They chopped Tapan Bhattacharji, a Hindu man, to death, wounded his younger brother Swapan Bhattacharji and gang-raped 3 Hindu women over a period of 2 hours. The thugs claimed that they were paid by the rival political leaders to kill them. These Hindu family members have worked against the current

That's RIGHT. I do not have such special privileges as a Minister, nor did my Son's. We could attend their prayer rituals every Friday, and miss class to boot. Class's range from Lunchroom to the Gym, depending on size needed. An Imam is sometimes there but his Participation is encouraged by the Boa

To afford the dowry, families who don̢۪t have the funds secure a loan. For far too many Christians, the payback is a lifetime of making bricks. Owned by wealthy Muslims, the brickyards enslave the entire family. Families toil day in and day out making bricks. They must make over a

He said that minorities in Pakistan enjoy equal rights as enshrined in the Holy Quran, the Constitution of the country and envisioned by the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e- Azam.

The President made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of the World Council of Churches, Geneva led b

Mr. Nazir s Bhatti shall be installed as the Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of Pakistan with the rank of knight Grand Officer. This was announced by Chev. James Reese, The knight and Knight Grand Officer of the Grand Priory of the USA.

Chev. Reese further stated that the Grand Prior have sancti

WEA Defender update on persecution and religious freedom. Significant Trends That Could Impact the Church in 2003. Submitted by Angela Watkins

The Religious Liberty Commission of World Evangelical Alliance identifies global trends to alert people to the ongoing struggles faced daily by believers

Dr. Christy Munir, president of the International Protestant Church in Pakistan, suffered a severed artery in his right shoulder, a broken leg, severe burns and a pierced lung in a grenade attack on his church that left five people dead and 45 others wounded on March 17, 2002.

Munir underw

Within the category of hope one can enlist the reversion to the system of joint electorates during Election-2002 whereas the list of new fears is pretty long. At least two churches, one missionary hospital and a school became the new targets of the disposed Jihadis (holy warriors). The unprecedented

"I want to put a human face on the problem," Rani Hong said in a low, even voice. She is now a wife and the mother of four.

Hong is one of as many as four million women and children who are sold, kidnapped or coerced into a life of sexual servitude annually, according to theorganizers of the "Pat

Ziwar, who worked as a taxi driver in Zakho, in the Kurdish authority area of North Iraq, was shot by Abd al-Karim Abd al-Salam at a taxi rank early in the morning on 17 February. Abd al-Salam approached Ziwar and challenged him to return to Islam. When Ziwar refused he opened fire with an automat

John Langlois, Channel Islands; Sam Olson, Venezuela, General Secretary, Latin American Region; Eva Sanderson, Zambia; John Smith, Guyana; Gary Walsh, USA; Rudolf Westerheide, Germany; Wong Kim Kong, Malaysia; Godfrey Yogarajah, Sri Lanka, General Secretary, Asian Region; Key Yuasa, Brazil. Daniel B

Rev. Masih has been imprisoned since April of 2001. He has been charged under Section 295c of Pakistani law: "insulting the Prophet." No bail has been granted.

The penalty-the only penalty-is death.

Article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyon

"The U.S. is identified here as a Christian country, and Christians are targeted by terrorists to express their anger against America," according to Samuel Azariah, a church leader in Lahore.

Last month, a shadowy militant group named Jesh Ahle-i-Alqiblat al-Jihadi al-Sari al-Alami distributed p

In her appeal, She alleged that the higher officers of the Telephone Department are sheltering DE Pervaiz Iqbal and he have not hope of any justice by the present officers looking in the matter of my husband.
In her appeal Wilat Bibi have said "My husband Boota Masih is working as Daily Wages Sweep