ISLAMABAD: July 4, 2008. In order to protest against the procedure of selection instead of election on the ten reserved seats for the representatives of minorities in the National Assembly and continued exploitation of minorities in Pakistan especially the Christian community the World Minorities Al

Lahore, July 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its serious concern at the authorities’ failure to redress the grievance of the unlawfully expelled Ahmedi students of a Faisalabad college and urged firm action against the trouble-makers. In a statement issued today, Advo

Karachi: July 3, 2008. (Reported by Khadijah Shah) Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), from the Press release of Central Secretariat learned that the journalists in North Waziristan are receiving intimidations from a gang of unidentified persons. Receiving such bullying is dismayed and cha

New York: June 27, 2008. The Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA) held its Eighth Annual General Body Meeting in New York on June 21st 2008. Representatives of various Indian Christian Organizations gathered in New York to elect a new Executive Board for v

Islamabad: June 23, 2008. (PTI): Seventeen Christians were abducted by armed militants in northwest Pakistan on Saturday and held them briefly before being freed unharmed early today in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, police said.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the ki

Sargodha, Pakistan (PCP) June 22th: About 700 Christian sanitary workers, led by Farrukh Tanvir Chaudhary head of “All Pakistan Minorities Alliance’s” (APMA’s) youth wing, assembled in front of Tehsil (an administrative division in Pakistan) Municipal Administration’s (TMA’s) office in a bid to sho

Shafique, who was accused of vandalizing the Holy Quran, was dispensed a death sentence with burdensome charge of money (0.5Million). Whereas on shredding the folios of Quran and chucking them in trash, he was given the lifetime imprisonment under the countries notorious sacrilege law, by a session

GENEVA: June 21, 2008. Muslim countries have won a battle to prevent Islam from being criticised during debates by the UN Human Rights Council.
Religions deserve special protection because any debate about faith is bound to be “very complex, very sensitive and very intense” council President Doru

NEW YORK; June 19, 2008. (PAN) A Washington-based Baluch organization has welcomed the statement of President Hamid Karzai that Afghanistan has the right to self- defense and to send its troops across the border to destroy the terrorists living there.
"It is a very legitimate statement. People of

Algiers, Jun 19, 2008. (CNA).- Four Algerian citizens who converted to Christianity have been condemned to prison and heavy fines, while two others were set free after renouncing their conversion. According to the AFP, the defense lawyer said the four were charged with “illegally practicing a non-

Toronto: June 14, 2008. Putting to rest a controversy ignited by Premier Dalton McGuinty four months ago, Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats voted unanimously on a compromise today.
Under the new arrangement, the traditional Christian prayer will continue to be read each morning

SINGAPORE: June 13, 2008--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that Pakistan's 2009 fiscal year (starting July 1, 2008) budget was broadly in line with expectations and has no impact on the sovereign credit ratings of the country (foreign currency B/Negative/B, local currency BB-/Negative/B

LONDON, June 13 (APP): A British member of Parliament Lyne Brown has underscored the importance of addressing the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the peace dialogue between Pakistan and India could become positive only by engaging authentic Kashmiri voices.
The member of the Hou

Sydney: June 08. Monsignor Guido Marini, Master of Liturgical Ceremonies for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today approved the designs and Australian themes for the sanctuary spaces for World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08).
Monsignor Marini is in Sydney this week with Monsignor William Millea and M

Sargodha, Pakistan: June 4, 2008. A large number of people from Christianity, Islam, Shiites, Bhais and various other faiths aggrouped at United Christians Church Noori Gate, Sargodha, Pakistan to observe the ¡Symphony of Peace Prayer¢, under the auspices of ¡Rays of Development CC (ROD CC)¢ United