Haryana, India: October 11, 2019. (PCP) In an act of bureaucratic vandalism, a newly built church was demolished after just over a month of use. The local authority ordered the destruction due to a lack of planning permission despite the entire community having been built without any.

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ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS: October 11, 2019. (Stefan J Bos for BosNewsLife)– Turkey’s Syrian Christians urged prayers on Friday, October 11, as Turkish forces pounded northeast Syria with air and artillery strikes.

“Christians are deeply affected, along with other communities

Lahore: October 9, 2019. (PCP) Parveen Bibi lived along with her husband Aslam Masih and a son named Salman Bhatti aged 14 in Kamoki, Gujranwala. Aslam Masih is a diabetic and unable to work while her son Salman is also not an earning hand. Parveen Bibi is Diabetic too but she began cleaning in t

London: October 9, 2019. (PCP) BPCA has expressed a number of concerns to the International Development Committee parliamentary inquiry team examining the nature of British aid to Pakistan. In a submission prepared by Desmond Fernandes, a former senior lecturer at De Montfort University, BPCA has

Lahore: October 9, 2019. (PCP) Dengue has been on its rise from the last few weeks in the city of Lahore where many people have been affected from the Dengue virus. A Dengue Awareness Walk was organized by National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishiops’ Con

HYDERABAD: October 6, 2019. (PCP) Farhan Effendi and Abbas Kassar were re-elected unopposed as president and general secretary of Hyderabad Union of Journalists (Dastoor), third time consecutive as announced by election commission member Noor Muhammad Bhutto here Saturday.

According to

London: October 6, 2019. The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) this week submitted a report (authored by Desmond Fernandes) [i]to the International Development Committee’s parliamentary inquiry into the effectiveness and coherence of the UK Department for International Developm

London: October 1, 2019. (PCP) A Pakistani man on death row after being convicted of blasphemy charges has been released after 18 years.

The Supreme Court acquitted Wajih-ul-Hassan due to lack of evidence. A case was registered against Mr Hassan in 1999 for writing blasphemous letters t

Hyderabad: October 1, 2019. (Rubina David) In September, 2019 International day of PEACE was celebrated by National Commission for Justice and Peace, Hyderabad office under the leadership of Fr. Shahrukh Nathaniel OFM (Director NCJP Hyderabad).

A series of celebration were arranged by S

On Friday, September 27, 2019, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan Niazi, wearing a navy blazer over a traditional shalwar kameez, addressed to the world leaders at United Nations General Assembly, New York. He attempted to explain the dangers of Islamophobia and why Muslims are sensitive to a

 LONDON, UK: September 29, 2019. (PCP) The current situation in Sindh is marked by continuous human rights violations and an environment of fear and oppression. The Sindhi people are facing immense violence at the hands of Pakistani state security agencies. Enforced disappearances and extraj

Lahore: September 29, 2019. (PCP) It is very sad and full of terror to hear that Pakistani Pastor Anila Haroon who has been doing evangelism in Grace Church Mirfa Abu Dhabi for many years was forced to stop preaching Christian faith in Islamic countries when she was coming back with her husband a

TEHRAN, IRAN: September 26, 2019. (By Stefan J Bos for BosNewsLife) Three Christians in Iran urge believers to pray for them as they and another Christian convert each received six-month prison sentences for their faith and Christian activities, activists told BosNewsLife.

The detention

Geneva: September 25, 2019. (PCP) The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) organized a very successful and thought-provoking Side-event titled, ‘Terrorism Financing in South Asia’, during the 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. A p

ISLAMABAD: September 24, 2019. (PCP) Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has shown anger and displeasure on the recent statement by the US President Donald Trump about "Islamic Terrorism". In a letter written to the US President, Dr Ramesh Kumar, who is al