The pontiff's message was broadcast as the "Thought for the Day" on Radio 4's "Today" program, the BBC said.
Benedict recalled his recent British visit with "great fondness" and said: "I am glad to have the opportunity to greet you again, and indeed to greet listeners everywhere as we prepare to ce

The JUI(F), JI and other Islamic parties have already announced a countrywide shutter down strike and rallies to protect blasphemy law and warn government to present any revision in law, which was expected after Sherry Rehman,s private bill in national assembly of Pakistan
The Islamic political and

but hijacked Pakistan by radical Muslim and undercover socialist Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party PPP who changed ideology of Pakistan and turned it into Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1973. He said that ZA Bhutto and his PPP set foundation of religious apartheid with 4th Amend

The Christians protested in front of Pakistan Consulate in New York in chilled weather here this morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon for immediate release of Asia Bibi and presented Memorandum to Counsel General. The protestors later rallied in front of United Nations Offices from 1;30 PM to 2:30 PM

at 10.00 AM, on December 10, 2010, for immediate release of Asia Bibi and repeal of blasphemy law.
The death sentence to Christian mother of five Asia Bibi have sparked anger in Pakistani Christian Diaspora in United States and different organizations are contacting their area Congressman and Senat

The 26 Iraqi Christians, led by Father Giorgio Jahola, attended the Pope’s Wednesday General Audience Dec. 1. The group spoke later spoke with the Pontiff and met with Archbishop Fernando Filoni, the substitute for the General Affairs of the Secretariat of State and former papal nuncio to Iraq.
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Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, was sentenced to death by ADSJ of Nankana on accusation of blasphemy filed in Saddar Police Station on complain of local mosque Imam of village Ittanwali.
In his petition, Dr, Nazir Bhatti have invited attention of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of United

The interim orders were issued by Chief Justice LHC Khawaja Mohammad Sharif on a petition pleaded by Allah Bukhsh Advocate praying to stall any may be attempt of pardon to one Christian woman sentenced to death on defiling name of Prophet Mohammad by ADSJ of Nankana Sahib.
The petitioner Shahid Iq

Receiving the new Ambassador to the Holy See from Japan, Yamaguchi Hidekazu, the Pope praised the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ for its regional role as a promoter of peace and democracy and its efforts to end the threat of nuclear arms.
He said "Since its entry in the organization of the United Nations

Meanwhile, the Muslims gathered outside Sheikhupura District Jail on rumors that Asia Bibi is pardoned and going to be released. The lawyers of Sheikhupura District and Nankana Districts boycotted courts today against pardon to Asia Bibi, who was handed over Death Sentence by District and Session Ju

The law, which carries the death penalty for insulting Islam or its Prophet Mohammad, has come under the spotlight this month after a court sentenced a Christian mother of four, Asia Bibi, to death in a case stemming from a village dispute.
Widespread media attention on the case has led to renewed

The pontiff said the mother of five should "be given back her freedom", during the weekly general address in St Peter's Square, a Vatican statement said.
"I feel close to Asia Bibi and her family and I ask that she be released as soon as possible," he said.
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on handing over death sentence to Christian women Asia Bibi on accusations of blasphemy by a court in Punjab province of Pakistan.
PCC and PCA will also present a memorandum to Secretary General of UN to intervene and press upon government of Pakistan to immediately release Asia Bibi and to repeal

Asia Bibi, a Christian woman arrested under blasphemy law in 2009, and sentenced to death by District and Session Judge on November 7, 2010, have spread wave of anger and fear among 20 million Pakistani Christian.
Nazir Bhatti said “Arrest and conviction of Asia Bibi is worst shape of Interfaith di

and to shift it to provinces under devolution process in light of 18th Amendment.
The Federal Minority Ministry was part of Religious Affair Ministry in Federation of Pakistan since 1947, independence of Pakistan, established as “Ministry of Religious and Minority Affair” but in 1985, Minority Affa