboration of Dioceses of Sialkot at Hunter Memorial Church Hunter Pura Sialkot. Thepurpose of this inter religious harmony ceremony was to extend the Christ

Faisalabad: January 23, 2017. (PCP) Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA Professor Anjum James Paul in an open letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif has demanded representation of religious minorities in Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms.
Pakistani Ch

Lahore: January 21, 2017. (PCP) Lahore High Court have reserved judgement on Christian Divorce Act of 1869 case again after Christian clergy filed review in a case filed in 2016 to makes changes in law.
The Federal Minister for Human Rights who is Christian Senator Kamran Michael and The Punjab Min

Philadelphia: January 20, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and Editor of Pakistan Christian Post have congratulated President elect Donald J Trump on taking oath as 45th President of USA today.
“The religious minorities in Islamic states will be safe and

Lahore: January 18, 2017. (PCP) In the honor of Quaid-e-Azam, The Day Daily Mashriq has awarded Khalid Shahzad with an award for his work to maintain peace among Christians and Muslims during last 3 years for all those incidents between Christian and Muslim about disputes in Mandi Bahaudin, Waziraba

Vatican City: January 18, 2017. (PCP) Pakistani Christians witness it with surprise and concerns as Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Vatican to celebrate opening of Palestine Embassy in previous week.
Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC said

Islamabad: January 17, 2017. (PCP) The blasphemy laws in Pakistan which have been used against Christians since 1991 to end religious freedom and harmony is underway to target Muslim liberal activists who have created pages on social media to criticize powerful establishment of Islamic Republic of

Karachi: January 17, 2017. (PCP) Christian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Miss Jacquline Sultan said that Mr. Aslam Pervaiz Sahotra of Masiha Millat Party and Human Liberation Commission is under custody and some criminals are demanding extortion money from his family and threatening them to kill

Lahore: January 15, 2017. (PCP) The Christians gathered in front of Lahore Press Club on January 14, 2017 and recorded protest against production of alcohol in Pakistan.
The protestors were holding play cards and banners with demands of “Put complete ban on production and sale of alcohol in Islamic

London: January 13, 2017. (PCP) The British Pakistani Christian Association is pleased to endorse a Home Office assessment guidance and training that should help reduce the likelihood that actual persecuted Christian converts are denied asylum because of their failure to correctly answer biblical an

Karachi: January 13, 2017. (PCP) Christian Lawyer Miss Jacqueline Sultan and Human Rights Activist said space for civil society activists is being diminished by anti state elements who do not want that voice of people to come up and raise the issues. These incidents will not stop happening until Pak

Lahore: January 13, 2017. (PCP) The leaders participating in Christian Leadership Conference held in Caritas Hall Lahore condemned Joint Electorate system imposed on religious minorities on reserved seats in National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies and demanded voting rights to elect their p

London: January 13, 2017. (PCP) CLAAS has welcomed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s speech delivered at the inauguration of a water filtration plant at Katas Raj temple complex.
He said the day is not far when Pakistan will be recognized as a "minorities-friendly country" and that his government is ta

Karachi: January 13, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have appealed Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of life threat to family members of Christian leader Aslam Pervaiz Sahotra who is arrested and in jail but some criminals are demanding huge amount of extortion

London: January 12, 2017. (PCP) The recently released ‘World Watch List 2017', produced by Open Doors has shown that Pakistan has unfortunately moved up to fourth place for how badly Christians are treated.
In 2015 Pakistan had ranked at number 8 and last year they rose to 6th. Currently, only Nor

Islamabad: January 11, 2017. (PCP) The Board of Directors of Christian Study Center Rawalpindi is violating its Article of Association which was submitted with Registrar of Societies under Social Welfare Department of Government of Punjab according to complains posted on social media by Christians w

London: January 10, 2017. (PCP) Following the advice of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Saeeduzzaman Siddiqi on Friday rejected the controversial bill against forced conversion that was recently unanimously adopted by the Sindh Assembly.
Sources said that besides the chief minis

Hyderabad: January 10, 2017. (PCP) Hyderabad Development Authority HDA Employees gathered in front of Hyderabad Press Club and demanded payments of their salaries which have been not paid from last four months.
The HAD employees are facing hunger without payment of wages and their children are unab

Karachi: January 10, 2017. (PCP) Different Christian Religious, Social and Political groups have announced to protest in front of Lahore Press Club to demand complete ban on distribution of liquor and to cancel liquor permits issued to non-Muslims on religion grounds after sad incident of drinking t

London: January 9, 2017. (PCP) In response to returns Minorities Protection Bill on forced conversion Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Ex-MPA Sindh and Ex-Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly said that some religious parties have rallied against the proposed legislation, cal

Faisalabad: January 8, 2017. (PCP) Pakistan is becoming dangerous country for Christians, Hindus and other religious minorities because incidents of persecution in name of religion are rising every year due to legislation which failing to protect them said Professor Anjum James Paul who is Chairman

Vatican City: January 7, 2017. Pope Francis has congratulated Orthodox Church believers with the coming Christmas (under the Julian calendar) "in the spirit of brotherly love."
The Pontific delivered these greetings from a window of the Apostolic Palace while addressing pilgrims on Saint Peter’s Sq