Protest and Memorial Service of Shahbaz Bhatti in front of UN offices in New York

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New York: March 19, 2011. (PCP) The leaders of Pakistani Christians Association in North America PCA have announced here today to rally and offer Memorial Service of Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Minorities, government of Pakistan, on March 24, 2011, in front of United Nations Offices in New York. PCA Chairman Mr. William Shahzad, President Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, Secretary General Babar Khokhar and Director James Gill appealed to Christians living in Tri-State area to gather in front on UN Building at 12:00 Noon on March 24, 2011, to pay homage to Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti, who was gunned down in Islamabad by Tehreek Talaban Punjab on March 2, 2011. The PCA leaders urged government of Pakistan to arrest killers of Shahbaz Bhatti to ensure justice till March 23, 2011, because TTP have already accepted responsibility of attacking and murdering Christian leader. PCA President Dr. Nazir S Bhatti said that Pakistani Christians Association in North America PCA will raise issue of forming Judicial Commission to investigate murder of Shahbaz Bhatti in a special Memorandum to Secretary General UN Mr. Ban-ki Moon on March 24, 2011, protest if government of Pakistan fails to arrest killers till March 23, 2011. The PCA also announced that major Pakistani Christian Churches in NY, NJ and CT states will participates in March 24, 2011, protest and Memorial Service where Pastors will perform Memorial Service at 2:00 PM, in front of UN Building. Fr. Ilyas Gill, leader of Catholic Pakistani Apostate in Brooklyn New York, Pastor Aslam Daniel, Pastor Parvez Khokhar, Pastor Aneel Mall, and Pastor Farooq Jan will offer special prayers in Memorial Service of Shahbaz Bhatti. A delegation of PCA, PCC and Church leaders shall present Memorandum to Secretary General UN at 3;00 PM after protest and Memorial Service. The Names of Participating Churches, Pastors and Pakistani Christian leaders will announced on March 22, 2011, after a representative meeting of Christian dignitaries which is being called this evening in New York.

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"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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