"There were five petitions, they have all been dismissed. There is only one left, and that will be heard on Thursday," attorney general Malik Mohammad Qayyum told AFP after a hearing from which international media were banned.
The party of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto earlier said it was withdr

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said that he will step down as army chief before December 1, the country`s attorney general told reporters Thursday.
The announcement came as military ruler Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999 and declared a state of em

Reliable sources have confirmed to CISA that the missionaries, including a Kenyan, were given 14 days to leave the country, beginning November 6.
The expulsion, our sources say, is part of a wider plot by the Maoist dictatorship of President Isaias Afewerki to destroy the Catholic Church in the Hor

In an interview with The Associated Press, he accused former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, currently under house arrest, of fueling political turmoil and rejected Western pressure to quickly lift emergency rule, which he indicated was likely to continue through the January elections.

"All those

With branches in Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and Philadelphia, the group As-Sabiqun – or the Vanguard – is under the leadership of Abdul Alim Musa.
The declaration of his intention to help lead a takeover of America was highlighted by noted Islam observer Robert Spencer on his

Special prayers were held at the tomb of Mother Teresa which were attended by hundreds all religions, caste and creeds, in a special service the Archbishop of Kolkatta, Lucas Sirkar, urged the authorities to speed up the process of a canonisation; "Our expectation is that she be soon declared a sain

He was involved in evangelism at age of 30 but became full time evangelist and headed to his native city of Lahore.
The Din family is serving God through evangelism from four decades and established " Family Ministry"
The Unique idea of "Family Ministry" was to help local Christian communities to

Lahore; September 2, 2007. The Christians in Pakistan fully respect Inderias Bhatti on his representation in International conferences to highlight Christian persecution in Pakistan. He extends his area of services from religion to social services also and announced to commission a non-profit organi

who was shot dead along with his wife Kathleen in Islamabad on Wednesday. Bishop Arif Khan, a US citizen from Pakistani origin and married to Kathleen, an American woman was enjoying family with children when couple decided to serve Jesus by a Radio Ministry to spread word of Lord in Islamic Republi

Changes in their programs are imminent, not only because the government will regulate such travel more strictly but also because the nation`s religious groups have learned they need to restrain from missionary work which is ``too passionate.``
The Christian Council of Korea said that Korean churche

AsiaNews sources confirmed that at 9 am this morning (Beijing time) policemen and members of the Religious Affairs Bureau picked up the prelate and took him to an undisclosed location.
The bishop, who is not recognised by government authorities, was preparing a pastoral letter and organising meetin

but both have two different backup parties named Christian Liberation Front CLF and Center for Legal Aid and Settlement CLAAS.
Shahbaz Bhatti and Joseph Francis have one thing common, both want to be leaders of Christians, both want to prove loyalty to Pakistan Peoples Party PPP, both want to crush

Independence Day of Pakistan" with Christian children working in Brick Kiln Industry of Pakistan.
Milap, secured few hours of freedom for these Christian children who are not allowed to leave working places. They start working by daybreak and work till twilight making bricks, moving bricks and hate

Three South Korean delegates arrived Thursday morning at the office of the Afghan Red Crescent, where previous negotiations with the Taliban have been held. International Red Cross officials were also at hand to facilitate the talks, said Franz Rauchenstein, an official with the International Commit

under Chairmanship of Mr. William Shahzad. The delegates elected PCA leaders for 2007-2008, as Nazir S Bhatti President, Stephen Jaleel Vice President, David Edward VP, Yaqoob Yohanna VP, William Shahzad Chairman, Atique John Khokhar Secretary General, Babar Khokar Secretary Coordinator and Finance.