In addition, Indonesia's parliament -- the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) -- held its annual session from August 1-10. Several contentious issues were Indonesian Constitution in relation to debated, including whether or not to amend the religion and introduce the "Jakarta Charter" which would

In welcome message to Mr. K. M. Soomro on joining Pakistan Christian Congress, the PCC chief Nazir S Bhatti said that now PCC is stronger in Sindh Province than before and even in Pakistan. PCC Punjab Council Chairman Professor Salamat Akhter, PCC advisor to President Mr. Salim Balouch, PCC Sindh Ch

Mr. Nazir S Bhatti said that it's not a democratic process in any term that Christians may vote for Muslim candidates and the Muslims may select their representation in parliament. He said it shall be an imposed leadership of Muslims on the Christians and shall provide chance to reach in parliament

Its very important and unique protest staged by the Pakistani Christians in Holland that they observed the Independence Day of Pakistan as the Black Day in Holland on August 14. To mark the protest against the laws turning them to be second-class citizens in the state.

The Pakistan Christians vow

He said that this constitution preamble encouraged the military ruler Zia Ul Haq to introduce the Prohibition and HUD ordinance of president order no4 of 1979 to implement Islamic laws. In the light of this preamble the majority of Muslim sects planned to introduce their own laws causing conflict am

Ayub Masih, 31, had been living in prison for almost six years, although his sentencing was widely challenged by human rights groups, Christian clergymen and lay persons. Within nine days of Masih's sentencing on April 27, 1998, Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad John Joseph committed suicide to protest

Talking to the PCP, the chief of PCA and IF Mr. William Shahzad and Nisar Khan said that despite of Pakistani missions in New York to threaten the Pakistani Christians that names of demonstrators shall be forwarded to the government of Pakistan for action against their relatives in Pakistan and demo

BBC: How many Christians are there in Pakistan?

Chris: There are 15 million Christians in Pakistan. We are the largest minority in Pakistan.

BBC: What the government doing to protect Christians?

Chris: The government is taking all out steps to protect lives and property of the Christians

The Christians leaders in Pakistan and abroad have heart heartedly welcomed the mission of Rev. Patrick Augustine when four Bishops of the Bishops Conferences of Pakistan are in US now a days and campaigning for the forthcoming elections in Pakistan after their bargains with Muslim religious politic

Witnesses told reporters who reached the site Friday that the assailants announced they were from the violence-racked city of Karachi. They were quoted as saying that more Christian institutions would be Targeted in the days to come--chilling words that were uttered earlier by the slain suspects in

According to hospital sources, one of the attackers who was standing by the hospital guard talking signalled his accomplices when he saw worshippers coming out of the chapel after finishing their morning prayers.

The accomplices upon receiving the signal hurled explosives at the worshippers kill

The recent terrorists act is the third ever incident of attacks on the innocent Christian worshipers in Pakistan. According to the Impatient Friends, Pakistani Christian association in North America, Pakistani American Christian coalition and Pakistan Christian Congress their leaders shall present m

A spokesman for the Murree Christian School counted three school workers including a retired teacher and Two security guards among the dead. A passerby was also shot dead. All the schoolchildren and members of the teaching staff are safe, the spokesman said.

Built in 1956, Murree Christian Scho

In January 2002 the minority community was deprived the right of electing their own representatives. Now the minorities have been given representation in National and Provincial Assemblies.

How the minorities will get the representation is the strangest thing one can ever imagine. First we will

Mr. Bhatti said that dual voting system have been under considerations of the previous government for the minorities because the majority party in the house have imposed the leaders of their own choices from the minorities and in the PPP government of 1973, the such new faces were imposed who were e