British Pakistani Christian Associations Chairman Wilson Chowdhry was interviewed by BBC Wordl News the day after the attack on Christians in Gulshan Park, Lahore. We have set up a disaster recovery appeal to help and assist these families. Our donations will help secure medical supplies and pay for hospital treatments, pay for funeral […]
Month: March 2016
Wilson's BBC World Interview on Gulshan Park
British Pakistani Christian Associations Chairman Wilson Chowdhry was interviewed by BBC Wordl News the day after the attack on Christians in Gulshan Park, Lahore. We have set up a disaster recovery appeal to help and assist these families. Our donations will help secure medical supplies and pay for hospital treatments, pay for funeral […]
Human rights groups hold Peace vigil for targeted Christians of Pakistan
LONDON : Stand together in unity with the families of the victims of the Lahore Easter suicide bombing. Join a rally outside Pakistan’s High Commission at 10.00am on Saturday 2nd April 2016. Address: Pakistan High Commission 34-36 Lowndes Square, London SW1X 9JN The peaceful protest will call on governments to do more to protect vulnerable […]
Wilson Chowdhry describes the impact of the latest bomb attack against Christians at Gulshan Park
A powerful bomb blast rocked Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Easter Sunday evening 27th March 2016. The blast is believed to have killed over 60 people and to have injured over 200 local police have said. The explosion took place inside a children’s park known as Gulshan-i-Iqbal at Iqbal Town. A large number […]
Gulshan Park bomb victims revisited
BPCA officers have been visiting hospital victims providing flowers and food and sharing time with them in prayer and counselling. They have paid for and visited several Christian funerals and will soon start the long term rehabilitation for the victims our donations will extend to support. We sent all of volunteers and permanent officers to […]
Bomb Blast Devastates Lahore Easter Celebrations, Death Toll 75 and Rising
Christian worshippers celebrating Easter at Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park only hours before the devastating explosion. A powerful bomb blast rocked Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore today on Easter Sunday evening. The blast is believed to have killed over 60 people and to have injured over 200 local police have said. The explosion took place inside a children’s park known […]
Embarrassed Thailand punish humanitarian agencies supporting asylum seekers after revealing BBC documentary
Some of the local Pak-Christian volunteers who have work visa’s and visit local victims at the IDC. In February 2016 the BBC released a one hour documentary on the brutal treatment of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand. The repercussions of this are only starting to be made manifest. In particular family members are being […]
BPCA window display inspires Resurrection Day contemplation
To celebrate Easter and share our message of hope and salvation with the local community of Ilford, where our office is located, The British Pakistani Christian Association collaborated with local Christian printing company Ex-Nihilo and a local church Palm Tree Ministries, to create a stunning and captivating window display. The concept was a mutually agreed […]
BPCA Church for Pakistani Christians growing in number and strength – French reporter moved by their plight!
A French reporter residing in Thailand contacted the BPCA after reading the on-line BBC report on Pakistani Christians in Thailand and the brutal crackdown by Royal Thai Authorities. Arnaud Dabus a correspondent focused on South East Asia called on the BPCA to help him share the plight of our long suffering minority amongst the French, […]
Christians ‘flushed out’ by local authority in sewage scandal
A Christian colony established near Faisalabad over 45 years ago has become a health hazard after the local government recently decided to release a sewage line, allowing a stagnant pool of over 40 feet in depth to form less than 100 meters from a very deprived Christian community. More than 540 Christian homes have […]