Cairo: January 9, 2011. (By Ibby) Coptic Christmas is off without incidents thanks to massive police deployment around Egypt’s Coptic churches. At least 70,000 police and paramilitary forces, backed by armoured cars and special SWAT teams, are keeping Christian places of worship under a close watch.

ISLAMABAD: January 9, 2011. (PCP) Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan has said that there is a gsound reasonh for the blasphemy laws legislature, and the real reason for rising terrorism being witnessed across Pakistan is actually the US-led War on Terror.
Speaking to the media tod

London: January 9, 2011. (PCP) Mr. Samad Baloch, General Secretary of Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) strongly condemns the new wave of the extra judicial killings of Baloch youth in Balochistan by Pakistani security agencies. The bullets riddled mutilated dead bodies of Mr. Qambar Chakar 24, a

“Today is January 9, 2011, and day of Sunday; a prayer day of Christians in Pakistan: There is portrait of Shaheed Salman Taseer next to Altar in a Cathedral of Lahore. There are hundreds of portraits of Shaheed Salman Taseer in Churches all over Pakistan during Sunday Services. It is our very simpl

Washington DC: January 8, 2011. (By Ahmar Mustikhan) One of Pakistan's most liberal women and former information minister Sherry Rehman has been declared wajibul qatal, an apostate who deserves death.
The Sultan Masjid in the Defence Housing Authority, a posh housing scheme that was started for Pak

New Delhi: January 8, 2011. (PCP) The Indian Muslims leader from different walks of life have condemned assassination of Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer. In joint statement issued here today they said “We are shocked by the killing of the Governor of the province of Punjab in Pakistan, Salman Tasee

Karachi: January 7, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC directed PCC Central Council to engage face value legal team to file lawsuit to repeal blasphemy law in Supreme Court of Pakistan.
“We will not allow fundamental Muslims to challenge ideology of Pakist

Lahore, Pakistan: January 7, 2011. (CNA).- Assassinated Pakistani Gov. Salman Taseer was a “staunch defender” of the rights of minorities and stood up to extremist groups, the Catholic Archbishop of Lahore said Jan. 6. The archbishop decried the mindset of “religious fanaticism” in the country and w

Lahore: January 7, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have expressed grave concern on threatening statements of Islamic leaders to pressurize courts and dictations to follow Sharia law in case of accused Mumtaz Qadri.
Nazir Bhatti clarified that formation o

In the year 2011, we have seen once again another year of oppression, violence, and terrorist murder against Egyptian Coptic Christians, with the latest terrorist bombing on January 1, attacking the Church of St. Mark and St. Peter in Alexandria, killing 21 and wounding 79. But less than a week lat

Faisalabad, Pakistan: January 6, 2011. (By Mobeena Gill) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) organized Christmas Get Together 2010 on December 23, 2010 and helped the widows & needy and shared a real joy of Christmas with the ignored people of the society. HRFP believes Christmas is an event to celeb

Faisalabad: January 5, 2011. (PCP) On 2nd January 2011, Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) in collaboration with Agency for Sustainable Development (ASDP), District Focal Group and Liaison for Enforcement of Human Rights (LEHR) staged a peace rally from District Council to Kutc

London: January 4, 2011. (PCP) An assassin has murdered a senior Pakistani politician for opposing the country's controversial blasphemy laws under which Christians are being persecuted.
Salman Taseer, the Governor of Punjab, was gunned down on January 4 by one of his own elite force security guard

Holland: January 04, 2011. (PCP) Parvez Iqbal, President Pakistan Christian Congress Holland Chapter, Agnes Massey, President of Pakistan Christian Congress Canada Chapter and Mr. Watson Gill, Coordinator of Pakistan Christian Congress for EU have strongly condemned killing of Salman Taseer in capit

USA: January 4, 2011. (PCP) As is being widely reported, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was assasinated earlier today by his own security guard. The guard apparently heeded the fatwa issued by Islamic extremists who were angry about Taseer’s advocacy for Asia Bibi, a Chri