Layyah: May 25, 2012 (PCP) Serving Hearts International (SHI) Holland's Field Coordinator in Layyah Pakistan, Mr. Irfan James with the collaboration of Lourdes Prism Development Society, Chak 270 in Layyah distributed school books among the needy children on May, 19, 2012.
Mr. Irfan James, Field Co

Cairo: May 24, 2012. (AINA) The verdict passed by the Minya Criminal Court on May 21 convicting 12 Copts to life imprisonment while acquitting eight accused Muslims in the same case, known as Abu Qurqas sedition, has caused widespread anger among the Copts. Georges Wahib of United Copts, who attende

Okara, Punjab: May 24, 2012. (LEAD) The news of cutting throats of five Christian family members spread fear and anger among millions of Christian living in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Dr. Babar was living in Muhala Ahmad Town, Okara, with his wife Shagufta Babar, a teacher in Convent School, Sam

Karachi: May 24, 2012. (PCP) Member Parliament Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh & President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Sindh today visited Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to see him in a wake of sympathy with Khurram S/o. Ishaq aged 15 years who was seriously wounded by i

Karachi: May 23, 2012. (PCP) In the Christian Colony, Essa Nagri, Gulshan-e-Iqbal where Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Parliamentarian, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh & President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Sindh resided with his family and now he has turned the same in

May 18, 2012
Mr. Raymond Durrani
Raymond Durrani and Associates Political Strategists/Central Committee Executive Friends of Minorities in Pakistan raymond.durrani@sympatico.ca
Dear Mr. Durrani:
Thank you for email of November 5, 2011, and attachment, regarding freedom of religion in Pakistan

Islamabad: May 22, 2012. (PCP) As production, sale and consumption of liquor is prohibited (haram) under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the majority population of the country, income from Excise Duty on alcohol is also violation of the tenets of Islam.
This was stated by C

LARKANA/RATODERO: May 22, 2012. (Nazir Siyal) Thousands of Sindhi Nationalists leaders, workers and supporters from different parts of Sindh districts arrived at Bypass of Ratodero-Gawadar Motorway to attend the Chehlum (40th Day) of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Chairman late Bashir Khan Qureshi he

Lahore: May 22, 2012. (PCP) First, a 13 years old Christian girl from a Narrowal village has been raped by three Muslims men of that village. Another Christian girl Sakina, 20 years old has been kidnapped by some Muslims. Parents of this girl are very poor.
Sakina’s father Dara told that he has two

Lahore: May 22, 2012. (PCP) World Vision in Progress Foundation is a Christian non- profit organization working for the Oppressed and deprives Christian community in Pakistan. Christians and other religious minorities were caught in a grave situation, with gory incidents occurring. World Vision In P

Netherlands: May 22, 2012. (PCP) A delegation of Pakistani Dutch Christian Community is going to meet up with the officials at Home Affairs Office The Netherlands on 23rd of May under the leadership of Mr. Johnson William.
To bring across the challenges and difficulties of Pakistani Asylum seekers

Islamabad: May 21, 2012. (PTI) Unidentified men yesterday vandalised a historic Hindu temple in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan that was reopened on the orders of a court last year, police officials and local residents said.
The attackers burnt pictures and damaged a shiv ling inside Gorakhnath

Sheikhupura: May 19, 2012. (PCP) Another Blasphemy case has been registered against a Christian man named Sajad Masih son of Inayat Masih aged about 22 years in the area of Farooq Abad, Siddique Colony District Sheikupura in the Police station of Farooq Abad. U/S 295B for defiling Holy Quran
The Vo

LARKANA: May 19, 2012. (Nazir Siyal) A large number of women from different parts of Larkana and PPP Ladies wing Larkana staged protest demonstration outside the Larkana Press Club against the officials of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Larkana and HBL staff for humiliating and ignoring the p

Lahore: May 19, 2012. (PCP) Another case of Blasphemy has been registered against a Sajid Masih , a Christian aged 20 , resident of Saidqabad ,Farooqabad district Shiekhupura on 18th May 2012. The complainant Muhammad Shar-ullah-zaman filed an application in the Police station city Farooqabad under-