UK: November 18, 2010. (PCP) The Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) has received with sadness the news that Asia Bibi has been sentenced to death for blasphemy by a session court in the province of Punjab. The Christian mother-of-two, from Ittanwali, was sentenced by the court o

Faisalabad: November 18, 2010. (PCP) On 14th November 2010, Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) organized a training workshop on the theme “Awareness and Motivation for Women with Disabilities to Combat Barriers” held at Chenab School System, Sarfraz Colony in Faisalabad. The pu

PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY: November 18, 2010. (CNS) A weeklong treaty meetings commenced on 15 November 2010 as an industry prohibited from participating attempts to influence its outcomes from the outside looking in. Philip Morris International (PMI) is launching a legal attack against Uruguay for im

Pakistan: November 18, 2010. (PCP) Last night, on a talk show on private TV, a panel comprising a famous singer and head of an NGO, an ex cricketer now heading a political party and one gentleman running gallop NGO and TV anchor discussed whether next year would be better than the present one? One o

Washington DC: November 18, 2010. (PCP) Mr. Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, in Obama administration issued the religious freedom report 2010, here says that in Pakistan, against the backdrop of continued extremist violence against civilian targe

Vatican City: November 17, 2010. (AFP) Pope Benedict XVI has called for the release of Christian mother Asia Bibi who was sentenced to death last week in Pakistan for blasphemy, the Vatican announced.
The pontiff said the mother of five should "be given back her freedom", during the weekly genera

Cairo: November 17, 2010. (By Mary Abdelmassih AINA) Coptic Christians in the Upper Egyptian village of el-Nowahed, Abu-Tesht, in Qena Province, were victims of an attack by a Muslim mob of nearly one thousand on Monday, November 15. The attack started at nearly 10:00 pm on Monday evening and lasted

New York: November 16, 2010. Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC said that statement of Federal Minister for Minorities Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti to make procedural amendments in blasphemy law is to divert attention from death sentence handed over to Asia Bibi under blasphemy.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Today, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) and the Asian Law Caucus (ALC), members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, applauded the California Supreme Court in upholding California law AB 540 in the case, Martinez v. Regents of the University of Calif

Montreal: November 16, 2010. (PCP) Bharat Times, a prestigious monthly publication from Montreal, Canada, honored Dr. Anuradha Sharma with WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD at its annual banquette held on September 25th at Eveagreen Reception Hall in Montreal. The award was presented by the honorable Raymond

Lahore: November 16, 2010. (PCP) Hundreds of Christians protestors block Raiwind-Lahore Road when staged protest in front of Chief Minister Punjab Farmhouse in Raiwind on bulldozing a Church was bulldozed by an influential Muslim to grab Church land on November 15, 2010.
The “King of Kings” Church

Cairo: November 15, 2010. (By Mary Abdelmassih AINA) -- Thousands of Copts staged a sit-in inside and outside the Church of the St. Mary in Talbiya, in the Pyramids area, since the morning of November 11, to protest the storming of the church premises by dozens of security forces to stop constructio

New York: November 15, 2010. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress PCC and Pakistani Christians Association in North America PCA, leaders decided in a meeting to stage protest in front of United Nations offices in New York on handing over death sentence to Christian women Asia Bibi on accusations of bla

LARKANA: November 13, 2010. (Nazir Siyal) Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Saturday that the government has fixed sugar rates and DCOs empowered to check on district level cell established under the supervision re-checking of illegalities and take necessary actions under the relevant

Lahore: November 13, 2010. (PCP) Christian Lawyers Federation CLF Chairman Mr. Khalid Gill said that it was long standing demand of Pakistani Christians students to get subject of Christianity instead of Islamic Studies in syllabus but administration never gave due consideration on this important is