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 […]
Month: March 2016
One Year on Lahore Twin Bomb Attack Victims Remembered
On a sombre day in Pakistan faithful Christians from both Catholic and Anglican origins remembered the lives lost and injured in the terrible twin church bomb attack that occurred in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan. Liturgical events were held at churches across Pakistan this morning. Christchurch an Anglican church from the Church of Pakistan and “Roman […]
Christians in Kings Lynn pray for peace after moving wake-up call of increasing persecution in UK
A wake-up call sounds in Kings Lynn Last Sunday The Branch Christian Fellowship, Kings Lynn, invited Nissar Hussain a convert from Islam to Christ to their church to share his personal experience of persecution since becoming a Christian. As Nissar shared his account the fellowship was reminded of the testimonies of many believers residing in […]
Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti remembered five years on.
Several martyrs were remembered in the House of Commons on a night of reflection and determination to bring to fruition the legacy of their sacrifice. The event hosted by the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) for Minorities in Pakistan saw the coming together of senior humanitarians working on the human rights deficit in Pakistan. The […]
BPCA raises concerns about re-persecution of Pakistani Christians with the Royal Thai Embassy in London
Earlier this week (9th March 2016) Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) met with Thai officials at the Royal Thai Embassy in London to discuss the situation of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers and refugees in Thailand, after the BBC aired a documentary about their plight, a documentary for which the BPCA helped Chris […]
Covetous Muslim man shoots boy dead after Christian wife refuses his advances
A jealous Muslim love rival indiscriminately fired gunshots in the home of a loving Christian family instantly killing a 17 year old son. The tragedy occurred on 27th February, in the town of Qayum in FaisalabadCity under the strangest circumstances. Tahir Qadeer (48 years) and his wife Shazia Tahir (42 years), a Christian couple, were […]
Christian couple appeal blasphemy law conviction for alleged texting of blasphemous messages
In an extraordinarily rare Pakistani Blasphemy law case both a husband and wife were charged with blasphemy and imprisoned in two different jails. Shafqat Emmanuel is incarcerated at District Jail Faisalabad and Shagufta Kauser is around 250 km away at Multan Jail, a home she shares with Pakistan’s most famous blasphemy law victim Asia Bibi […]
Watch the BBC Documentary titled Thailand’s Asylum Crackdown
Chris Rogers and Wilson Chowdhry sharing a meal with Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand. Chris Rogers has been undercover in Thailand to expose how the country treats its asylum seekers. Pakistani Christians fleeing extremist violence are among the second largest group of asylum seekers in Thailand. Many are routinely rounded up and sent […]
Watch the BBC Documentary titled Thailand's Asylum Crackdown
Chris Rogers and Wilson Chowdhry sharing a meal with Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand. Chris Rogers has been undercover in Thailand to expose how the country treats its asylum seekers. Pakistani Christians fleeing extremist violence are among the second largest group of asylum seekers in Thailand. Many are routinely rounded up and sent […]
Thousands mourn death of Pakistan’s most famous political murderer!
Over 30,000 Muslims mourned the loss of a man they deemed to be an Islamic hero yesterday during a procession of his body and funeral in Rawalpindi, neighbouring the country’s capital. Mumtaz Qadri rose to fame or infamy following his sadistic killing of a man he was hired to protect. The former Police officer was […]