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

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

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

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

Lahore: June 12, 2018. (PCP) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) demands for the implementations of Lahore High Court orders in response of recent HRFP’s writ petitions of cases; 1). 5% job quota implementations issue in police constables vacancies, 2). Pensions of retired sanitary workers issue.
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Lahore: June 8, 2018. (PCP) A BPCA supported victim has won her court case against the rapist of her then 2 1/2 year old daughter Saiba who suffered trauma and physical damage that may leave the poor child unable to give birth and have her own family one day. In a landmark case today the rapist of t

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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