UK: June 17, 2009. (Reza H Borr for PCP) Three prominent student leaders in Baluchistan have been arrested after widespread demonstrations protesting against unprecedented widespread fraud in elections. Shahryar Hosseinbor, Ahmad Rigi and Saeed Arbabzahi were taken to unidentified prisons an

Lahore: June 16, 2009. (PCP) Dr. Nazir s Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC advised Catholic Bishops Conference, Non Governmental Organizations under umbrella of Pakistan Catholic Church, Catholic clergy and other Catholic Congregates to widen rift among Christians of other sects a

LARKANA: June 16, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) A 12 member’s delegation “The Inter Provincial Writers” arrived Larkana and visited the office of Arts Council of Pakistan Larkano.
The delegation was warmly welcomed by the office bearers and members of the Council including Abdul Sattar Khuha

LARKANA: June 14, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) The body of martyred Pakistan Army Hawaldar (HC) Syed Zamir Hussain, who was martyred in Sawat operation four days before was brought here in Larkana from Karachi for the funeral prayers on Saturday.
The Funeral prayers of martyred Pakistan Army

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Hasilpur, Pakistan: June 13, 2009. (PCP) A Christian colony was targeted by parcel bomb thrown from a passenger train on Christian Colony near railway track in city of Hasilpur here today. According to reports 10 Christians were injured when parcel was opened by some children in a house which explod

LARKANA: June 12, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) The farmers (Narejo clan) of Ghinwa Bhutto sent to Jail Larkana after the clash among tenants of Bhutto estate controversy on Agri-crop the distribution here at the Izat Jee Wandh of Union Council Behman near Naudero.
According to the reports, a

UK: June 12, 2009. (PCP) Several Baluch armed groups and tribal chiefs threatened to take action if Mrs Zari Naroee was not released from jail immediately. Mrs Naroee was arrested on 9. 6.09 but was released after the Baluch dignitaries intervened. She was arrested again two days later on 11th of J

Lahore; June 12, 2009. (PCP) Ms. Asma Jahangir, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed deep pain and anguish at the continuing suicide bombings that persist in causing heavy loss of human lives.
The latest incident of target bombing took the life of noted religions scholar D

Geneva; June 11, 2009. (Bobby Ramakant reports) "On the basis of available evidence, and these expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6" said D

LARKANA: June 11, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) A repeat clash among the Bhutto family estate Managers and farmers/Villagers, six injured among the Benazir Bhutto/Sanam Bhutto’s Estate Manager Riaz Phulpoto here at Union Council Behman at Izat Jee Wandh near Naudero.
According to sources, a d

Columbus: June 10, 2009. (PCP) Representatives of the World Sikh Council – America Region (WSC-AR) and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day Sikh-Catholic bilateral national interreligious retreat.
The ob

UK: June 10, 2009. (PCP) The International Director of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called on Christians worldwide to help the Sri Lankan church meet the overwhelming humanitarian crisis affecting their country.
The aftermath of Sri Lanka’s three decade old armed conflict has displaced

LARKANA: June 10, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) Sindh Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders Association (SBRMTA) on Tuesday alleged the Larkana administration, Agriculture department and PASCO for the failure in Sindh government policies to the procurement of 1 million ton rice, still pending a

LARKANA: June 8, 2009. (Nazir Siyal reports for PCP) Complete shutter down strike was observed in Larkana and all over districts of province on Monday by the Sindh United Party (SUP) and other nationalist groups including JSQM, SNF, STP extended their solidarity and supported the strike against the