London: May 13, 2019. (PCP) Following the joyous news of Christian Asia Bibi's release from jail in the early hours of Wednesday 8th May, we highlight the plight of a Christian Pakistani couple who have also been facing execution in a Pakistan prison for five years.

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: May 11, 2019. (BosNewsLife) Several Christian families in eastern India faced uncertainty Saturday, May 11, after local authorities threatened to cut them off from water and other basic amenities and confiscate their land if they do not convert to Hinduism, activists said.

HYDERABAD: May 10, 2019. (Rubina David) On 28th April, 2019 National Commission for Justice and Peace, Hyderabad office under the leadership of Rev.Fr. Shahrukh Nathaniel OFM (Director NCJP Hyderabad) holds a Symbolic Protest Candle-lighting in solidarity with Sri Lanka (Martyrs) the victim of br

ISLAMABAD/OTTAWA: May 8, 2019. (By BosNewsLife,s Stefan J Bos) Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi fled her country and arrived in Canada on Wednesday, May 8, in hope to start a new life after spending eight years on death row for blasphemy against Islam. Her blasphemy conviction was overturned by the

Washington DC: May 7, 2019. (Michael Foust for ChristianHeadlines) An estimated 80 percent of all persecuted religious believers around the world are Christians, according to new British report that also says the level of persecution in some areas “is arguably coming close to meeting the in

KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: May 7, 2019. (PCP) Pakistan Hindu Council has shown dissatisfaction over the decision by Prime Minister Imran Khan to appoint Dr. Aamer Ahmed as Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board. In a joint statement issued, President Gopal Khamuani and Secretary General  Parshotam

Lahore: May 1, 2019. (PCP) Peace Caravan of Rwadari Tehreek- Pakistan which began on 24th April with an Opening Ceremony at Karachi, the biggest city of Pakistan and passed through 25 different cities and ended at Lahore, the 2nd biggest city with a “Humanity March” held on 27th and a

Lahore: May 1, 2019. (PCP) Rev. Maurice Shahbaz, Director of Prisons Mission Society in a press release have that Christian prisoners have lost their religious freedom and facing persecution inside Prisons Punjab, Pakistan. The jail authorities have banned their religious education and religious

ALGIERS, ALGERIA: May 1, 2019. (Stefan J Bos for BosNewsLife)– Christians in Algeria have appealed for prayers after authorities closed churches and ordered several individuals to appear in court because of their involvement in “unauthorized worship,” activists told BosNewsLife.

London: May 1, 2019. (PCP) The Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to amend the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 1929, and set the minimum marriage age at 18 years.

 The bill aims to “curb the menace of child marriage prevalent in the country and save women from exploitation&rdq

 HYDERABAD: April 30, 2019. (PCP) A 11 years old girl Nida was kidnapped from Junejo colony Site area on 30 March 2019 by one Nazim who took girl for getting her biscuits. After few hours’ kidnapper telephoned mother of girl demanding ransom of Rs.20,000 to bring at Bhit Shah and get h

Gujranwala: April 29, 2019. (PCP) Farhan Aziz s/o Aziz Masih victim of blasphemy has been released on April 30, 2019; Police has declared him innocent; an alleged charge of 295 C has been removed after fair investigation by SP city Gujranwala. 

Farhan is 23 - 25 years old young Chr

BRUSSELS/ISLAMABAD: April 29, 2019. (By Stefan J Bos for BosNewsLife) Lawyer Saif-ul-Malook, who prevented the execution of a Pakistani Christian woman, has been nominated by several European Parliamentarians for a top rights award. Legislators say the lawyer should receive the Roosevelt Four Fre

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: April 28, 2019.  (By Stefan J Bos for BosNewsLife)– The senior pastor of a Sri Lankan evangelical congregation says he has forgiven the suspected Islamic militants who bombed his church on Easter Sunday, killing dozens of people. Pastor Roshan Mahesan of the Zion Ch

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: April 26, 2019.  (By Stefan J Bos of BosNewsLife)– Four Christians are behind bars in Nepal for allegedly converting people to Christianity as part of an apparent government-led crackdown on evangelism in the landlocked Himalayan nation, activists say.

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