Kasur: November 15, 2007. "I was not appreciated by my mother to come to the church compound for sewing training by Milap Organization. But I continued with the support of my father and continued. As a result when I started earning Rs.100/- to stitch one suit then my mother was happy and encourage S

Dhar. MP: November 13, 2007: A Dalit villager burnt to death by upper-caste people in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh in India on November 10.
Kailash Bagri (40) was burnt alive on Saturday by a group of 50 armed men for beating an ox belonging to his upper-caste neighbour that had strayed into hi

Swat: November 14, 2007. When the Taliban destroyed two Buddhist statues in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001, there was an international outcry. But similar incidents are now occurring in northwest Pakistan, where radical Islamists recently blew up a sculpture of Buddha in broad daylight.
The phen

I am a democrat and believes firmly in the rule of the law. I begin to think when people discuss the state of emergency and suspension of the constitution in Pakistan from November 3rd. There are articles and press releases in support of lawyers and judges in Pakistan and to force General Mus

MONTVILLE: September 6, 2007. A Morris County congregation continues to mourn two missionaries killed last week in Pakistan in what appears to be a crime.
The Rev. Arif Khan and his wife, Kathleen, were shot dead in their home last Wednesday in a residential neighborhood of the Pakistani capital of

DHARMSALA, India: September 6, 2007. (AP) A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approve all of Tibet`s spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress and undermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetan government-in-exile said Sunday.
For centuries, the search for the reinc

Alexandria, Egypt. September 6, 2007. (WND) where two Christian students were ordered to adopt Islam or forfeit future schooling
A court in Egypt has temporarily adjourned a hearing for Christian twins who, when ordered to take a school test that would result in their conversion to Islam wrote, "I

Mandi Bahauddin: September 5, 2007. Gulzar Masih, a Christian mini truck driver is allegedly being forced to recite Islamic Holy Kalima (Holy verses used to mark the conversion to Islam) and convert to Islam, by two Muslim men, Khawar Butt and Baatti. The sole wage earner of the family is living und

SERBIANNA; August 29, 2007. Three unidentified persons kidnapped and raped a Serbian girl while a boy that was with her was beaten and robbed in the Muslim-dominated Kosovo province confirms Kosovo Police Service representatives.
"An Opel Vectra automobile blocked the road ahead of the victims and

KUALA LUMPUR; August 29, 2007. A Malaysian newspaper has apologized to Roman Catholic archbishop after publishing a front page picture of Jesus Christ clutching a cigarette.
The Makkal Osai, a Tamil-language daily, printed the picture earlier in the week, provoking criticism from religious leaders

Istanbul - With Abdullah Gül just elected as President of Turkey, the headscarf debate has yet again been brought to the forefront. Although the ban on wearing headscarves in public places took effect in 1998, the discussion has never stopped and has even gained new momentum with the possibility of

Pakistan. August 23, 2007. The CoP News Service (Team) was in retreat for quite some time though we had plenty of news to share both good and those, which sadden us. All these are for our reflections and prayers for the betterment of the church at large. We were hopeful that prayer warriors would pr

On July 8th, 2007 New Satellite Town Police Sargodha warned 'End Time Messages Believers Assembly' (ETMBA) Pastor Rev Irshad Masih to switch off loudspeakers. Therefore worship had to go without speakers for 5 days. This was the consequence of a report registered in New Satellite Town Police Station

Bangalore (India), SVM News, August 21, 2007: A group of 50 people attacked a church at Jakkur, a northern suburb of Bangalore city, where 30 people were worshipping and beat a few people on 19th August, 2007.
This incident took place on 11-30 a.m as the members of Indian Pentecostal Church of Go

Rays of development organization (ROD) interviewed some capable minority leaders at the 60th Independence Day of Pakistani Nation. Chairman ROD Mr. Ferhan Mazher, coordinator ROD fact-finding team Zimran Elias, Coordinator office ROD Jawad Mazhar, Imran Mazher and Nadeem Samuel conducted telephonic