Wilson Chowdhry Chairman BPCA helping vulnerable people in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: December 31, 2012. (Shamim Masih): As violence gains momentum in Pakistan in the recent year, Christians are reportedly being denied governmental jobs and support, and being attacked by extremists, even in the capital city, Islamabad. In August, 2012 a local man, Malik Hammad, spotted the girl with the ashes and accused her of buring a prayer book that included passages from the Quran, a particularly provocative form of blasphemy which can carry the death penalty. Police arrested the girl amid uproar in the neighborhood of Mehrabadi, a poor area on the outskirts of Islamabad. Locals had been whipped into frenzy by Chishti, who reportedly showed the burned pages to mosque-goers at evening prayers and led a crowd of people to Rimsha’s house. Teenage girl has exposed hypocrisy embedded in Pakistan’s societal and religious framework. In September, minor girl Rimsha tore apart the sense of equal rights for non-Muslims when Islamabad court released her and after that quashed her from the blame. In this critical situation, when 250 families from Meharabadi were displaced and Mardan Church was turned to ashes, Wilson Chowdhry focused to help the people in need. In Christian-populated area of Islamabad, where basic facilities don’t exist. The water supply is limited and technically not feasible to fulfill the need of the vicinity. The sanitary facilities are next to none; as sewer water can be seen flowing on the main boulevard. Almost all the streets are in a dilapidated condition, while there is no process for maintenance and repair of roads in the area. They hardly get electricity for a maximum of 14 hours a day, while the rich enjoy the supply all day. It is observed that a majority of Christians in Islamabad could not participate in religious functions due to lack of money and government support in this regard. There is always a feeling of depression whenever Christmas comes, a resident said. Most of Christians celebrate Christmas at their homes, as they don’t have enough income to celebrate it in churches, which they think deprives them of the feeling of passion and spirituality attached to the religion. BPCA helped displaced Pakistani Christians families and children through its representative in Pakistan. BPCA also went to distribute gifts for Sunday School Children in Mardan after the church turned into ashes with its school allied. With the minimum available resources it reached to the maximum people in need in Pakistan.

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"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

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