HEAD LINE NEWS - 2008
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J Salik felicitates UNO and Dutch government on withdrawal of Fitna.

Islamabad: April 4, 2008. Convener World Minorities Alliance J.Salik has felicitated the UNO and the Dutch government for having ensured the withdrawal of a movie described as blasphemous by the Muslims and has expressed that the act would help ease reduction in the tension among the major faiths of

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Shadab Khokhar presents memorandum to Premier of Ontario province of Canada to save Lords, s Prayer.

Brampton; March 31, 2008. The leaders of International Christian AWAZ presented a petition to Premier Dalton McGuinty of Ontario to save Lord, s Prayer that has been removed from the daily opening of legislature.
According to Guardian report, Shahdab Khokhar presented petition on Wednesday along wi

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Another Christian Teen Age Girl Implicated in False Charge of Theft.

Lahore: March 29, 2008. According to the facts findings of Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan (SLMP), Farzana Rasheed Masih aged 16 year belong to a destitute family. She used to work as a servant in the house of a Muslim named Muhammad Abid and getting 500Rs. Per month, resident of officers colony cant

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Watson Gill expresses concern in letter to Dutch leader on making of Film.

Sir,
I would like to request to Mr., Wilders. Please, re-consider your step about your film "Fitna" (Tumult). Please, take your decision back. You are putting hundreds of people's life on risk. Please, let me tell you that what you are going to do? And what consequence will be after your film Fitn

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Christian girl kidnapped from Wah Cantonment

Wah Cantt. : March 16, 2008. Pakistan Christian Peace Foundation (PCPF) has issued a Statement of father of victim and Chairman (PCPF) Wah Cantt. "54 years old Mr. Morris Jan said that my daughter was kidnapped on 27.02.2008 in the morning at 08.00 AM and I try to find her in our relative place, but

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Rector beaten up “over his faith” by Asian youth in UK

London: March 18, 2008. A clergyman is in hospital after he was beaten up in his churchyard by three Asian youths, in an incident, which police are treating as a "faith-hate" attack.
Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, asked the gang to keep their noise down but they turned on him, taunting him about his

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Rev. Patrick Pervez Augustine awarded with “Doctor of Ministry” by Virginia Theological Seminary.

Wisconsin: March 12, 2008. The Rev. Canon Patrick Pervez Augustine, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, La Wisconsin has completed his five years studies and doctoral Thesis: Missional Community in the 21st century, The Mission of God for the People of God Everywhere. The Virginia Theological Semina

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Twin suicide attacks kill 26 in Lahore

LAHORE: March 11, 2008. Two suicide car bombers killed at least 26 people and partly demolished a key police building in Lahore Tuesday, deepening the security crisis facing Pakistan`s incoming civilian government.
Another 175 people were wounded in the massive attacks, which came just minutes and

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Two Iranian women received 99 lashes, on survival ordered to be stone till death.

Iran: March 10, 2008. Two sisters – identified only as Zohreh and Azar – have been convicted of adultery in Iran. They have now been sentenced to be stoned to death.
Adultery is a crime punishable by death in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with the canons of Islamic Sharia law. Th

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ROD sternly condemns death sentence awarded to Zahid Masih during lent

Multan: March 9th (ROD): 'Rays of Development Organization' (ROD) along with other major rights organizations, local church and some Para Church Organizations sternly condemned the death sentence meted out to a Christian janitor Zahid Masih (Case # 112, Dated 2-3-2005, under offence of Section 302

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Minorities’ seat allocation system undemocratic: Afzal Haider

Islamabad: March 5, 2008. Caretaker Law Minister Syed Afzal Haider has conceded that the system of allocation of 'minorities' seats in parliament is 'undemocratic', and advised the Pakistan Human party (PHRP) to approach National Assembly (NA) members –elect to amend the constitution in this reg

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Center for Media and Democracy Pakistan Expresses satisfaction on voting process

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The Election Monitoring Secretariat of the Centre for Media and Democracy (CMD) Pakistan in its preliminary release congratulates the Pakistani nation on completion of the electoral process in a peaceful manner keeping in view the law and order situation of the country. Though the

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Barak Human Rights Protection Committee BHRPC issues report.

Barak Human Rights Protection Committee(BHRPC), a human rights group working mainly in southern part of Assam known as Barak Valley, is deeply concerned at the arrest of Lachit Bordoloi, Advisor to the Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), Pradeep Gogoi, the Duliajan correspondent of NETV, Nekibur Z

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Why Muslims have special treatment in UK? Watson Gill

Holland: February 9, 2008. Archbishop of Canterbury shall apologies to Christian around world, especially to Christian living in Muslim Countries on his comments to award Sharia laws to UK Muslims.
"Why Dr Rowan William not demanded rights of Hindus, Jews, Sikhs and Buddhists? Why have special sy

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J Salik observes Aitzaz Ahsan Day

ISLAMABAD: February 2, 2008. To mark the "Aitzaz Ahsan Day" as decided by the civil society organizations the other day the Convener World Minorities Alliance J.Salik took out a rally in the heart of the capital today.
The participants of the rally including women and children especially those fro

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Christian teen allegedly sold for illegal human organ transplant: By Jawad Mazhar (ROD)

Marr Balochaan, Pakistan, Jan 27th (ROD): A Christian youth Francis Nadeem 15, son of Sadeeq Masih is believed to be kidnapped and allegedly sold for illegal human organ extraction and transplantation, here at Marr Balochaan, a village near Nankanna District of Punjab Province in Pakistan. Where a

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Indian Republic Day: fight violence and intolerance says Archbishop Mumbai

Mumbai: January 26, 2008. (AsiaNews) - Our founding Fathers had enshrined religious freedom in our constitution making India a Sovereign Democratic Republic. It a matter of great disappointment that certain fringe elements unleashed a wave of violence against the Christians in Orissa.
I am deeply

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Afghan journalist gets death for insulting Islam

The Taliban-style intimidation of Afghan newspapers came to the surface after a journalist was sentenced to death for distributing an article deemed to have "insulted Islam".
Sayed Parwez Kaambakhsh`s crime was to have passed around a piece taken from a website questioning why Muslim women cannot

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India: Christians attacked in Chattisgarh after Orissa

Dhamtaree: January 17, 2008. After Orissa, there are now reports of another attack on Christians. The latest one took place in Dhamtaree district of Chattisgarh.
Workers from a Hindu organisation going by the name of Dharamsena attacked a health camp being conducted by christian missionaries.
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21 missionaries who died for the faith in 2007

Rome, Jan. 7, 2008 (CWNews.com) - In a year-end account of missionary deaths, the Fides news service has named 21 Church workers who died for the faith in 2007.
The Fides report lists the priests, religious, and seminarians who were killed during the year. The report notes that the number is sligh

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Seven female Christian students missing in eastern India violence

BHUBANESWAR: January 7, 2008. At least seven teenage girls were missing in eastern India where Christian-Hindu violence left over 9 dead and more than 60 churches damaged, a state government official said Sunday.
Enlarge this picture7 female Christian students missing in violence-hit Orissa, says o

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J Salik demands election not selection on reserved seats in parliaments

Islamabad: January 5, 2008. World Minorities Alliance and Pakistan Human Right Party chief J. Salik held a protest rally from Press club Islamabad to Sarena Hotel.
J. Salik was hoisting European Union Flag for supports to Christian to elect their true representatives.
Mrs. Marry J. Salik was hold

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Bangladeshi Christians Speak Out Against Bhutto Assassination

DHAKA: (ANS) -- Bangladeshi Christians have condemned the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the first woman elected to lead an Islamic state.
A story on UCA News (www.ucanews.com) reported that on Dec. 31, a five-member team representing Catholic and Protestant commu

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Civil Society of Sargodha Pay tribute to martyred Benazir Bhutto.

Sargodha: Jan 3rd (ROD): Rights and advocacy organizations of the Civil Society of Sargodha massed at Katcherry Bazaar, Sargodha to pay tribute to the martyred of democracy, Benazir Bhutto under the aegis of Taangh Wasaib Organization (TWO) by lighting up the candles.
Rays of Development, Organi

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Pat Robertson predicts violence, recession for 2008

USA; January 3, 2008. Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, who has made predicting the future an annual tradition, predicts a recession and a major stock market upheaval are on their way for the United States.
Aside from a recession this year, Robertson suggested Wednesday that Americans will be pa

"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

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