New Delhi: May 15, 2017. (PCP) A unique declaration of Mahatma Gandhi which he made in his newspaper, ‘The Harijan’ in 1938 declaring that, “Palestine belongs to the Palestinians in the same way as France belongs to French and England to the English.” This declaration became the international polic

Washington DC: May 14, 2017. Franklin Graham, son of the famed evangelical preacher Billy Graham, urged fellow Christians to struggle against a “Christian genocide” that he says has killed in greater numbers than most believers can fathom.
Graham, who has been criticized by some evangelicals for ca

Quetta: May 12, 2017. (Reuters) A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said.
At least 35 people were wounded in the blast near the town of Mastung, 50 km (30 mil

Washington DC: May 11, 2017. world summit for persecuted Christians is being held in Washington D.C. this week. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham spoke at the summit, giving a moving summary of the suffering faced by Christians around the world.

Jakarta: May 10, 2017. (Morning Star News) Indonesia took a huge leap backwards in its reputation as a moderate Islamic democracy today when a court sentenced the Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, to two years in prison for “blaspheming” the Koran.
The blasphemy accusat

Vatican City: May 10, 2017. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his appreciation for the people and Catholics of Bangladesh who regard the appointment of the country’s first cardinal as a blessing. “I expressed all the feelings and joys of the people of Bangladesh and the Catholic community,

Sahiwal: May 8, 2017. (Imran Anjum), The next hearing of peasant’s case registered under the Anti-terrorism Act is fixed on 22nd May 2017 at Anti-Terrorism Court, Sahiwal.
On April 17, 2016, the leadership of Anjuman Muzareen Punjab (AMP) were protesting against the illegal detention of peasants i

Xinjiang: May 7, 2017. Amid increasing attempts to suppress religious activities, Chinese authorities have detained, fined, and imprisoned Christians for public worship, buying and selling devotionals, and group Bible study.
In late April, a court in Xinjiang convicted five Protestants who attended

Brussels: May 7, 2017. (PCP) A conference titled ‘European Union and OBOR’, hosted by the Brussels-based South Asia Democracy Forum (SADF), was held in the European Parliament (EP) on May 5, 2017. The objective of the conference was to discuss and understand the China-initiated ‘One Belt One Road’

ABUJA: May 7, 2017. (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants have released dozens of schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, officials said on Saturday.
A government minister, asking not to be named, said 82 girls had been released

Canada: May 4, 2017. (PCP) The Sikh Council for Interfaith Relations (SCIR) is pleased to share with you that the next Parliament of the World’s Religions will be held from November 1 to 7, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
The announcement of the 2018 Parliament was made in Toronto on Tuesday, May 2, 2017

New Delhi: May 4, 2017. (PCP) J&K National Panthers Party held a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi demanding imposition of Governor Rule in the State of J&K under Section 92 of J&K Constitution. The National Panthers Party Sr. leaders led its Chief Patron, Prof.Bhim Singh submitted t

Karachi: May 3, 2017. (PCP) The legal, political and policy environment for Pakistani media deteriorated significantly and Pakistani media professionals continue to face violence while those who attack journalists enjoy impunity from prosecution.
A report covering the period January 2016 to April

New Delhi: May 3, 2017. (PCP) A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising of JJ Mr. A.K.Sikri and Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan today directed Solicitor General of Union of India, Shri Ranjit Kumar to file the Status Report on the foreign prisoners (mostly from Pakistan & POK) presently de

Islamabad: May 3, 2017. (PCP) Federal Minister for Human Rights Senator Kamran Michael has said that all out efforts are being made to improve the human rights situation throughout the country. In this regard, he said, comprehensive IT mechanism (application) will be introduced soon to redress the g